Bachman Valley Railroad
The Bachman Valley Railroad (BV) was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania and Maryland, United States, in the 19th century. The 13 mile (21 km) line ran from Valley Junction, Pennsylvania (5.5 mi (8.9 km) east of Hanover) to Ebbvale, Maryland (slightly north of Manchester). The railroad was built to transport iron ore to local blast furnaces; it also carried some passengers. The railroad became part of the Western Maryland Railway in 1917. History The railroad was chartered by the state of Pennsylvania and separately in Maryland, in 1871. At Valley Junction it connected with the Hanover Branch Railroad. At Ebbvale the line terminated at an iron ore mine. The railroad began operation in early 1873. The rolling stock was provided by the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad, which operated the railroad. In 1879 the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad connected to Bachman Valley near Lineboro. This new line ran south to Emory Grove, where it connected wi ...
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Baltimore And Harrisburg Railway
The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway was a railroad that operated in Maryland and Pennsylvania in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The 59 miles (95 km) main line ran from Emory Grove, Maryland to Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, with a 6 miles (9.7 km) branch from Valley Junction, Pennsylvania (east of Hanover) to Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania; and later extensions to Highfield, Maryland and York, Pennsylvania. The railroad was formed from a merger of the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad, the Bachman Valley Railroad and the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad in 1886. It was acquired by the Western Maryland Railway in 1917. History The railroad was chartered by the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania in 1886. In 1889 the railroad constructed a western extension from Orrtanna to Highfield, Maryland, where it connected with the Western Maryland Railway. In 1893 it completed a eastern extension from Porters Sideling, Pennsylvania (east of Hanover) to York. At its ...
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Hanover Junction, Hanover And Gettysburg Railroad
The Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad was a railroad line in Pennsylvania in the 19th century. The 38 mile (61 km) main line ran from Orrtanna to Hanover Junction, where it connected with the Northern Central Railway (a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad). Connections along the main line were to the Gettysburg and Harrisburg Railroad (at Gettysburg), the Bachman Valley Railroad (Valley Junction), and the Pennsylvania Railroad ( Porter's Sideling). History The Hanover Junction Company was chartered in 1874 and took over train operations of (merged) the railway lines of the Hanover Branch Railroad and Susquehanna, Gettysburg & Potomac Railway. The railroad was extended from Gettysburg west to Marsh Creek in 1884 and to Orrtanna in 1885. In 1886 the company merged with the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad and the Bachman Valley Railroad to form the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway. This new company was controlled by the Western Maryland Railway, and th ...
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Defunct Pennsylvania Railroads
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Defunct Maryland Railroads
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List Of Defunct Pennsylvania Railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Common freight carriers *Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad (AOR) Genesee & Wyoming *Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR) *Allentown & Auburn Railroad (ALLN) *BD Highspire Holdings (BDHH) *Belvidere and Delaware River Railway (BDRV) *Brandywine Valley Railroad (BVRY) *Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR) (Genesee & Wyoming) *Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiary Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad (BLE) *Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Delaware & Hudson Railway (DH) *Central New York Railroad (CNYK) *Chestnut Ridge Railroad (CHR) *Columbia and Reading Railway (CORY) *Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRR) **operates Philadelphia Belt Line Railroad (PBL) *CSX (CSX) *Delaware–Lackawanna Railroad (DL) *East Erie Commercial Railroad (EEC) *East Penn Railroad (ESPN) (Regional Rail, LLC) *Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad (EZR) *Everett Railroad (EV) *Gettysburg & Northern Railroad (GET)
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