The Cumberland Electric Railway, now defunct, was an American

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 ...

of western

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 ...

built in the 19th and 20th centuries. Electric trolley service in

Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland is a U.S. city in and the county seat of Allegany County, 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 s ...

started in 1891 with the inauguration of the Cumberland Electric Railway. The railway initially transported passengers along North Centre Street to Narrows Park for a fare of five cents. The company later expanded it business by building a recreational complex on of land in an area formerly known as Seiss’ Picnic Grove, at the western end of the

Cumberland Narrows The Cumberland Narrows (or simply The Narrows) is a water gap in western Maryland in the United States, just west of Cumberland. Wills Creek cuts through the central ridge of the Wills Mountain Anticline at a low elevation here between Wills Mou ...

near the present day Starlight Skating Rink. The Park included a soda fountain, dance and roller skating pavilion, and bandstand. In 1914, Kirkstetler Amusement leased the park to build an amusement park, that included a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, and a miniature railroad ride. In summer evenings the park was patronized by large crowds, and the trolley company expanded to meet the demand by adding extra, open sided cars to handle the traffic. *1891-1924 Cumberland Electric Railway *1924-1932 Potomac Edison Co. ( American Water Works & Electric Co.) *1893-????

Lonaconing and Cumberland Electric Railway Lonaconing is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, Maryland, Cumberland, Maryland, MD-West Virginia, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. T ...

*????-???? Frostburg, Eckhart, and Cumberland Railway *????-???? Lonaconing, Midland and Frostburg Railway *????-????

Westernport and Lonaconing Railway Company Western Port, (Boonwurrung: ''Warn Marin'') commonly but unofficially known as Western Port Bay, is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia, opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in the state. Geographically, it is d ...

*1906-1932 Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway The C&WE trolley system consolidated the regional trolley lines of Lonaconing, Midland, Frostburg, Westernport, and Lonaconing into one system with nearly of track, running from Cumberland to

Frostburg Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, and is at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located west of Cumberland, the town is one of the first cities ...

and then down to the valley to

Westernport Western Port, (Boonwurrung: ''Warn Marin'') commonly but unofficially known as Western Port Bay, is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia, opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in the state. Geographically, it is ...

linking together the largest far western population centers. *1932 - streetcars discontinued in Cumberland

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cumberland Westernport Electric Railway Defunct Maryland railroads Interurban railways in Maryland