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790:. However, his agent encountered unexpected difficulties in buying up a majority of the stock at the price specified. Meanwhile, Garrett's maneuver became known to the PRR, which quickly bought out a majority of the stock at a somewhat higher price, preemptively taking control of the PW&B. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio were forced later to construct an independent separate northeast line to Philadelphia, the
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Philadelphia and traveled over the Junction Railroad to Belmont, where they reached Reading rails and continued north. However, a mile of the Junction Railroad's track through Philadelphia was owned and used by the PRR, which showed great ingenuity in arranging delays to B&O trains.
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Matthew Brooke Buckley (1794-1856), who had become a PW&B board member on Jan. 10, 1842, and one week later had taken over leadership of one of the railroad's three executive committees, the Northern one. As president, Buckley
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would be built in 1849, and riding it northeast to
Philadelphia. To avoid detention, Douglass, a future world-famous abolitionist, statesman, Federal official, orator and publisher, borrowed a "seaman's protection", a document obtained by his future wife, a free black woman, which was normally
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Frenchtown and New Castle and Wilmington railroads, forming a branch line from Wilmington to Rodney. On May 21, 1877, it then absorbed the Southwark railroad, extending its main line to the Delaware River waterfront.
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carried by free black sailors, of which there were many in the merchant fleets and the navy. Later, the railroad would require black passengers to have "a responsible white person" sign a bond at the ticket office before allowing them to board.
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Philadelphia-New York trains to the new
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Washington was facilitated by drawing the coaches by horse down
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Baltimore's old original Pratt Street station at South Charles Street of the B&O (before 1857-65 construction of the now-famous
758:(founded 1853, organized 1858), from Baltimore to Washington. The PW&B agreed to allow the PRR to use its track between Philadelphia and Baltimore, helping the PRR offer a shorter and more direct trip to Washington.
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for 999 years with the stipulation that it would be used solely for freight. (The
Reading dubbed the line, along with some connecting track, its Philadelphia and Chester Branch; southbound trains reached it via the
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to reach the Augustine Mills of the Jessup & Moore Paper Company, and was later extended further north to serve the Kentmere and Rockford Mills of Joseph Bancroft & Sons.
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from Cherry Island, south to New Castle and a connection with the Delaware Branch. It was sold with the Delaware Branch to the Delaware Railroad in 1891.
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commuter passenger system from Baltimore to Maryland's northeast corner. Freight is hauled on the route; formerly by the
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History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company with Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches
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over their lines. The new line opened in 1886; the Reading also used it to avoid the Junction Railroad.
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First Annual Report of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Company ...: 1838-1840:
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The PRR's Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road was formally leased to the PW&B on November 1, 1891.
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steam railroad ferry interrupting the ride. (The railroad marked this achievement by erecting the
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226:(PRR), which was at the time the nation's largest railroad. In 1902, the PRR merged it into its
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The Sixth Annual Report of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Company (1844)
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Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Vol. 1
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that "The" at the beginning of the titled name was not part of its formal incorporated name.)
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1793:"First Permanent Railroad in the U.S. and Its Connection to the University of Pennsylvania."
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347:(B&PD) (with $ 1,000,000) to build from Baltimore northeast to the western bank of the
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Fallible Guardian: The Social Construction of Railroad Telegraphy in 19th-century America
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was chartered to do so, and opened in 1852. The line also provided a connection with the
688: – but it took 13 years to connect the line to the rest of the PW&B. The
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Fifty-Sixth Annual Report Of The Philadelphia Wilmington And Baltimore Railroad Company
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From 1863 to 1865, the railroad ordered ten 4-4-0 locomotives from the Norris Works.
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Impossible Challenge II: Baltimore to Washington and Harpers Ferry from 1828 to 1994
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The PW&B merged with the Baltimore and Potomac on November 1, 1902, to form the
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413:, the most significant obstacle on its part of the route. The bridge would cross at
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The right-of-way laid down by the PW&B line is still in use today as part of
899:: Built in 1918, it stretched 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from South 58th Street in
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Companies affiliated with the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
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1619:. The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. April 2005.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1: Building an Empire, 1846-1917, Volume 1
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Maryland General Assembly. Chapter 296 of the 1831 Session Laws of Maryland.
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Maryland General Assembly. Chapter 188 of the 1831 Session Laws of Maryland.
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Data visualization of 1857 passenger traffic from various PW&B stations
1743:. The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. June 2004.
1438:"Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. Notice to Colored people"
1167:. The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. June 2004.
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On January 12, 1846, Buckley was replaced by Edward C. Dale, a grandson of
1549:. The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. May 2004.
