La Paz (B&O)
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La Paz is 56-seat revenue coach built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
by Pullman-Standard in 1949. La Paz was built for the new lightweight Columbian
train set for travel between Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois via Washington, D.C.
. La Paz was named in honor of La Paz, Indiana
, an important city on the B&O line.
Today, La Paz is part of the collection of the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
in Covington, Kentucky
.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
by Pullman-Standard in 1949. La Paz was built for the new lightweight Columbian
Columbian (B&O)
The Columbian was a named passenger train operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It was the all-coach supplemental train of the all-Pullman Capitol Limited...
train set for travel between Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois via Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. La Paz was named in honor of La Paz, Indiana
La Paz, Indiana
La Paz is a town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 561 at the 2010 census. The town was founded in 1873 and was named for La Paz, Bolivia. At the time of its founding, it was served by the Chicago branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX...
, an important city on the B&O line.
Today, La Paz is part of the collection of the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
The Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati is a railroad museum in Covington, Kentucky.-Collection:The museum owns and maintains a collection of 80 historic railroad equipment located on a site....
in Covington, Kentucky
Covington, Kentucky
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,370 people, 18,257 households, and 10,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,301.3 people per square mile . There were 20,448 housing units at an average density of 1,556.5 per square mile...
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