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.

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.

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 Wrecks A Pictorial History of Accidents on the Main Line
In the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, American railroading was expanding - at a rate too fast for safe operations.

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.

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.