Subdivisions
At the peak of its operations, in the early to mid-20th century, the WM operated the following major geographical units:
| Subdivision Name | Start | End | Notes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belington | Elkins, WV | Belington, WV | Now operated by Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad | |
| Connellsville | Cumberland, MD | Connellsville, PA | Includes State Line Branch (Georges Creek Jct. to State Line, Pennsylvania, connecting to PRR until 1972). Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) at Cumberland. | Portions now Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and Great Allegheny Passage rail-trail |
| Durbin | Elkins, WV | Durbin, WV | Portions now Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad and Monongahela National Forest rail-trail | |
| East | Walbrook Junction, MD | Hagerstown, MD | Section between Emory Grove and Highfield now operated by MMID. Remaining sections operated by CSX. | |
| Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk (GC&E) | Cheat Junction, WV | Webster Springs, WV | Portions now Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad | |
| Hanover | Emory Grove, MD | Highfield, MD | CTC at Emory Grove Tower | Now operated by the Maryland Midland Railway |
| Huttonsville | Elkins | Dailey, WV (originally Huttonsville) | Now operated by Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad | |
| Lurgan | Hagerstown | Shippensburg, PA | CTC at Hagerstown | Portions now operated by CSX |
| Thomas | Cumberland | Elkins | Includes C&P Branch (Westernport to Carlos Junction, Maryland); and Stony River Branch, opened & leased by WM in 1963 (Bayard, West Virginia to Mount Storm Power Station) | Portions of original GC&C line abandoned 1927. Other portions now operated by CSX, Georges Creek Railway. Portions also a rail-trail and abandoned/ submerged under Jennings Randolph Lake. |
| Tide | Walbrook Junction | Port Covington (Baltimore) | Portions now CSX; Port Covington abandoned 1988. | |
| West | Cumberland | Hagerstown | CTC at Maryland Jct | Portion east of Cumberland abandoned by CSX except for small section at North Branch; Western Maryland Rail Trail from Peare to Big Pool; portion east of Big Pool operated by CSX under reorganized Lurgan Sub |
| York | Porters, PA | York, PA | Now operated by York Railway |
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