- List of Maryland railroads
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Contents
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Common freight carriers
- Bay Coast Railroad (BCR)
- Canadian Pacific Railway through subsidiary Delaware and Hudson Railway (trackage rights, not used)
- Canton Railroad (CTN)
- CSX Transportation (CSXT)
- Georges Creek Railway (GCK)
- Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MDDE)
- Maryland Midland Railway (MMID)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad (PBR)
- Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WE)
- Winchester and Western Railroad (WW)
Passenger carriers
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Maryland Transit Administration
- National Capital Trolley Museum
- Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
- Walkersville Southern Railroad
- Washington Metro
Defunct railroads
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Name Mark System[nb 1] From To Successor Notes Annapolis and Baltimore Short Line Railroad 1880 1894 Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad 1837 1885 Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad 1886 1908 Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway Bachman Valley Railroad 1870 1925 N/A Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad BLA 1935 1993 Canton Railroad Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad 1894 1921 Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Baltimore Belt Railroad B&O 1888 Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Railroad WM 1852 1853 Western Maryland Railroad Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway BCA PRR 1894 1928 Baltimore and Eastern Railroad Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Railway WM 1878 1917 Western Maryland Railway Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad PRR 1881 1902 Delaware Railroad Baltimore and Delta Railway 1878 1882 Maryland Central Railroad Baltimore and Eastern Railroad BE PRR 1923 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad PRR 1886 1894 Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Baltimore, Hampden and Towsontown Railway 1874 1878 Baltimore and Delta Railway Baltimore and Hanover Railroad WM 1877 1886 Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway WM 1886 1917 Western Maryland Railway Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad 1891 1894 Baltimore and Lehigh Railway Baltimore and Lehigh Railway 1894 1901 Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B&O, BO B&O 1827 1987 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Pennsylvania B&O 1912 1980 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad PRR 1852 1854 Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad Baltimore and Port Deposit Railroad PRR 1832 1838 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Baltimore and Potomac Railroad PRR 1853 1902 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Baltimore and Sparrows Point Railroad PRR 1887 1919 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad PRR 1828 1854 Northern Central Railway Baltimore and Swann Lake Passenger Railway 1868 1874 Baltimore, Hampden and Towsontown Railway Baltimore, Towsontown, Dulaney's Valley and Delta Narrow Gauge Railway 1876 1878 Baltimore and Delta Railway Bay Ridge and Annapolis Railroad B&O 1886 1903 N/A Cambridge and Seaford Railroad PRR 1882 1899 Delaware Railroad Caton and Loudon Railway PRR 1945 1973 N/A Catonsville Short Line Railroad PRR 1882 1945 Caton and Loudon Railway Central Railroad of Maryland PRR 1913 1914 York, Hanover and Frederick Railway Chaffee Railroad WM 1918 1950 Western Maryland Railway Chambersburg, Greencastle and Hagerstown Railroad PRR 1853 1859 Franklin Railroad Chesapeake Railroad CHRR 1995 2000 N/A Chesapeake Beach Railway 1896 1935 East Washington Railway Chesapeake and Curtis Bay Railroad WM 1916 1989 CSX Transportation Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CO 1987 1987 CSX Transportation Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad PRR 1858 1890 Port Deposit Railroad Columbia and Port Deposit Railway PRR 1890 1916 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Confluence and Oakland Railroad B&O 1890 1941 N/A Consolidated Rail Corporation CR 1976 1999 CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern Railway Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad C&PA, CPA WM 1850 1953 Western Maryland Railway Cumberland Valley Railroad PRR 1860 1919 Pennsylvania Railroad Curtis Bay Railroad CURB B&O 1915 1983 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Delaware Railroad PRR 1867 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Delaware and Chesapeake Railway PRR 1878 1899 Delaware Railroad Delaware Coast Line Railroad DCLR 1982 1994 Maryland and Delaware Railroad Delaware and Maryland Railroad PRR 1832 1836 Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad PRR 1883 1956 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Dorchester and Delaware Railroad PRR 1866 1883 Cambridge and Seaford Railroad East Washington Railway 1935 1976 N/A Eastern Shore Railroad ESHR 1981 2006 Bay Coast Railroad Eastern Shore Railroad (1836-1884) PRR 1836 1884 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Elkton and Middletown Railroad PRR 1880 1916 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Emmitsburg Railroad 1868 1940 N/A Franklin Railroad PRR 1859 1865 Cumberland Valley Railroad Franklin Railroad PRR 1837 1850 Chambersburg, Greencastle and Hagerstown Railroad Frederick and Northern Railroad PRR 1896 1897 York, Hanover and Frederick Railroad Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad PRR 1867 1896 Frederick and Northern Railroad George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad WM 1876 1917 Western Maryland Railway Hagerstown and State Line Railroad WM 1884 1899 Washington and Franklin Railway Kent County Railroad PRR 1856 1877 Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad Lancaster, Cecil and Southern Railroad B&O 1892 1972 N/A Maryland Central Railroad 1867 1888 Maryland Central Railway Maryland Central Railway 1888 1891 Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad Maryland and Delaware Railroad PRR 1854 1877 Delaware and Chesapeake Railway Maryland and Delaware Coast Railway PRR 1924 1932 Maryland and Delaware Seacoast Railroad Maryland and Delaware