| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Maryland and West Virginia, United States |
| Dates of operation | 1883–1894 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 26 mi (42 km) |
The Green Ridge Railroad was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad that operated in Allegany County, Maryland.
The rail line was located 8 miles (13 km) east of Cumberland, in the vicinity of Town Hill and Fifteen Mile Creek. It belonged to the Mertens family, and supplied lumber to a sawmill at Oldtown for use by the Merten's boatyards in Cumberland to construct and repair canal boats.[1] It connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Okonoko, West Virginia, and ended at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, across the Potomac River from Paw Paw, West Virginia.[2] The maximum extent of the track system was 26 miles (42 km).
The railroad opened in 1883 and operated as a common carrier through 1891. Subsequently, it operated as a private carrier until it closed in 1894.[3]
Locomotives
The two locomotives for the GRRR were built at the Mount Savage Locomotive Works, for T. H. Paul, under contract.
- Green Ridge Number 1 is featured in an illustration of the Mt. Savage catalog, as the model for the 0-6-0s.
- GRRR Number 2 is an 0-4-0.
Disposition of the engines is unknown.
See also
References
- ↑ Ruby, Robert (May 9, 1982). "Maryland forest offers a respite". The Baltimore Sun. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Darby, Albert D. (October 16, 1976). "Book Features Area Logging Railroads". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, MD. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 416. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.