List of Maryland railroads

The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Maryland.

Common freight carriers Canadian Pacific Railway through subsidiary Delaware and Hudson Railway (trackage rights, not used) Canton Railroad (CTN) CSX Transportation (CSXT) Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) Georges Creek Railway (GCK) Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MDDE) Maryland Midland Railway (MMID) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) Tradepoint Rail (TPR) Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (WE) Winchester and Western Railroad (WW)

Passenger carriers

Amtrak (AMTK) Baltimore Streetcar Museum Maryland Transit Administration for its MARC operations, the Baltimore Metro Subway, the Baltimore Light RailLink, and the Purple Line (under construction) National Capital Trolley Museum Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Walkersville Southern Railroad Washington Metro

Defunct railroads

NameMarkSystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.FromToSuccessorNotesAnnapolis and Baltimore Short Line Railroad18801894Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line RailroadAnnapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad18371885Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore RailroadAnnapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad18861908Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric RailwayBachman Valley Railroad18701886Baltimore and Harrisburg RailwayBaltimore and Annapolis RailroadBLA19351993Canton RailroadBaltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad18941921Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric RailroadBaltimore Belt RailroadB&O18881987CSX TransportationBaltimore, Carroll and Frederick RailroadWM18521853Western Maryland RailroadBaltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic RailwayBCAPRR18941928Baltimore and Eastern RailroadBaltimore and Cumberland RailwayBaltimore and Cumberland Valley RailwayWM18781917Western Maryland RailwayBaltimore and Delaware Bay RailroadPRR18811902Delaware RailroadBaltimore and Delta Railway18781882Maryland Central RailroadBaltimore and Eastern RailroadBEPRR19231976Consolidated Rail CorporationBaltimore and Eastern RailroadPRR18861894Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic RailwayBaltimore, Hampden and Towsontown Railway18741878Baltimore and Delta RailwayBaltimore and Hanover RailroadWM18771886Baltimore and Harrisburg RailwayBaltimore and Harrisburg RailwayWM18861917Western Maryland RailwayBaltimore and Lehigh Railroad18911894Baltimore and Lehigh RailwayBaltimore and Lehigh Railway18941901Maryland and Pennsylvania RailroadBaltimore and Ohio RailroadB&O, BOB&O18271987Chesapeake and Ohio RailwayBaltimore and Ohio Railroad in PennsylvaniaB&O19121980Baltimore and Ohio RailroadBaltimore and Philadelphia RailroadPRR18521854Philadelphia and Baltimore Central RailroadBaltimore and Port Deposit RailroadPRR18321838Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadBaltimore and Potomac RailroadPRR18531902Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadBaltimore and Sparrows Point RailroadPRR18871919Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadBaltimore and Susquehanna RailroadPRR18281854Northern Central RailwayBaltimore and Swann Lake Passenger Railway18681874Baltimore, Hampden and Towsontown RailwayBaltimore, Towsontown, Dulaney's Valley and Delta Narrow Gauge Railway18761878Baltimore and Delta RailwayBay Coast RailroadBCR20062018Delmarva Central RailroadBay Ridge and Annapolis RailroadB&O18861903N/ACambridge and Seaford RailroadPRR18821899Delaware RailroadCaton and Loudon RailwayPRR19451973N/ACatonsville Short Line RailroadPRR18821945Caton and Loudon RailwayCentral Railroad of MarylandPRR19131914York, Hanover and Frederick Railway CompanyChaffee RailroadWM19181950Western Maryland RailwayChambersburg, Greencastle and Hagerstown RailroadPRR18531859Franklin RailroadChesapeake RailroadCHRR19952000N/AChesapeake Beach Railway18961935East Washington RailwayChesapeake and Curtis Bay RailroadWM19161989CSX TransportationChesapeake and Ohio RailwayCO19871987CSX TransportationColumbia and Port Deposit RailroadPRR18581890Port Deposit RailroadColumbia and Port Deposit RailwayPRR18901916Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadConfluence and Oakland RailroadB&O18901941N/AConsolidated Rail CorporationCR19761999CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern RailwayCumberland and Pennsylvania RailroadC&PA, CPAWM18501953Western Maryland RailwayCumberland Valley RailroadPRR18601919Pennsylvania RailroadCurtis Bay RailroadCURBB&O19151987CSX TransportationDelaware RailroadPRR18671976Consolidated Rail CorporationDelaware and Chesapeake RailwayPRR18781899Delaware RailroadDelaware Coast Line RailroadDCLR19821994Maryland and Delaware RailroadDelaware and Maryland RailroadPRR18321836Wilmington and Susquehanna RailroadDelaware, Maryland and Virginia RailroadPRR18831956Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadDorchester and Delaware RailroadPRR18661883Cambridge and Seaford RailroadEast Washington Railway19351976N/AEastern Shore RailroadESHR19812006Bay Coast RailroadEastern Shore Railroad (1836–1884)PRR18361884New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk RailroadElkton and Middletown RailroadPRR18801916Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadEmmitsburg Railroad18681940N/AFranklin RailroadPRR18591865Cumberland