Cumberland station (Maryland)

Cumberland

A CSX freight train passes Cumberland's Amtrak station
Location East Harrison & Queen City Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Coordinates 39°39′02″N 78°45′28″W / 39.6506°N 78.7579°W / 39.6506; -78.7579Coordinates: 39°39′02″N 78°45′28″W / 39.6506°N 78.7579°W / 39.6506; -78.7579
Line(s)
  Capitol Limited
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bayrunner Shuttle
Other information
Station code CUM
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 11,835[1] Increase 8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited

Cumberland is a train station in Cumberland, Maryland, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is also served by the Bayrunner Shuttle bus, which runs between Grantsville and BWI Airport.

History

The current waiting shelter for Amtrak service in Cumberland sits on the original site of the Queen City Station. This was a 174-room hotel constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1871 with a ballroom, a 400-seat dining room, and gardens and fountains.[2] The station was demolished in 1972, an act which spurred conservation efforts for architecturally and historically significant structures.[3]

Notable visiting trains

Passenger equipment that has passed through Cumberland includes numerous examples of privately owned railcars (known as private varnish), Amtrak's experimental TurboTrain, and the luxury American-European Express. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train still passes through town on its way between major shows.

Current Service

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides intercity service to Cumberland under the Capitol Limited route which runs between Chicago and Washington, D.C.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Feldstein, Albert L. (2006). Allegany County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7385-4381-9.
  3. ↑ Newell, Dianne (1975). The Failure to Preserve the Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, Maryland. Case Studies in Preservation. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press. ISBN 978-0-89133-023-3.

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