The financial history of the Baltimore and Ohio since the close of the nineteenth century is interesting chiefly in connection with changes in the control of the property. John Moody baltimorecenturychiefly Change image and share on social
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads. John Moody bringcloseconnection share on social
Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand. John Moody agencycompletelydeal Change image and share on social
With the reorganization of 1898 finished, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered a new period in its history. John Moody baltimoreenterfinish Change image and share on social
The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California. John Moody californiaconsolidationconstruction Change image and share on social
Consequently many large railroad systems of heavy capitalization bid fair to run into difficulties on the first serious falling off in general business. John Moody bidbusinesscapitalization Change image and share on social
In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government. John Moody assistcivildecade Change image and share on social
The United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and the railroad. John Moody agriculturalinventionlargely Change image and share on social
Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. John Moody developgreathistory Change image and share on social
Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed. John Moody eastextensionlie share on social