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| No. | Name | Incorporation | Succession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Maryland Railway Company. | Under general laws of Maryland and Pennsylvania, through articles of consolidation; dated Jan. 23, 1917; filed in Maryland and Pennsylvania Feb. 15, 1917. | |
| 2 | The George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Maryland Dec. 29, 1876. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16 and 17 to form 1. |
| 3 | The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Md.). | Under general laws of Maryland Jan. 14, 1876. | Merged June 16, 1888, with 2. |
| 4 | The Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Rail Road Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, Aug. 19, 1878. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16 and 17 to form 1. |
| 5 | The Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Railway Company. | Under general laws of Maryland, Aug. 21, 1878. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 4, 6, 14, 15, 16 and 17 to form 1. |
| 6 | Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Comapny[sic]. | Under general laws of Maryland and Pennsylvania through articles of consolidation; dated Sept. 20, 1886; filed in Pennsylvania Oct. 7, 1886; Maryland Oct. 8, 1886. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16 and 17 to form 1. |
| 7 | Baltimore and Hanover Railroad Company. | Under general laws of Maryland June 28, 1877. | Consolidated Oct. 8, 1886, with 8 to form 6. |
| 8 | The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania through articles of consolidation dated Aug. 30, 1886; filed Sept. 18, 1886. | Consolidated Oct. 8, 1886, with 7 to form 6. |
| 9 | Bachman Valley Rail Road Company. | Under special law of Pennsylvania June 19, 1871. | Consolidated Sept. 18, 1886, with 10 to form 8. |
| 10 | Hanover Junction, Hanover and Gettysburg Rail Road Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania through articles of consolidation dated Oct. 30, 1874; filed Nov. 21, 1874. | Consolidated Sept. 18, 1886, with 9 to form 8. |
| 11 | The Hanover Branch Rail Road Company. | Under a special law of Pennsylvania, Oct. 18, 1849. | Consolidated Nov. 21, 1874, with 12 to form 10. |
| 12 | The Susquehanna, Gettysburg and Potomac Railway Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania Jan. 11, 1871. | Consolidated Nov. 21, 1874, with 11 to form 10. |
| 13 | Gettysburg Railroad Company. | Under special law of Pennsylvania June 10, 1853. | Sold at foreclosure Oct. 13, 1870, and reorganized Jan. 11, 1871, as 12. |
| 14 | The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company (Western Extension). | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, Apr. 30, 1888. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16 and 17 to form 1. |
| 15 | The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company (Eastern Extension). | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, Dec. 7, 1888. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16 and 17 to form 1. |
| 16 | Connellsville and State Line Railway Company. | Under general laws of Pennsylvania, Apr. 27, 1910. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 and 17 to form 1. |
| 17 | The Western Maryland Railway Company. | Under general laws of Maryland and West Virginia; in Maryland Dec. 1, 1909; in West Virginia Jan. 20, 1910. | Consolidated Feb. 15, 1917, with 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15 and 16 to form 1. |
| 18 | Western Maryland Rail Road Company. | See 19. | Sold at foreclosure Nov. 19, 1909, and reorganized Dec. 1, 1909, as 17. |
| 19 | Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Rail Road Company. | Under special law of Maryland May 27, 1852. | Name changed to 18, Mar. 21, 1853. |
| 20 | West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company. | See 21. | Sold to 18, Nov. 1, 1905. Retained non-carrier property and rights and franchises appurtenant thereto. |
| 21 | Potomac and Piedmont Coal and Railroad Company. | Under special law of West Virginia, Feb. 26, 1866. | Name changed to 20, Feb. 23, 1881. |
| 22 | West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company. | Under general laws of Maryland Nov. 28, 1882. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 23 | Western Maryland Tidewater Rail Road Company. | Under general laws of Maryland Dec. 17, 1883. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 24 | Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Apr. 8, 1886. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 25 | The Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company. | Under general laws of Maryland April 12, 1886. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 26 | Potomac Valley Rail Road Company. | Under general laws of Maryland Jan. 16, 1890. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 27 | The Potomac Valley Railroad Company of West Virginia. | Under general laws of West Virginia July 25, 1890. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 28 | The Belington and Beaver Creek Railroad Company. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Nov. 8, 1899. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
| 29 | Coal and Iron Railway Company. | Under general laws of West Virginia, Dec. 14, 1899. | Sold to 18 Nov. 1, 1905. |
- DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
The owned mileage of the Western Maryland, amounting to 625.98 miles, was acquired principally through the consolidation of February 15, 1917; the combined mileage of the consolidating companies was 624.54 and 1.44 miles was constructed by this company.
Of the 27 corporations that comprise the line of succession culminating in the Western Maryland as at present constituted three corporations did not construct any road or other common-carrier property. These companies were:
- Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company;
- The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company;
- The Susquehanna, Gettysburg and Potomac Railway Company.
The property constructed by the remaining corporations, the years when the various portions of the line were constructed, and the manner in which the Western Maryland acquired the property are indicated in the following table, wherein to facilitate comparison with the table showing the corporate succession, previously given, the same order of corporations is maintained.
