Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the
MARC Brunswick Line between
Washington, D.C., and
Martinsburg, WV
Martinsburg is a city in and the seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the tip of the state's Eastern Panhandle region in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Its population was 18,835 in the 2021 census estimate, making it the largest city in the ...
(with an extension to
Frederick, MD). This station was designed by
E. Francis Baldwin
Ephraim Francis Baldwin (October 4, 1837 – January 20, 1916) was an American architect, best known for his work for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Personal life
Although born in Troy, New York, Baldwin live ...
and built by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...
in 1891. It is the last station Frederick bound trains pass before branching onto the
Frederick Branch.
[MARC station list (includes Dickerson)](_blank)
''MARC official website''
Station layout
The station is not compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised
platforms for level boarding.
See also
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Frederick Branch (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
The Frederick Branch is a railroad line in Frederick County, Maryland. It was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) in 1831, and is now owned by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).CSX Transportation, Baltimore, MD (2005)"Fre ...
References
External links
Dickerson station official website
Brunswick Line
Railway stations in Montgomery County, Maryland
Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations
MARC Train stations
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