Cumberland station (Maryland)
Cumberland | |||||||||||
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 Cumberland station in October 2015 with a Capitol Limited boarding. | |||||||||||
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| Location | East Harrison Street & Gulf Memorial Drive Cumberland, MD 21502 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°39′02″N 78°45′28″W / 39.6506°N 78.7579°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CUM | ||||||||||
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| 2015 | 11,493 annually[1]  2.3% | ||||||||||
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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]
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
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Feldstein, Albert L. (2006). Allegany County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7385-4381-9.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ 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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External links
Media related to Cumberland (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
