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In 1835, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) opened its Washington Branch, connecting its main line just outside Baltimore to Washington, D.C. In 1836, the Maryland General Assembly voted to sponsor construction of a rail line to serve the state capital in Annapolis; on March 21, 1837, a charter was granted to the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad for that purpose.
The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad (B&A) was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th century to connect the cities of Baltimore and Annapolis. From 1897 to 1968 the railroad ran between Annapolis and Clifford along the north shore of the Severn River .
The system is owned by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA Maryland), and serves Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. The system covers a total route length of 198.2 miles (319.0 km) along three rail lines. [1] In the 2019 fiscal year, MARC Train service had average weekday ridership of 36,375 passengers. [2]
The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland, that operates passenger excursion trains and occasional freight trains using both steam and diesel locomotives over ex-Western Maryland Railway (WM) tracks between Cumberland and Frostburg. The railroad offers coach and first class service, murder ...
Officially named Annapolis Junction Recycling & Transfer Station, it was created in the late 1990s by developer Blake Van Leer. [26] [27] The State of Maryland built a park and ride MARC Train commuter platform near the original Annapolis Junction station, called Savage MARC.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Columbian crossing the Potomac River from Maryland to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1949. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (reporting mark BO) was the first steam-operated common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States. [1]
The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail follows the route of the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad from which it derives its name. Proposed in 1972 by Jim Hague, [2] it opened on Oct 7, 1990 as the second rail trail in Maryland. [3] [4] In June 1996, the Baltimore & Annapolis Trail became part of the East Coast Greenway–from Calais, Maine to Key West ...
The restoration had cost $1.8 million as of mid-2018, including $800,000 provided by the state of Maryland. [22] The Western Maryland Scenic General Manager estimated the final cost would be $2.4 million. [24] In September 2019, the project was again halted due to a lack of funds shortly after the front drivers were attached to the engine. [25]