Baltimore Belt Line pulled by horses along Pratt Street between the B&O's Camden Station and the PW&B's President Street Station. In 1884, the PW&B was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), a major rival of the B&O, and the PRR cut off the connection. The B&O then proceeded to build its Philadelphia Branch (formally known as the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad) to connect to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, in turn connecting with the Central Railroad of New Jersey for B&O's New York service. The combination also provided a connection to the Staten Island Railway, which served as the terminal switching company for
O What a Savior O What a Savior "O What a Savior" is a Southern gospel song penned by the Free Will Baptist musician Marvin P. Dalton in 1948. Once I was straying in sin's dark valley,<br> No hope within could I see,<br> He searched through Heaven, and found a Savior<br> To save a poor lost soul like me. O what a Savior, O hallelujah!<br> His heart was broken on Calvary,<br> His hands were nail scarred,<br> His side was riven,<br> He gave His life-blood for even me. He left the Father with all His riches,<br> With calmness sweet and serene,<br> Came down from Heaven