The Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It operated a 110-mile main line between West Philadelph
Share of the Philadelphia & Baltimore Central Railroad Company, issued 11 January 1915
The abandoned Octoraro Branch at Wawa Station in 2017
The West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad operated in the greater Philadelphia area from 1848 to 1881. It later became the West Chester Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It has been operated as the
Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad
…chartered in Pennsylvania in 1854 and quickly absorbed the Baltimore & Philadelphia Railroad and its Maryland charter. Starting from a connection with the West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad (WC&P) at Wawa, Pennsylvania (formerly called Grubb's Bridge), the initial plan was to build southwest for 78 miles (126 km) to a junction with the…
East Market Street Station in West Chester, built 1875, in a 1930 photo; the station was demolished in 1968
Share of the West Chester and Philadelphia Rail Road Company, issued 12 December 1872