The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad (B&P) operated from Baltimore, Maryland, southwest to Washington, DC, from 1872 to 1902. The company was controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was the second railroad company to provide railroad service from Washington to the northeastern states, and became a major competitor with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The B&P route is now called the Northeast Corridor, owned by Amtrak.
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