Western Maryland Railway

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defunct railroad railroad company

Western Maryland Railway was a historic regional railroad that operated primarily in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, known for hauling coal and freight through the Appalachian region before being absorbed into larger rail systems.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Railroad	1
Cumberland to Elkins line	1
Western Maryland Rail Road Company	1
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad ⓘ railroad company ⓘ
category	Appalachian railroads ⓘ Defunct Maryland railroads ⓘ Predecessors of CSX Transportation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
headquartersLocation	Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
heritagePreservedAs	Western Maryland Railway Historical Society collections ⓘ Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
infrastructureFeature	bridges and viaducts over the Potomac River ⓘ major yards at Hagerstown and Cumberland ⓘ numerous tunnels in the Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
knownFor	distinctive red and white paint scheme in later years ⓘ fast freight service ⓘ heavy coal hauling in the Alleghenies ⓘ well-maintained track and roadbed ⓘ
mainCommodity	bituminous coal ⓘ
mergedInto	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
notableLocomotiveClass	WM Class H-9 2-8-0 ⓘ WM Class I-2 2-10-0 ⓘ WM F7 diesel units ⓘ
notableRoute	Connellsville Extension ⓘ Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cumberland to Elkins line East Subdivision to Baltimore ⓘ
operated	Western Maryland Scenic Railroad route infrastructure ⓘ
operatedIn	Maryland ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
operatedInRegion	Appalachian region ⓘ
parentCompany	Chessie System ⓘ
predecessor	Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Railroad Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Maryland Rail Road Company
primaryTraffic	coal ⓘ freight ⓘ
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
reportingMark	WM ⓘ
safetyRecord	considered well-managed and efficient for a regional railroad ⓘ
servedCity	Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland Connellsville, Pennsylvania ⓘ Cumberland, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Elkins, West Virginia ⓘ Hagerstown, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedIndustry	coal mines in Maryland ⓘ coal mines in West Virginia ⓘ steel mills in Pennsylvania ⓘ
successor	CSX Transportation ⓘ Chessie System ⓘ
usedLocomotiveType	diesel-electric locomotives ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Maryland Railway → heritagePreservedAs → Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Western Maryland Railway → notableRoute → Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland to Elkins line

Chessie System → parentCompanyOf → Western Maryland Railway ⓘ

CSX Transportation → predecessor → Western Maryland Railway ⓘ

Chessie System → predecessor → Western Maryland Railway ⓘ

Western Maryland Railway → predecessor → Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Railroad

Western Maryland Railway → predecessor → Western Maryland Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Maryland Rail Road Company

Thomas, West Virginia → servedByRailway → Western Maryland Railway ⓘ