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Baltimore Metropolitan Area
The Baltimore-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
from 1899 to 1935.
In 1900, the company built the Power Plant
Pratt Street Power Plant
Pratt Street Power Plant, also known as the Pier Four Power Plant, The Power Plant, or Pratt Street Station, is a historic power plant located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
's Inner Harbor
Inner Harbor
The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Described by the Urban Land Institute in 2009 as “the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the World.” The Inner Harbor is actually the end of the...
to provide electrical power to the system. The system suffered extensive damage during the Great Baltimore Fire
Great Baltimore Fire
The Great Baltimore Fire raged in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on Sunday, February 7, and Monday, February 8, 1904. 1,231 firefighters were required to bring the blaze under control...
of 1904, but the company rebuilt under the supervision of its President, John Mifflin Hood
John Mifflin Hood
John Mifflin Hood was an American railroad executive. Hood was President of the Western Maryland Railway from 1874 to 1901. In 1901 he became President of United Railways and Electric Company, a streetcar company in Baltimore....
.
United Railways declared bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in 1933. The company was reorganized in 1935 as the Baltimore Transit Company. In 1970 the transit company was absortbed into the Maryland Transit Administration
Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. It is better known as MTA Maryland to avoid confusion with other cities' transit agencies who share the initials MTA. The MTA operates a...
, a public agency.
List of streetcar lines
The date that the line was replaced with a bus or abandoned (the day after the last full day of streetcar operation) is shown.Radiating from downtown in a clockwise order
- Falls Road Line: April 24, 1949 (ca. 1914 along Falls Road south of 36th Street)
- Roland Park Line: April 14, 1940
- Lakeside Line: January 29, 1950
- St. Paul Street Line: June 22, 1947
- Boulevard Line: June 22, 1947
- Bedford Square Line: June 22, 1947
- Guilford Avenue Elevated: January 1950
- Towson Line (York Road; Govanstown): November 3, 1963
- Harford Road Line: June 17, 1956 (October 4, 1936 north of Parkville)
- Belair Road Line (Gay Street): November 3, 1963
- Monument Street Line: March 21, 1948
- Orleans Street Line
- East Fayette Street Line
- Highlandtown Line: July 29, 1950
- Back and Middle Rivers Line: February 11, 1942
- Sparrows Point Line (Dundalk): August 31, 1958
- Point Breeze Line: July 25, 1948
- Broadway Line: May 9, 1948
- Patterson Park Line: May 1948
- Highlandtown Short Line: March 5, 1950
- Hudson Street Line: June 8, 1952
- Canton Line (Highland Avenue): June 8, 1952
- Fort Avenue Line (Fort McHenry): December 13, 1948
- Ferry Bar Line: July 5, 1923
- Curtis Bay Line: March 21, 1948
- Westport Line: June 22, 1947
- Washington Boulevard Line (Columbia Avenue): January 1, 1939
- Halethorpe Line (Wilkens Avenue): November 16, 1935
- Catonsville Line (Frederick Road; Irvington): November 3, 1963
- West Baltimore Street Line: May 9, 1948
- Ellicott City Line (North Bend; Rolling Road): June 19, 1955 (September 18, 1954 east of Catonsville Junction)
- Edmondson Avenue Line (Windsor Hills): November 3, 1963
- Garrison Boulevard Line: June 17, 1956
- Gilmor Street Line (Fulton Avenue): August 1, 1948
- Carey Street Line: December 13, 1948
- Pennsylvania Avenue Line: June 8, 1952
- Liberty Heights Avenue Line: September 4, 1955
- Park Heights Avenue Line (Pimlico; Pikesville): June 27, 1948
- Emory Grove Line: July 3, 1932
- Druid Hill Avenue Line: June 27, 1948
- Madison Avenue Line: May 9, 1948
- Linden Avenue Line: September 4, 1955
- John Street Line: December 2, 1938
Cross connections and branches
- Bay Shore Line: September 1947
- Brunswick Street Line
- Caroline Street Line (Central): March 6, 1938
- Centre Street Line: August 1937?
- Dolphin Street Line: March 6, 1938
- East Federal Street Line: January 1, 1939
- Fairfield Line
- Fish House Road Line: July 30, 1932
- Fort Howard Line: October 20, 1952
- Fremont Avenue Line: March 25, 1950
- Gorsuch Avenue Line (Waverly): June 22, 1947
- Key Avenue Line: September 14, 1950
- Lorraine Line: February 28, 1954
- North Avenue Line: January 10, 1954
- Presstman Street Line: December 15, 1919
- Preston Street Line: January 1, 1939
- Sweetair Line
- Union Avenue Line: April 24, 1949
- Washington Street Line (Wolfe Street): March 5, 1950
- West Arlington Line (Belvedere; Mount Washington): September 4, 1955 (September 14, 1950 east of Belvedere)
- Woodlawn Line (Gwynn Oak Park; Powhatan): September 4, 1955 (June 10, 1917 west of Woodlawn)