Baltimore & Potomac Railroad

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The Baltimore & Potomac Railroad was a 19th-century rail line that connected Baltimore to Washington, D.C., later becoming part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad company ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
acquiredBy Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
acquisitionCompleted 1872 ⓘ
becamePartOf Pennsylvania Railroad system ⓘ
builtToCompeteWith Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
chartered 1853 ⓘ
connectedCity Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
connectedToNetworkOf Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
era post–Civil War period ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hadStation Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station (Washington, D.C.) ⓘ
headquartersLocation Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
historicalSignificance provided direct rail connection between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. ⓘ
laterOperatedAs Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore–Washington line ⓘ
lineExtendedTo Pope’s Creek, Maryland ⓘ
lineType intercity rail line ⓘ
locatedIn District of Columbia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
mainLineTerminus Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableEventAtFacility assassination of James A. Garfield ⓘ
openedForTraffic 1872 ⓘ
operated 19th century ⓘ
parentCompany Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
partOf Pennsylvania Railroad ⓘ
servedCity Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
servedPort Baltimore harbor ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore Harbor
servedRegion Mid-Atlantic United States ⓘ
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
servedState Maryland ⓘ
successorLine Pennsylvania Railroad main line between Baltimore and Washington ⓘ
trackGauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ⓘ
usedFor freight transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ

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Odenton → railroadOrigin → Baltimore & Potomac Railroad ⓘ
Odenton → railroadJunction → Washington Branch of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Bowie Railroad Museum → heritageFocus → Baltimore and Potomac Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C. → railwayLineServed → Baltimore and Potomac Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C. → railwayCompany → Baltimore and Potomac Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore & Potomac Railroad