The railroad is a huge part of Maryland’s past. The following 10 images will give you a glimpse of this industry throughout the decades. Take a look:
- A vintage photo of Lees Coal Tower towards Ellicott City.
Flickr / The Lost Tourist
- An incredible shot of steam engine #209 leaving a Cumberland train station in June 1952.
Flickr / George Lane
- A train arriving in Hagerstown from Baltimore in 1937.
Arthur Rothstein / Library of Congress LC-USF33-002655
- A group of travelers waiting at a train station in Silver Spring.
Ann Rosener / Library of Congress LC-USW3-033279
- A brakeman photographed in Baltimore in 1941.
Alfred T. Palmer / Library of Congress LC-DIG-fsa-8e10853
- Water tower along a railroad in Jennings.
Arthur Rothstein / Library of Congress LC-USF34-026067
- “MacArthur” engine chugging along in Halethorpe.
Howard R. Hollem / Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-006810
- Baltimore’s Mount Royal Station captured in 1960.
Wikimedia Commons / Jack Boucher
- A train spotted in Western Maryland in 1901.
Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive Book Images
- The B&O Railroad Roundhouse photographed in 1967.
Flickr / Roger W.
For more photos from Maryland’s past, check out these images from 100 years ago!
Flickr / The Lost Tourist
Flickr / George Lane
Arthur Rothstein / Library of Congress LC-USF33-002655
Ann Rosener / Library of Congress LC-USW3-033279
Alfred T. Palmer / Library of Congress LC-DIG-fsa-8e10853
Arthur Rothstein / Library of Congress LC-USF34-026067
Howard R. Hollem / Library of Congress LC-USE6-D-006810
Wikimedia Commons / Jack Boucher
Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive Book Images
Flickr / Roger W.
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