Interior of the Baltimore Belt Line's South Howard Street powerhouse in Baltimore, Maryland. Visible are the 500-Kw electrical generators that produced the power for the electric locomotives to pull Baltimore & Ohio Railroad trains through the 1.4-mile long Howard Street Tunnel, as ventilation issues forbade the use of steam engines. The Baltimore Belt Line was…

Baltimore Belt Line powerhouse interior

Description

Interior of the Baltimore Belt Line's South Howard Street powerhouse in Baltimore, Maryland. Visible are the 500-Kw electrical generators that produced the power for the electric locomotives to pull Baltimore & Ohio Railroad trains through the 1.4-mile long Howard Street Tunnel, as ventilation issues forbade the use of steam engines. The Baltimore Belt Line was constructed by the B&O in the early 1890s in order to connect its newly constructed line to Philadelphia and New York City with the rest of the railroad at Baltimore and included the Howard Street Tunnel, the Mount Royal Station, and the first mainline railroad electrification in the United States.

Creator

unknown

Date

circa 1895

Collection Number

PBPP

Dimensions

11 x 14 inches

Object ID

MC4171-9

Extent

1 print (from group of 12)

Catalog Number

MC4171

Resource ID

14108

Notes

This collection is part of the larger Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, transferred to the Maryland Historical Society (now Maryland Center for History and Culture) in 1998.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.