Back

Frederick Branch (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)

Original Frederick freight station on South Carroll Street, built 1832, from a 1906 photo. The building was demolished in 1911.

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).[1] The 3.4 mi (5.5 km) branch extends between Frederick Junction – a wye with the Old Main Line Subdivision of CSX Transportation on the west side of the Monocacy River – and its terminus at East Street in downtown Frederick, Maryland. The wye at Frederick Junction was the first example of its kind in the United States[citation needed] and is still in use today.

President Abraham Lincoln giving an address in Frederick on October 4, 1862, next to the station built in 1854, at East All Saints and Market Streets.
  1. ^ CSX Transportation, Baltimore, MD (2005). "Frederick Branch (Maryland Dept. of Transportation Ownership)." Baltimore Division; Timetable No. 4.

Developed by StudentB