Customer Reviews

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In West Virginia (WV) (Images of Rail)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I live in WV and have always been interested in the railroad, specifically the C&O and B&O. A very large number of my family worked for the B&O in Gassaway, WV.

I was very excited to hear about the book and was eager to see photographs of trains and facilities that my family would have been connected to. This brings me to the title of my review. Don't get me wrong the photographs in this book were wonderful and the writing was excellent, however the title should be "B&O in Western West Virginia"! This book focuses mainly on the B&O in the towns of Wheeling, Parkersburg, and Ravenswood. I was somewhat shocked there was no mention of some of the great B&O facilities in central and eastern WV, mainly the shops in Gassaway and the massive roundhouse in Martinsburg (still standing). Reading the information about the author I understand is from the areas the book focuses on and I don't blame him for using that as the basis of the book. I just wish the book didn't represent itself as covering all of WV when in fact only a portion was covered.

Whether you are a slight fan or an avid fan of trains and railroads, you don't want to miss this book! It is very well written and the pictures are great! Bob Withers is one of the best writers ever.

S. Smith, Ravenswood, WV