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The line, MARC's second longest at 74 miles, is operated under contract to MARC by Alstom and runs on CSX-owned track, including the Metropolitan, Old Main Line, and Cumberland subdivisions. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which date to the mid-19th century.
The Brunswick Line is a 74-mile (119 km) line that runs on CSX-owned tracks between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a 14-mile (23 km) branch to Frederick, Maryland. It is descended from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) commuter service between Washington and its northern and western suburbs.
In the 2019 fiscal year, MARC Train service had average weekday ridership of 36,375 passengers. [2] State-supported commuter rail operations in Maryland began in 1974 when the Maryland Department of Transportation (Maryland DOT) funded train services from Washington, D.C. along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, later owned by CSX Transportation.
[5]: 7 The line connected Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland and points west. Initially, the settlement around the railroad line was known as Knowles Station. The town was incorporated in 1894 and was named Kensington at that time. The B&O station was designed by architect Ephraim Francis Baldwin and opened in 1891.
Point of Rocks is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV, located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. [7] The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin.
It is served by the MARC Brunswick Line service; it was also served by Amtrak from 1971 to 1986. The former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station building and freight shed, designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin and built in 1884, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Gaithersburg B & O Railroad Station and Freight Shed. They are ...
[4]: 5 The B&O line was completed to a point across from Harpers Ferry on December 1, 1834. [4]: 4 The B&O replaced the existing turnpike bridge with a new single-track bridge. It had a sharp curve on the north end, since the line had to wrap around Maryland Heights, and aligned with the W&P on the south end.
Barnesville is an active commuter railroad train station in Barnesville, Montgomery County, Maryland.Located on Beallsville Road (), Barnesville station services trains of MARC Train's Brunswick Line between Union Station in Washington D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia.