1939 NY World's Fair Masthead
The B&O Atlantic - 1832

Transportation Zone

Railroads on Parade
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Designed by Phineas Davis, the B&O Atlantic engine weighed 6.5 tons, carried 50 pounds of steam, and burned a ton of anthracite coal on a 40-mile trip from Baltimore.

he B&O Atlantic and coach
The B&O Atlantic and coach - Courtesy of the World's Fair
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The B&O Atlantic - 1832
The B&O Atlantic and coach - Courtesy of the World's Fair
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The B&O Atlantic - 1832
The B&O Atlantic - 1832 Courtesy of the World's Fair
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The B&O Atlantic - 1832
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The B&O Atlantic - 1832
Photo from act 2, scene 3 - the Baltimore & Ohio "Atlantic" pulling coaches labled "Balto Railroad." Photographer unknown. Photo Courtesy of the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, New York.