Glen Arm Railroad Station - Glen Arm MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 27.324 W 076° 29.868
18S E 371135 N 4368385
The Glen Arm Railroad Station is located in the Long Green Valley Historic District at 5205 Glen Arm Road, Glen Arm MD. It was built in 1909 and used by the "Ma and Pa" railroad.
Waymark Code: WM14JGA
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2021
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From Wikipedia in part:
"The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark MPA), familiarly known as the "Ma and Pa", was an American short-line railroad between York and Hanover, Pennsylvania, formerly operating passenger and freight trains on its original line between York and Baltimore, Maryland, from 1901 until the 1950s. The Ma and Pa was popular with railfans in the 1930s and 1940s for its antique equipment and curving, picturesque right-of-way through the hills of rural Maryland and Pennsylvania. Reflecting its origin as the unintended product of the merger of two 19th-century narrow gauge railways, the meandering Ma and Pa line took 77.2 miles (124 km) to connect Baltimore and York, although the two cities are only 45 miles (72 km) apart in a straight line.
Another Maryland station, at Glen Arm, still stands. Built in 1909, it was designated by the Baltimore County Council on August 5, 2019, as a protected historical landmark.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Building is vacant.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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