B&O's overhead third-rail system at Guilford Avenue in Baltimore, 1901, part of the Baltimore Belt Line. The central position of the overhead conductors was dictated by the many tunnels on the line: the ∩-shaped rails were located at the highest point in the roof to give the most clearance[1]
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (Original) CSX Transportation (Current)
Locale
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
History
Electrified via overhead rail
1895
Electrification removed
1952
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
formerly electrified
Route map
The Baltimore Belt Line was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) in the early 1890s to connect the railroad's newly constructed line to Philadelphia and New York City/Jersey City with the rest of the railroad at Baltimore, Maryland. It included the Howard Street Tunnel, the Mount Royal Station for B&O's Royal Blue Line passenger trains, and the first mainline railroad electrification in the United States. CSX Transportation currently operates the line as part of its Baltimore Terminal Subdivision.
^"A ninety-six ton electric locomotive". Scientific American. New York. 10 August 1895.
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