Seacoast Railroad PRR 1932 1935 Baltimore and Eastern Railroad Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad PRR 1905 1905 Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway MDV PRR 1905 1923 Baltimore and Eastern Railroad, Maryland and Delaware Coast Railway Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad M&PA, MPA 1901 1985 N/A Maryland and Pennsylvania Terminal Railway 1905 1985 N/A Metropolitan Southern Railroad B&O 1890 1988 N/A New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Railroad Company PRR 1828 1859 N/A New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad PRR 1882 1958 Penndel Company Norfolk and Western Railroad N&W 1881 1896 Norfolk and Western Railway Norfolk and Western Railway N&W, NW N&W 1896 1998 Norfolk Southern Railway Northern Central Railway PRR 1854 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Peninsula Railroad PRR 1880 1882 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Penn Central Transportation Company PC 1968 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Penndel Company PRR 1954 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Pennsylvania Railroad PRR PRR 1876 1968 Penn Central Transportation Company Separate Pennsylvania Railroad of Maryland existed 1876-1888, and merged into George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad, with the main Pennsylvania Railroad retaining trackage rights Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad PRR 1854 1916 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad PRR 1902 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad PRR 1838 1902 Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Piedmont and Cumberland Railway WM 1886 1905 Western Maryland Railroad Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad B&O 1837 1912 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Pennsylvania Port Deposit Railroad PRR 1890 1890 Columbia and Port Deposit Railway Potomac Valley Railroad WM 1890 1905 Western Maryland Railroad Preston Railroad 1897 1960 N/A Queen Anne's Railroad PRR 1894 1905 Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Queen Anne's and Kent Railroad PRR 1856 1899 Delaware Railroad Shenandoah Valley Railroad N&W 1870 1890 Shenandoah Valley Railway Shenandoah Valley Railway N&W 1890 1890 Norfolk and Western Railroad Smyrna and Delaware Bay Railroad PRR 1865 1902 N/A (owned by Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad) Southern Maryland Railroad 1868 1886 Washington and Potomac Railroad State Line and Oakland Railroad B&O 1889 1890 State Line and Oakland Railway State Line and Oakland Railway B&O 1890 1890 Confluence and Oakland Railroad Union Railroad of Baltimore PRR 1866 1976 Consolidated Rail Corporation Virginia and Maryland Railroad VAMD 1977 1981 Eastern Shore Railroad Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout Railroad 1918 1942 U.S. Navy Washington & Chesapeake Beach Railway 1891 1895 Chesapeake Beach Railway Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad B&O 1872 1874 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington County Railroad B&O 1864 Washington and Franklin Railway WM 1899 Owned by Reading Company and leased to Western Maryland Railway; still exists as a lessor of CSX Transportation, owned by Reading International, Inc. Washington and Potomac Railroad 1886 1900 Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad 1901 1910 Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railway Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railway 1910 1918 Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout Railroad West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway WM 1882 1905 Western Maryland Railroad Western Maryland Railroad WM 1853 1909 Western Maryland Railway Western Maryland Railway WM WM 1909 1989 CSX Transportation Western Maryland Tidewater Railroad WM 1883 1905 Western Maryland Railroad Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad PRR 1848 1890 Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad PRR 1836 1838 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Worcester Railroad PRR 1853 1883 Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad Worcester and Somerset Railroad PRR 1867 1880 Peninsula Railroad York, Hanover and Frederick Railroad PRR 1897 1914 York, Hanover and Frederick Railway York, Hanover and Frederick Railway PRR 1914 1954 Penndel Company - Electric railways
- Baltimore and Bel Air Electric Railway
- Baltimore, Halethorpe and Elkridge Railway
- Baltimore, Sparrow's Point and Chesapeake Railway
- Blue Ridge Railway
- Capital Traction Company
- City and Suburban Railway
- Cumberland Electric Railway
- Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway
- Frederick Railroad
- Frederick and Middletown Railroad
- Hagerstown Railway
- Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
- Kensington Railway
- Loraine Electric Railway
- Maryland Electric Railways
- North Beach Railway
- Potomac and Severn Electric Railway: 1899-1900, to Washington and Annapolis Electric Railway
- Towson and Cockeysville Electric Railway
- United Railways and Electric Company
- Washington and Annapolis Electric Railway: 1900-1902, to Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
- Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad (WB&A): 1911-1935, to Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
- Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway: 1902-1911, to Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
- Washington, Berwyn and Laurel Electric Railway
- Washington Railway and Electric Company
- Washington and Glen Echo Railroad
- Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway
- Washington Interurban Railway
- Washington and Maryland Railway
- Washington and Rockville Railway
- Washington, Spa Spring and Gretta Railway
- Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen Railway and Power Company
- Private carriers
- Eckhart Branch Railroad
- Georges Creek Railroad
- Green Ridge Railroad
- Maryland Mining Company
- Mount Savage Railroad
- Passenger carriers
- Indian Head Central Railway
See also
Notes
- ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
References
- Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Maryland. Retrieved May 12, 2005.
- Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
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