Hagerstown: Railroading Around the Hub City (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738515076)

Hagerstown, Maryland's history is inextricably linked to the railroad. Hagerstown's nickname of the "Hub City" comes from the wheel-spoke effect that the many rail lines in and out of the city created. The first train cars from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reached the limits of Washington County on December 3, 1834, where the line crossed into Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The railroad was instrumental in transporting both goods and passengers and helped spell the demise of the C & O Canal. Through the years, the railroads continued to ply the tracks through the county providing work for many, and transportation of freight and passenger service from Baltimore in the east to the great expanse of the country to the west. Today, passenger service no longer runs through Hagerstown, but freight service continues and trains are far from forgotten.

Author: Mary H. Rubin
ISBN-10: 0738515078
ISBN-13: 9780738515076
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2003
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.66h x 7.08w x 0.37d