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Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad was an American railroad that operated in Western Maryland, primarily hauling coal. It was owned by the Consolidation Coal Company and was purchased by the Western Maryland Railway in 1944. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Railway Company 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1953 1
Founded Year
1850 2
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Railroad Industry, Industries
Source Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad (Wikipedia)
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1. Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
    The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad (C&P) was an American railroad which operated in Western Maryland. Primarily a coal hauler, it was owned by the Consolidation Coal Company, and was purchased by the Western Maryland Railway (WM) in 1944.
  • Lead
    The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad (C&P) was an American railroad which operated in Western Maryland.
  • Article text, dissolved-year
    The operations of the two companies were formally merged in 1953.
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