Western Maryland:
- Connection with Baltimore and Ohio at Bowest Junction, Pa., 1919 1.44
- From The George's Creek and Cumberland Railroad Company, Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Cumberland to Kingsland Mine, Md., 1881 19.83
- Midland Junction to Jackson, Md., 1881 3.13
- Koontz Switch to Koontz, Md., 1881 1.01
- George's Creek Junction, Md., to Maryland-Pennsylvania State line (Colmar), 1912 18.41
- Connection with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad .87
- Constructed by The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (Md.)—
- George's Creek Junction, Md., to Maryland-Pennsylvania State line (Ellerslie), 1879 4.52
- Constructed by that company—
- From The Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Rail Road Company, Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Maryland-Pennsylvania State line to Waynesboro, Pa. 4.47
- Constructed by that company—
- From The Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Railway Company, Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Edgemont, Md., to Maryland-Pennsylvania State line 3.05
- Constructed by that company—
- From the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company, Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad Company—
- Emory Grove, Md., to Intersection, Pa., 1879 20.47
- Constructed by the Bachman Valley Rail Road Company—
- Maryland-Pennsylvania State line to Valley Junction, Pa., 1872 8.93
- Constructed by The Hanover, Hanover Junction and Gettysburg Rail Road Company—
- Gettysburg to Ortanna, Pa., 1885 7.32
- Constructed by The Hanover Branch Rail Road Company—
- Hanover Junction to Hanover, Pa., 1852 12.90
- Constructed by the Gettysburg Railroad Company—
- Hanover to Gettysburg, Pa., 1858 16.40
- 66.02
- Constructed by the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad Company—
- From The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company, (Western Extension), Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Ortanna, Pa., to Maryland-Pennsylvania State line, 1889 14.73
- Constructed by that company—
- From The Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway Company, (Eastern Extension), Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Porters Junction to York, Pa., 1893 16.81
- Constructed by that company—
- From the Connellsville and State Line Railway Company, Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Maryland-Pennsylvania State line to Connellsville, Pa., 1912 67.93
- Constructed by that company—
- From The Western Maryland Railway Company, Feb. 15, 1917—
- Constructed by that company—
- Near Thomas to Ben Bush, W. Va., 1911 1.59
- Near William to Pierce, W. Va., 1911 2.34
- Kempton Junction to Kempton, W. Va., 1914 2.68
- Charlton, Md., to near Nessle, W. Va., 1915 2.87
- Bayard to Buffalo Creek and Cumberland Mining Company, W. Va 1.49
- Constructed by the Western Maryland Rail Road Company—
- Fulton to Williamsport, Md., 1859 to 1873 90.43
- Hillen Street to Madison Street (Baltimore), Md., 1876 .26
- Connection with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Hagerstown, Md., 1884 .98
- Connection with Norfolk and Western Railroad at Hagerstown, Md., 1885 0.73
- Highfield, Md., to Maryland-Pennsylvania State line (date not available) .35
- Cherry Run to Knobmount, W. Va., 1905 59.28
- Tunnel end of wye to Knobmount, W. Va., 1905 .89
- Constructed by West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company (W. Va.)—
- West Virginia Central Junction to Belington, W. Va., 1881 to 1892 101.53
- Thomas Junction to Davis, W. Va., 1886 6.74
- Harrison to Elk Garden, W. Va., 1888 7.41
- Elkins Junction to Huttonsville, W. Va., 1899 17.81
- Hartmansville Junction to Hartmansville, W. Va., 1903 3.24
- Constructed by West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company (Md.) portion of line West Virginia Central Junction to Belington, 8.49 miles included above.
- Constructed by Western Maryland Tidewater Rail Road Company—
- Walbrook to Port Covington, Md., 1904 6.30
- Constructed by the Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company (Md.)—
- West Virginia Central Junction, W. Va., to Valley Street, Cumberland, Md., 1887 28.82
- Keyser Junction, Md., to Keyser, W. Va., 1887 .40
- Connection with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Cumberland, Md., 1897 .22
- Constructed by the Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company (W. Va.)—
- Portion of line, West Virginia Central Junction, W. Va., to Valley Street, Cumberland, Md., and branches, 8.72 miles, included above.
- Constructed by the Potomac Valley Rail Road Company (Md.)—
- P. V. Junction, Md., to Maryland-West Virginia State line, 1892 13.40
- Constructed by The Potomac Valley Railroad Company of West Virginia—
- Cherry Run, W. Va., to West Virginia-Maryland State line, 1892 .99
- Constructed by The Belington and Beaver Creek Railroad Company—
- Belington to Weaver, W. Va., 1900 6.93
- Weaver Junction to Dartmoor, W. Va., 1900 1.29
- Constructed by the Coal and Iron Railway Company—
- South Elkins to Durbin, W. Va., 1903 46.69
- 404.66
- Constructed by that company—
- Total as indicated by records of companies which constructed the road 626.88
- Increase by remeasurements and reclassifications 1.53
- Total as indicated by records of the Western Maryland 628.41
- Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 2.388
- Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 626.022
In addition to the foregoing, there is 0.076 mile of main track situated at Belington, W. Va., which is jointly owned, one-third each, by the carrier, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and the Coal and Coke Railway Company.
- HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING