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Wood Engraving, "Trial of All the Steam Engines of Cincinnati on the Occasion of the Opening of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad," 1857 - In the 19th century, the opening of a new railroad was a source of civic pride and a cause for celebration. The Cincinnati Fire Department paraded its steam-powered equipment to mark the completion of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad in 1857. The O&M became a part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's mainline to St. Louis in 1893.
June 01, 1857
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Wood Engraving, "Trial of All the Steam Engines of Cincinnati on the Occasion of the Opening of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad," 1857
In the 19th century, the opening of a new railroad was a source of civic pride and a cause for celebration. The Cincinnati Fire Department paraded its steam-powered equipment to mark the completion of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad in 1857. The O&M became a part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's mainline to St. Louis in 1893.