
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Company
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Product Details
Company
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
August 5, 1871
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Rand, Avery & Frye, Printers, Boston
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
10 1/2" (w) by 5 1/2" (h)
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Additional Details
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Historical Context
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B) was an American railroad, headquartered in Philadelphia, that operated in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland from 1836 to 1902. It was part of an 1838 merger of four state-chartered railroads in three Mid-Atlantic states that created a single line between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Through purchases, leases and other arrangements it created a wider network of operations including down the Delmarva Peninsula.
In 1881, the PW&B was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), which was at the time the nation's largest railroad. In 1902, the PRR merged it into its Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad.
The right-of-way laid down by the PW&B line is still in use today as part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and the Maryland Department of Transportation's MARC commuter passenger system from Baltimore to Maryland's northeast corner. Freight is hauled on the route; formerly by the Conrail system and currently by Norfolk Southern.
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