Tracks along the Ditch: Relationships between the C&O Canal and the Railroads

This books discusses the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and its relationships with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. At Cumberland, MD, the Canal, railroad, and National Road all come together.
All three transportation options were built with the idea of linking the seaboard with the Ohio River. The canal and the railroad competed with each other for workers, finance, and cargo. The railroads fed coal to the canal at Cumberland. The railroad put the earlier stagecoach lines out of business, and, exce...