662:, starting a street battle that spread to the Camden Street Station. This
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Between 1846 and 1849, the railroad ordered five more locomotives, likely
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industrial, commercial and residential neighborhood to the southeast. But
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1835 report on the feasibility of the Wilmington & Susquehanna route
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or any other point on the Susquehanna's eastern river bank north to the
654:, an angry mob of Southern sympathizers attacked a trainload of future
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by hostile action and set the nation irrevocably on the path to war.
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A Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad freight shed, now a
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to the PW&B in 1881. It ran south and east from the main line at
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to make a preliminary survey to the southwest between Wilmington and
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The rail lines of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
971:: Built in 1888 from a point on the Shellpot Branch just across the
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On January 15, 1838, the PW&B opened service from Wilmington to
823:, opened in 1895, was planned as a cutoff between the main line at
1072:. Vol. 33. New York: H.V. & H.W. Poor. 1900. p. 703.
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were also part of this agreement, providing through service from
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after 1857) on routes going west from Philadelphia. By 1853, the
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad flatcars outside
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1934:
1363:"The Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Company"
1289:. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 976.
1015:, also PRR-controlled, which connected with it at Port Deposit.
923:: Also called the Brandywine Branch, it was built in 1882 from
1257:"Corporate Genealogy Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington"
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Delaware River and West Jersey Railroad Commercial Directory.
1412:"NATIVE SON: On the Trail of Frederick Douglass in Baltimore"
939:: Also called the Shellpot Cutoff, it was built in 1888 from
409:. On July 4, the PW&B began building its bridge over the
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The New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail Road Company
1317:"Once the Greatest of Builders: The Norris Locomotive Works"
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Freight Shed
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Map of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad,
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The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
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The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
407:
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
339:. On January 18, 1832, the State of Delaware chartered the
1832:. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Company
1222:"The Railroads: 1883 account of he PW&B and monument"
951:. It served as a freight bypass, to avoid what was then
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Railway company, later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
1493:. American & Commercial Daily Advertiser. p. 4
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The Philadelphia and Delaware County Rail-Road Company
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The Philadelphia and Delaware County Rail-Road Company
1791:
Morlok, Edward K., University of Pennsylvania (2005).
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The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin
436:, which trains crossed by steam-powered ferryboats at
355:(D&M) was chartered for $ 3,000,000 to build from
1130:. Philadelphia: Fitzgibbon & Van Ness. pp.
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1468:"Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad"
1084:"On the Road: Sprouts Farmers Market, Philadelphia"
1069:
Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States
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314:Philadelphia and Delaware County Rail-Road Company
131:Philadelphia and Delaware County Rail-Road Company
331:, were doing their part to create a rail link to
215:to create a single line between Philadelphia and
2346:The Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company
2302:The Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company
2175:The Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad Company
2142:Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad
678:New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail Road
2382:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
2354:The Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad Company
2338:The Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad Company
2313:The Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad Company
2210:Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
2184:The New Castle and Wilmington Rail Road Company
2136:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
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878:Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
228:Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
205:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
146:Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
31:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
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366:In 1835, the W&S hired architect/surveyor
2277:Baltimore and Port Deposite Rail Road Company
2173:Baltimore and Port Deposite Rail Road Company
2138:terminal (Broad Street and Washington Avenue)
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1946:
1474:. Maryland Historical Society. Archived from
345:Baltimore and Port Deposite Rail Road Company
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2452:Standard gauge railways in the United States
1646:"Guide to the Dale Family Papers, 1749-1937"
1405:
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1200:. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
341:Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company
134:Wilmington and Susquehanna Rail Road Company
125:Baltimore and Port Deposit Rail Road Company
30:
1575:Schwantes, Benjamin Sidney Michael (2009).
1442:New York Public Library Digital Collections
600:, one of the U.S. Navy's first commodores.
419:Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad Company
222:In 1881, the PW&B was purchased by the
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2067:Historical train terminals in Philadelphia
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570:) at 9:30 a.m., stopped for lunch in
2437:Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
2392:American companies disestablished in 1916
1036:History of rail transport in Philadelphia
666:produced the war's first deaths of Union
574:, and reached the Market Street depot in
2442:Railway companies disestablished in 1916
2387:1836 establishments in the United States
1889:Photo of late-1800s PW&B baggage tag
582:helped create the first telegraph line.
489:In December, the PB&W completed its
455:; it ordered two more in or about 1840.
