We're pleased to showcase two rare items from the early days of interurban rail transit in Maryland. The Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore Railroad, a steam railroad, was formed in March of 1886 following the bankruptcy of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad. Just 17 years later, in February of 1903, all of the AW&B's capital stock was purchased by the newly formed Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway to serve as their Annapolis division. The AW&B fully ceased to exist in 1908 when the WB&A completed formal purchase of the AW&B's property and franchise.