Re: (rshsdepot) President Street Station (Baltimore), MD

[CoolGuy127_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 12/24/02 5:19:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
luckyshow_@_mindspring.com writes:


> Which RR was this, and why was it not connected south of this station?
> 
       The President Street Station was used by the Pennsylvania Railroad.  
It was located in downtown Baltimore, which predated all of the railroads.  
As a result, through trains did not continue beyond the President Street 
Station.  To obviate this problem, the Pennsylvania Railroad built a bypass 
around downtown Baltimore, including the B&P tunnels, which are still used 
today by Amtrak.  That is why Penn Station in Baltimore is located in a 
relatively inconvenient area, about a mile north of downtown Baltimore.

                   Daniel Chazin
                   Teaneck, NJ

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