444:. That year, the railroad ordered seven
2348:Delaware and Maryland Rail Road Company
2327:Delaware and Maryland Rail Road Company
2105:West Philadelphia Station (replaced by
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805:in Delaware. The old line would become
589:arranged for the B&O line to reach
509:, a 15-foot marble obelisk designed by
353:Delaware and Maryland Rail Road Company
243:Maryland Department of Transportation's
128:Delaware and Maryland Rail Road Company
2397:American companies established in 1836
2025:Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington
2019:Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
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2447:Railway companies established in 1836
2118:Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station
1714:from the original on October 14, 2013
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1174:from the original on 14 February 2012
7:
1750:from the original on 3 November 2004
1626:from the original on 14 October 2013
1556:from the original on 14 October 2013
955:on the main line through Wilmington.
690:"New Castle and Wilmington Railroad"
302:National Register of Historic Places
18:Baltimore and Port Deposit Rail Road
2432:Defunct Washington, D.C., railroads
2150:terminal (Front and Willow Streets)
2126:terminal (Willow and Front Streets)
1259:. Robert T. Netzlof. Archived from
1255:Netzlof, Robert T. (7 March 2001).
1090:from the original on 3 January 2022
1031:Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad
792:Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad
749:Chester and Delaware River Railroad
473:Among the passengers that year was
110:1836–1902 (purchased 1880 by
2202:formed by merger February 12, 1838
2154:Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad
2007:Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
1875:1949 map of PB&W lines in 1881
1815:The Railway World, Volume 6 (1880)
788:Baltimore & Potomac subsidiary
625:Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad
539:, the eventual future site of the
25:
2156:terminal (Broad and Vine Streets)
2130:Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad
1854:Christopher Baer's PRR Chronology
1418:from the original on June 6, 2014
1013:Columbia and Port Deposit Railway
983:Newark and Delaware City Railroad
2144:terminal (9th and Green Streets)
2132:terminal (B and Cambria Streets)
1696:Baer, Christopher (March 2005).
1671:Harwood, Herbert H. Jr. (1994).
1466:Harwood, Herbert H. Jr. (2005).
1410:Chalkley, Tom (March 15, 2000).
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740:Philadelphia and Reading Railway
310:General Assembly of Pennsylvania
43:
2407:Companies based in Philadelphia
2358:formed by merger April 18, 1836
1826:Wilson, William Bender (1895).
1675:. Baltimore: Barnard, Roberts.
1518:. Genealogical Publishing Com.
1389:from the original on 2021-10-20
1343:from the original on 2021-10-20
1232:from the original on 2022-04-30
756:Baltimore and Potomac Rail Road
481:or somewhere east of where the
2422:Defunct Pennsylvania railroads
1011:. In 1893, it was sold to the
821:Elkton and Middletown Railroad
715:, a 3,269-foot (996 m) wooden
558:, built in 1835, to reach the
390:(grandson of famous architect
292:, on Carpenter Street between
1:
1989:Empire Transportation Company
1512:Jordan, John W., ed. (1911).
861:
58:
2233:name changed March 14, 1836
1489:Crawford, A. (Feb 9, 1839).
1472:Maryland Online Encyclopedia
646:In 1861, one week after the
493:at Gray's Ferry. Named the "
2256:name changed March 14, 1836
2190:Southwark Rail-Road Company
2124:North Pennsylvania Railroad
1698:"1853 (March 2005 edition)"
1610:"1846 (April 2005 Edition)"
1285:Albert J. Churella (2012).
711:was bridged at last by the
658:soldiers at the PW&B's
526:Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
497:" after PW&B president
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2427:Defunct Virginia railroads
2417:Defunct Maryland railroads
2412:Defunct Delaware railroads
2306:chartered January 18, 1832
1768:Broomall, John M. (1872).
1734:"1839 (June 2004 Edition)"
1491:"Railroad to Philadelphia"
1158:"1835 (June 2004 Edition)"
943:(near the crossing of the
901:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
319:Further south, across the
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2258:merged February 12, 1838
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1969:
1860:Railroad History Database
1770:"History of Chester, PA."
1648:. Naval Academy Library.
1540:"1842 (May 2004 Edition)"
1361:Fisher, Chas. E. (1930).
1228:. 1883-12-03. p. 6.
1123:Dare, Charles P. (1856).
633:Camden and Amboy Railroad
607:, from the Norris Works.
42:
35:
2331:chartered March 14, 1832
2204:merged November 1, 1902
1414:. Baltimore City Paper.
1226:St. Louis Globe-Democrat
1196:Dilts, James D. (1996).
1041:Newkirk Viaduct Monument
905:Hog Island, Pennsylvania
660:President Street Station
541:President Street Station
515:Architect of the Capitol
507:Newkirk Viaduct Monument
483:President Street Station
274:President Street Station
252:system and currently by
148:(PB&W) - (1902-1976)
2281:chartered March 5, 1832
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1315:White, John H. (1984).
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682:New Castle, Delaware
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