A Journey From Roads to Rails
A Journey from Roads to Rails explores transportation in early Maryland focusing on the development of two major routes of travel and their impact on the town of Ellicott's Mills.

Death Rode The Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828--1965
A fascinating account of one of America's most important industries and its dangers.

John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
A vivid account of the the 26 year reign of John W. Garrett as president of the B & O Railroad.

Railroads in the African American Experience: A Photographic Journey
This captivating book takes readers on an illustrated tour of the black railroad experience from slavery to Amtrak.

Rails' Tales, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
A collection of some of the experiences of the B & O's former managers covering a wide range of responsibilities and functions.

Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class
A warm and, at times, intimate portrait of these men and their families as they struggled to balance financial rewards with the frequent assaults on dignity inherent in their work.

The 1877 Railroad Strike in Baltimore
At its height, the six-week-long "Great Railroad Strike" involved an estimated 100,000 workers in more than a dozen states, and succeeded in paralyzing much of the nation’s transportation system.

The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West
Interviews, historical research, and photos recreate the Harvey Girl experience of women who came to the west to work as waitresses, but many stayed and settled, founding cattle and mining towns.

The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of The Man Who Loves Trains
In this extraordinary look at eight decades of the railroad industry, Rush Loving, Jr. shares his memories of the colorful people he encountered through amusing anecdotes.

Train Stations: Then and Now
Train Stations:Then and Now features the best surviving examples of America's majestic train stations, as well as the finest to fall under the wrecking ball.

Train: The Definitive Visual History
With a two page spread featuring the Thatcher Perkins, the Imlay coaches and the Pioneer, the B & O is well-represented in this book from DK Smithsonian.

Trains of America
"All-Color Railroad Photography Featuring the Late Steam and Early Diesel Era"

Trains to Victory: America's Railroads in WWII
This book tells the dramatic story of the years 1941-1945 when U.S. railroads, using fewer cars and locomotives than in WWI, moved more tonnage and more passengers than ever before.

We Were Marching on Christmas Day
We Were Marching on Christmas Day: A History and Chronicle of Christmas During the Civil War by Kevin Rawlings will delight the casual and the serious Civil War enthusiast and anyone interested in mid-19th-century American life.