John H. Kenney and the
B & O Railroad Curtis Bay Coal Pier
Baltimore and Ohio Magazine May, 1951 Cover Story on the "New $5M Ore Pier"
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| John H. Kenney was born in
Baltimore, in 1870. He was a resident of Curtis Bay, and began his long career with the
Curtis Bay branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in June, 1901, as a day laborer. He
became foreman in 1903, and in 1914 became general foreman. In 1918, and during World War
I, Mr. Kenney was assistant superintendent. These were busy times for transportation and
Mr. Kenney earned the high regard of his fellow workers in the handling of the work done
at this branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He was "on the job" when
the Curtis Bay Coal Pier was shattering all world records for the speedy loading of coal
into vessels.
Video
Segment: B&O Coal in the 1940s — from the 1946 promotional
film, "Meeting The Challenge"
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View of the Curtis
Bay Coal Pier from Prudence Street, Looking East Down Cypress Street |
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