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July 1871: Construction of the railroad was started. The grading work was done under contract by a Mr. John Donoghue and completed in 1872. In 1875, the railroad bridge over Tom’s Creek was finished.^[1]
November 27, 1875: The first excursion train from Emmitsburg to Baltimore with over 400 passengers and the first mail was handled over the road December 6, of that same year.^[2]

August 22nd 1890: Mr. Beaton Smith of York, Pa., completed the survey for the Emmitsburg Railroad front Emmitsburg, Md. to Gettysburg, Pa., a distance of about eleven miles with light grades for most of the distance. No connecting line was ever built.^[3]

References

^ George W. Wireman. "The Emmitsburg Railroad". Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ Ibid.
^ "Calendar of Historical Emmitsburg Events and Items of Interest". A Short History of the Emmitsburg Railroad. Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

External links

Emmitsburg Area Historical Society

[1] George W. Wireman. "The Emmitsburg Railroad". Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[2] Ibid.

[3] "Calendar of Historical Emmitsburg Events and Items of Interest". A Short History of the Emmitsburg Railroad. Emmitsburg Area Historical Society. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

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