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Columbia And Port Deposit Railroad
The Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad (C&PD) was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It operated a main line between Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Port Deposit, Maryland, generally along the eastern shore of the Susquehanna River. It later acquired a branch line to Perryville, Maryland. The C&PD was subsequently purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and, since the 1999 breakup of Conrail, is owned by Norfolk Southern Railway. History The C&PD, originally called the Washington and Maryland Line Railroad and then the Columbia and Maryland Line Railroad, was chartered in 1858. The C&PD began construction in 1866, as another rail line, a branch built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B), approached Port Deposit from the southeast. The PRR, which controlled the PW&B, also purchased a controlling interest in the C&PD in 1866. The first completed section of the C&PD opened in 1868 and connected the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Electrification
A railway electrification system supplies electric power to railway trains and trams without an on-board prime mover or local fuel supply. Electric railways use either electric locomotives (hauling passengers or freight in separate cars), electric multiple units (passenger cars with their own motors) or both. Electricity is typically generated in large and relatively efficient generating stations, transmitted to the railway network and distributed to the trains. Some electric railways have their own dedicated generating stations and transmission lines, but most purchase power from an electric utility. The railway usually provides its own distribution lines, switches, and transformers. Power is supplied to moving trains with a (nearly) continuous conductor running along the track that usually takes one of two forms: an overhead line, suspended from poles or towers along the track or from structure or tunnel ceilings, or a third rail mounted at track level and contacted by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Pennsylvania Railroads
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Defunct Maryland Railroads
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pennsylvania Railroad Predecessor Railroads
The following railroads merged to form the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). On February 1, 1968, the PRR merged into Pennsylvania New York Central Transportation. The following PRR-owned and leased companies were still separate at the time of the Penn Central merger: *Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines *Baltimore and Eastern Railroad **The Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway was conveyed to the Baltimore and Eastern Railroad May 1, 1928. * Caton and Loudon Railway *Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad *Connecting Railway **The Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit Railroad merged into the Connecting Railway December 9, 1956. ***The Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway, Cleveland, Akron and Cincinnati Railway, Manufacturers Railway, Pennsylvania-Detroit Railroad and Toledo, Columbus and Ohio River Railroad merged into the Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit Railroad December 10, 1925. *****Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad consolidated with the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Defunct 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 Electric railways *Baltimore and Bel Air Electric Railway * Baltimore, Halethorpe and Elkridge Railway * Baltimore, Sparrow's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Crossings Of The Conestoga River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Conestoga River, from the Susquehanna River upstream to the source. All locations are in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, .... Crossings See also * * * References {{Reflist * Conestoga River Conestoga River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atglen And Susquehanna Branch
Atglen may refer to: Places *Atglen, Pennsylvania Atglen is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. According to the 2020 Census, its population is 1,311. History The area now known as Atglen was originally a wilderness. Native Americans made paths which cut across this are ..., a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States ships * USS ''Atglen'' (ID-1315), also listed as ID-1350, a United States Navy barge in commission from 1917 to 1919 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Limited (Amtrak Train)
The ''National Limited'' was a passenger train that ran between Kansas City, Missouri, and both New York City and Washington, D.C., splitting in Pennsylvania. Amtrak operated the train from 1971 to 1979. History In 1970, the Department of Transportation, in its designation of endpoints for the Amtrak system, designated a train to run between New York, Washington and St. Louis. This was later amended to run all the way to Kansas City, with a connection to the ''Super Chief'' running between Chicago and Los Angeles. The route was being served, prior to Amtrak, by the ''Spirit of St. Louis'', originally run by the Pennsylvania Railroad and later inherited by Penn Central. Amtrak initially retained the ''Spirit of St. Louis'', extending it to Kansas City along the Missouri Pacific Railroad. In July 1971, the train was renamed the ''National Limited'' to better reflect the scope of the route. That name had been used by another New York-St. Louis train operated by the Baltimore a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United States, contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada. ''Amtrak'' is a portmanteau of the words ''America'' and ''trak'', the latter itself a sensational spelling of ''track''. Founded in 1971 as a quasi-public corporation to operate many U.S. passenger rail routes, Amtrak receives a combination of state and federal subsidies but is managed as a for-profit corporation, for-profit organization. The United States federal government, through the United States Secretary of Transportation, Secretary of Transportation, owns all the company's Issued shares, issued and Shares outstanding, outstanding preferred stock. Amtrak's headquarters is located one block west of Washington Union Station, Union Station in Washington, D.C. Amtrak serves more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor. Bankrupt is not the only legal status that an insolvent person may have, and the term ''bankruptcy'' is therefore not a synonym for insolvency. Etymology The word ''bankruptcy'' is derived from Italian ''banca rotta'', literally meaning "broken bank". The term is often described as having originated in renaissance Italy, where there allegedly existed the tradition of smashing a banker's bench if he defaulted on payment so that the public could see that the banker, the owner of the bench, was no longer in a condition to continue his business, although some dismiss this as a false etymology. History In Ancient Greece, bankruptcy did not exist. If a man owed and he could not pay, he and his wife, children or servants were forced into " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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