The Baltimore and Hanover Railroad (B&H) was a

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

that operated in

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

in the 19th century. The 20 mile (32 km) main line ran from Emory Grove, Maryland north to the

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, ...

state line near Black Rock Junction, where it connected with the

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 Ebb ...

. The B&H was chartered by the

Maryland General Assembly The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber ...

in 1877 and began operation in 1879. The railroad was operated by the

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 su ...

. In 1886 the B&H merged with the Bachman Valley and the Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg to form the

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. ...

. The Baltimore and Harrisburg was controlled by the

Western Maryland Railway The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad (1852–1983) which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM beca ...

, and the WM bought the company in 1917.H.V. and H.W. Poor Co., ''Poor's Manual of Railroads of the United States''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baltimore Hanover Railroad Defunct Maryland railroads Predecessors of the Western Maryland Railway Railway companies established in 1877 Railway companies disestablished in 1886 Defunct Pennsylvania railroads 1877 establishments in Pennsylvania American companies disestablished in 1886 American companies established in 1877

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