Baltimore's

Electric Railways

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These are informational listings about Baltimore's electric railways, from the past, in the present, proposed and in development & proposed but not in development.

News articles are not in alphabetical or date-order.

1. A Brief History of Baltimore's Electric Streetcars - http://monumentcity.net/2012/02/15/a-brief-history-of-baltimores-electric-streetcars/

2. Baltimore - A Streetcar Named Conspire - Urbanite Magazine, June 2009 - http://www.heritagetrolley.org/planBaltimoreUrbanite1.html

3. Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Annapolis_Railroad

4. Baltimore Belt Line (12/08/2010) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Belt_Line

5. Baltimore Central Light Rail Line aka Baltimore's Light Rail (The Blue Line) -

5a. http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Balt_Light_Rail.html and

5b. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Light_Rail

5c. http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Baltimore_Light_Rail

6. Baltimore's Charles Street Trolley (10/01/2014) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Street_Trolley

7. Baltimore InnerSpace Transit Plan - http://baltimoreinnerspace.blogspot.com/2008/05/key-to-successful-transit-system-is.html

8. Baltimore's Long Forgotten Orange Line - http://baltimorefuture.blogspot.com/2008/07/long-forgotten-orange-line.html

9. Baltimore's Metro Subway aka Baltimore Metro aka Metro Subway aka The Metro "The Green Line" (08/13/2013) -

9a. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Subway and

9b. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Line_%28Baltimore%29 and

9c. http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Baltimore_Metro.html

9d. http://mta.maryland.gov/metro-subway

10. Baltimore and Powhatan Railway (09/30/2014) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_and_Powhatan_Railway

11. Baltimore Red Line - proposed new light rail system (08/13/2013) - http://www.baltimoreredline.com/

Due to the Baltimore Red Line's proposed construction being cancelled by MD Governor Larry Hogan as of 07/2015, this website was taken down by order of MD Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn. All of the materials on the website have been archived and are available, by request, from the MD MTA.

12. Baltimore Region Rail System Plan - https://mta.maryland.gov/sites/default/files/brreportfinal.pdf and

http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/Portals/0/agencies/transportation/public%20downloads/RegionalRailMap.pdf

13. Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses, Maryland -

http://books.google.com/books/about/Baltimore_s_Streetcars_and_Buses.html?id=pU9xPrw5uekC

14. Baltimore Streetcar Campaign 2012 -

http://baltostreetcar.org/?utm_source=B%27More+Involved%3A+July+2012&utm_campaign=Bmore_Aug12&utm_medium=email

15. Baltimore Streetcar Museum - http://www.baltimorestreetcar.org/index.html

16. Baltimore Streetcars: The Postwar Years (book by Herbert H. Harwood) -

http://books.google.com/books?id=KwtfsspuhKoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

17. Baltimore Streetcar Transportation - http://teachingamericanhistorymd.net/000001/000000/000170/html/t170.html

18. Baltimore Traction Company (09/30/2014) - http://ghostsofbaltimore.org/2013/10/15/catonsville-streetcar-men-circa-1915/

19. Baltimore Transit Archives - http://www.btco.net/

20. Baltimore Transit Co. and Potomac Edison Slides by the late Edward S. Miller - http://collections.digitalmaryland.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/btpe

21. Baltimore Transit Company: RailPictures.net - http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?railroad=Baltimore%20Transit%20Co

22. Baltimore's Yellow Line (proposed) -

22a. Listing #1 of 2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_%28Baltimore%29

22b. Listing #2 of 2 - http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/09/07/baltimore-to-advance-yellow-line-project-ahead-of-metro-extension/

23. Old Baltimore Streetcar Map from 1910 (09/30/2014) - http://ghostsofbaltimore.org/2014/02/10/1910-trolley-map-baltimore-suburbs-wow/

24. Old Streetcars Photos in Baltimore (09/30/2014) - http://ghostsofbaltimore.org/tag/streetcars/

25. Todd's Railfan Guide to Baltimore MD's MTA Light Rail System - http://www.railfanguides.us/md/bal_lrv/index.htm

26. Todd's Railfan Guide to Baltimore MD's MTA Metro Subway System - http://www.railfanguides.us/bal_metro/index.htm

27. Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway (06/21/2014) -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_Baltimore_and_Annapolis_Electric_Railway

28. Where are Baltimore’s Streetcars ? - http://carfreebaltimore.com/?p=661

29. Baltimore Historic Rail - http://gobaltimoreredline.com/historic-photos/

30. End of the Line: 1963 - http://www.shorpy.com/node/14566

31. Second Shift: 1943 - http://www.shorpy.com/node/18600

32. Night Ride: 1943 - http://www.shorpy.com/node/16551

33. Park Terminal: 1943 - http://www.shorpy.com/node/16390

34. Second Life: 1943 - http://www.shorpy.com/Batimore_streetcar#comment-155100

35. Charm City: 1943 - http://www.shorpy.com/node/15423

36. Baltimore Historic Rail - http://gobaltimoreredline.com/historic-photos/

37. Baltimore City Passenger Railway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_City_Passenger_Railway

38. Baltimore City Passenger Railway Power House and Car Barn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_City_Passenger_Railway_Power_House_and_Car_Barn

39. Baltimore and Northern Railway

40. United Railways and Electric Company - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Railways_and_Electric_Company

41. Baltimore Transit Company PCC Streetcar #1063 - http://www.streetcar.org/streetcars/1063-1063-baltimore-md/