Valley RailroadFranklin RailroadPRR18371850Chambersburg, Greencastle and Hagerstown RailroadFrederick and Northern Railroad CompanyPRR18961897Hanover and York Railroad CompanyFrederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Company (F&PL)PRR18671896Frederick and Northern Railroad CompanyGeorge's Creek and Cumberland RailroadWM18761917Western Maryland RailwayGreen Ridge Railroad18831891N/AOperated as a private carrier 1891-94Hagerstown and State Line RailroadWM18841899Washington and Franklin RailwayKent County RailroadPRR18561877Baltimore and Delaware Bay RailroadLancaster, Cecil and Southern RailroadB&O18921987CSX TransportationMaryland Central Railroad18671888Maryland Central RailwayMaryland Central Railway18881891Baltimore and Lehigh RailroadMaryland and Delaware RailroadPRR18541877Delaware and Chesapeake RailwayMaryland and Delaware Coast RailwayPRR19241932Maryland and Delaware Seacoast RailroadMaryland and Delaware Seacoast RailroadPRR19321935Baltimore and Eastern RailroadMaryland, Delaware and Virginia RailroadPRR19051905Maryland, Delaware and Virginia RailwayMaryland, Delaware and Virginia RailwayMDVPRR19051923Baltimore and Eastern Railroad, Maryland and Delaware Coast RailwayMaryland and Pennsylvania RailroadM&PA, MPA19011985N/AMaryland and Pennsylvania Terminal Railway19051985N/AMetropolitan Railroad (Maryland)18531863N/AFollowing the 1863 bankruptcy, B&O built its Metropolitan Branch along a similar routeMetropolitan Southern RailroadB&O18901987CSX TransportationNew Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Railroad CompanyPRR18281859N/ANew York, Philadelphia and Norfolk RailroadPRR18821958Penndel CompanyNorfolk and Western RailroadN&W18811896Norfolk and Western RailwayNorfolk and Western RailwayN&W, NWN&W18961998Norfolk Southern RailwayNorthern Central RailwayPRR18541976Consolidated Rail CorporationPeninsula RailroadPRR18801882New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk RailroadPenn Central Transportation CompanyPC19681976Consolidated Rail CorporationPenndel CompanyPRR19541976Consolidated Rail CorporationPennsylvania RailroadPRRPRR18761968Penn Central Transportation CompanyPennsylvania Railroad in Maryland 18761888George's Creek and Cumberland RailroadPhiladelphia and Baltimore Central RailroadPRR18541916Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadPhiladelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadPRR19021976Consolidated Rail CorporationPhiladelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadPRR18381902Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington RailroadPiedmont and Cumberland RailwayWM18861905Western Maryland RailroadPittsburgh and Connellsville RailroadB&O18371912Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in PennsylvaniaPort Deposit RailroadPRR18901890Columbia and Port Deposit RailwayPotomac Valley RailroadWM18901905Western Maryland RailroadPreston Railroad18971960N/AQueen Anne's RailroadPRR18941905Maryland, Delaware and Virginia RailroadQueen Anne's and Kent RailroadPRR18561899Delaware RailroadShenandoah Valley RailroadN&W18701890Shenandoah Valley RailwayShenandoah Valley RailwayN&W18901890Norfolk and Western RailroadSmyrna and Delaware Bay RailroadPRR18651902N/A (owned by Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad)Southern Maryland Railroad18681886Washington and Potomac RailroadState Line and Oakland RailroadB&O18891890State Line and Oakland RailwayState Line and Oakland RailwayB&O18901890Confluence and Oakland RailroadUnion Railroad of BaltimorePRR18661976Consolidated Rail CorporationVirginia and Maryland RailroadVAMD19771981Eastern Shore RailroadWashington, Brandywine and Point Lookout Railroad19181942U.S. NavyWashington & Chesapeake Beach Railway18911895Chesapeake Beach RailwayWashington City and Point Lookout RailroadB&O18721874Baltimore and Ohio RailroadWashington County RailroadB&O18641987CSX TransportationWashington and Franklin RailwayWM1899Owned 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 Railroad18861900Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake RailroadWashington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railroad19011910Washington, Potomac and Chesapeake RailwayWashington, Potomac and Chesapeake Railway19101918Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout RailroadWest Virginia Central and Pittsburg RailwayWM18821905Western Maryland RailroadWestern Maryland RailroadWM18531909Western Maryland RailwayWestern Maryland RailwayWMWM19091989CSX TransportationWestern Maryland Tidewater RailroadWM18831905Western Maryland RailroadWicomico and Pocomoke RailroadPRR18481890Baltimore and Eastern Shore RailroadWilmington and Susquehanna RailroadPRR18361838Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RailroadWorcester RailroadPRR18531883Delaware, Maryland and Virginia RailroadWorcester and Somerset RailroadPRR18671880Peninsula RailroadHanover and York Railroad CompanyPRR18971914York, Hanover and Frederick Railway CompanyYork, Hanover and Frederick Railway CompanyPRR19141954Penndel 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; 1912–1924, shuttle between Northern Central's Timonium Station and the Towson Courthouse 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

Ghost railroads Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad

See also

List of railroad lines in the Delmarva Peninsula

Notes

References Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in Maryland. Retrieved May 12, 2005.