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Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160

Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160

United States historic place

Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 is a historic section of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) in Allegany County, Maryland, and Morgan County, West Virginia. It is an abandoned 34-mile (55 km) section of the right-of-way between milepost 126 at the intersection of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal and Long Ridge Road, Woodmont, and milepost 160 just west of Maryland Route 51, North Branch. It closely parallels the Potomac River and the C&O Canal, which runs along the north bank of the river, and includes three tunnels. Seven miles of the roadbed are in West Virginia near Paw Paw.[2]

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WM completed the line between Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland in 1906.[3] It was abandoned by the Chessie System in 1975.

The National Park Service acquired the roadbed in 1980 for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1] Towns it is listed in include North Branch, Oldtown, Little Orleans and Woodmont, Maryland, and Jerome, West Virginia.

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Western Maryland Railway Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 (Abandoned)". National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. July 23, 1981.
  3. [3]
    "Western Maryland Line Open". The Railway Age. 41 (6). Chicago: Railway Age Co.: 224 February 9, 1906.
  4. [4]
    Barry Mackintosh (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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