The Eckhart Branch Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Maryland.
The company was a subsidiary of the Maryland Mining Company of Eckhart Mines, Maryland. The railroad operated from 1846 to 1870, when it was absorbed into the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Read more about Eckhart Branch Railroad: Corporate Ownership and Construction History, Line Naming, Locomotive Roster, Operations
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