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Perryville (MARC station)
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Perryville is a passenger rail station on the MARC Penn Line
and along the southern part of the Northeast Corridor
however, Amtrak
does not service the station. A single Amtrak train—Regional #151—stops at Perryville to board MARC ticket holders. The station is also the northernmost in the MARC
system and the terminus for the Penn Line. Perryville Station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
in 1905 and adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad
, and is located between a wye for the PW&B's Port Deposit Branch
. When Amtrak took over passenger service in 1971, the station was closed but later in the decade became a stop for the Chesapeake
between Washington D.C., and Philadelphia, until it was acquired by MARC. The station was remodeled to its original specifications in 1992, and is located near an Amtrak maintenance facility.
Perryville station also contains the Perryville Railroad Museum, open on Sunday afternoons, which includes a model train layout and exhibits about the history of railroads in Perryville.
Penn Line (MARC)
The Penn Line is a MARC commuter rail line running from Union Station, Washington D.C. to Perryville, Maryland via Penn Station, Baltimore, Maryland on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is MARC's busiest and only electric line. Currently the line is the fastest commuter rail line in the country, with...
and along the southern part of the Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
however, Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
does not service the station. A single Amtrak train—Regional #151—stops at Perryville to board MARC ticket holders. The station is also the northernmost in the MARC
MARC Train
MARC , known prior to 1984 as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration , a Maryland Department of Transportation agency, and is operated under contract...
system and the terminus for the Penn Line. Perryville Station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania southwest to Baltimore, Maryland in the 19th and early 20th centuries...
in 1905 and adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, and is located between a wye for the PW&B's Port Deposit Branch
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad
The Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It operated a main line between Columbia, Pennsylvania and Port Deposit, Maryland, generally along the eastern shore of the Susquehanna River. It later acquired...
. When Amtrak took over passenger service in 1971, the station was closed but later in the decade became a stop for the Chesapeake
Chesapeake (Amtrak)
Chesapeake was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak along the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
between Washington D.C., and Philadelphia, until it was acquired by MARC. The station was remodeled to its original specifications in 1992, and is located near an Amtrak maintenance facility.
Perryville station also contains the Perryville Railroad Museum, open on Sunday afternoons, which includes a model train layout and exhibits about the history of railroads in Perryville.
