Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway
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The Cumberland Electric Railway, now defunct, was an American
railroad of western Maryland
built in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Electric trolley service in Cumberland, Maryland
started in 1891 with the inauguration of the Cumberland Electric Railway. The railway initially transported passengers along North Centre Street to Narrows Park for a fare of five cents. The company later expanded it business by building a recreational complex on 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) of land in an area formerly known as Seiss’ Picnic Grove, at the western end of the Cumberland Narrows
near the present day Starlight Skating Rink. The Park included a soda fountain, dance and roller skating pavilion, and bandstand. In 1914, Kirkstetler Amusement leased the park to build an amusement park, that included a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, and a miniature railroad ride. In summer evenings the park was patronized by large crowds, and the trolley company expanded to meet the demand by adding extra, open sided cars to handle the traffic.
United States
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railroad of western Maryland
Maryland
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built in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Electric trolley service in Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a...
started in 1891 with the inauguration of the Cumberland Electric Railway. The railway initially transported passengers along North Centre Street to Narrows Park for a fare of five cents. The company later expanded it business by building a recreational complex on 15 acres (60,702.9 m²) of land in an area formerly known as Seiss’ Picnic Grove, at the western end of the Cumberland Narrows
Cumberland Narrows
The Cumberland Narrows is a water gap in western Maryland in the United States, just west of Cumberland, Maryland. Wills Creek cuts through the central ridge of the Wills Mountain Anticline at a low elevation here between Wills Mountain to the north and Haystack Mountain to the south...
near the present day Starlight Skating Rink. The Park included a soda fountain, dance and roller skating pavilion, and bandstand. In 1914, Kirkstetler Amusement leased the park to build an amusement park, that included a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, and a miniature railroad ride. In summer evenings the park was patronized by large crowds, and the trolley company expanded to meet the demand by adding extra, open sided cars to handle the traffic.
- 1891-1924 Cumberland Electric Railway
- 1924-1932 Potomac Edison Co. (American Water Works & Electric Co.)
- 1893-???? Lonaconing and Cumberland Electric Railway
- ????-???? Frostburg, Eckhart, and Cumberland Railway
- ????-???? Lonaconing, Midland and Frostburg Railway
- ????-???? Westernport and Lonaconing Railway Company
- 1906-1932 Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway The C&WE trolley system consolidated the regional trolley lines of Lonaconing, Minland, Frostburt, Westernport, and Lonaconing into one system with nearly 30 miles (48.3 km) of track, running from Cumberland to FrostburgFrostburg, MarylandFrostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census...
and then down to the valley to WesternportWesternport, MarylandWesternport is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.-History:...
linking together the largest far western population centers. - 1932 - streetcars discontinued in Cumberland