Saturday, February 20, 2021

Trolley vs Interurban car

For decades, Maryland had high speed electric interurban service connecting the cities of Washington, Baltimore and the Maryland state capital of Annapolis. The Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad (WB&A) ended service in 1935; the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad, successor to the WB&A, ended rail passenger service to Annapolis in 1950. Annapolis remains one of only a handful of state capitals to not have any rail service.
For a brief history on the WB&A, check out this article from our TrolleyTime blog: https://trolleytime.blogspot.com/2020/08/washington-baltimore-and-annapolis.html
Image on right: A WB&A electric interurban car crosses the Severn River. From the collection of Lt. Col. John Merriken, NCTM Collections.
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