List Of Railroad Lines In The Delmarva Peninsula
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freight railroad Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons ( International Union of Railways) haule ...
(not streetcar or
rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
) lines that have been built in the Delmarva Peninsula south of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B) was an American railroad that operated independently from 1836 to 1881. It was formed in 1836 by the merger of four state-chartered railroads in three Middle Atlantic states to create a ...
, and does not deal with ownership changes from one company to another. The lines are named by the first company to build them. Unless noted, each railroad eventually became part of the
Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...
system.


See also

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List of Delaware railroads The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Delaware. Common freight carriers *Conrail Shared Assets Operations * CSX Transportation (CSXT) *Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR) * East Penn Railroad (ESPN) *Maryland and Delaware Railroad (MD ...
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List of 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) *Delm ...
* List of Virginia railroads


References

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PRR Corporate HistoryRailroad History Database
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...