May 19, 2011

Ma & Pa Railroad subject of display at Old Line Museum



(North County News) Railroad buffs will want to make tracks to the Old Line Museum in Delta, Pa., on Sundays in June when the museum highlights the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad.
The line, known as the Ma & Pa, formed in 1901 and ran a 77-mile route from Baltimore to York, Pa. There were 27 station stops, including Towson, Baldwin, Long Green, Glen Arm, Bel Air and Forest Hill. The train also stopped on an as-needed basis at 31 flag stops.
Many farmers called it the Milky Way because it transported milk from their dairy farms into Baltimore. At its peak, the line had 16 locomotives, 160 rail cars and a crew of more than 100 workers to maintain the track. Continued

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