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Brunswick (MARC station)
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Brunswick is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line
between Washington, D.C.
and Martinsburg, West Virginia
. The station house, located at 100 South Maple Street in Brunswick, Maryland
, is a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
depot that is a contributing property to the Brunswick Historic District
, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
since August 29, 1979. Amtrak
's Blue Ridge
previously served the station, and have since dropped the stop from its timetables. The Brunswick station was the last station in the CSX System
to have a human ticket agent.
Brunswick Line
The Brunswick Line is a MARC commuter rail line consisting of a main line running from Washington D.C. to Martinsburg, West Virginia and a branch line from just south of Point-of-Rocks station to Frederick, Maryland. The service is operated under contract by CSX Transportation, but is administered...
between Washington, D.C.
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Union Station is a train station and leisure destination visited by 32 million people each year in the center of Washington, D.C. The train station is served by Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail services as well as by Washington Metro subway trains and local buses...
and Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg (Amtrak station)
Martinsburg Station is a railway station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States served by Amtrak and MARC. The station also included the historic Baltimore and Ohio Railroad roundhouse, and Martinsburg Shops....
. The station house, located at 100 South Maple Street in Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick, Maryland
Brunswick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 5,870 at the 2010 census.- History :The area now known as Brunswick was originally home to the Susquehanna Indians. In 1728 the first settlement was built, and the region became known as Eel Town, because the...
, is a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
depot that is a contributing property to the Brunswick Historic District
Brunswick Historic District
The Brunswick Historic District includes the historic center of the railroad town of Brunswick, Maryland. The district includes the 18th century former town of Berlin, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yards along the Potomac River, and the town built between 1890 and 1910 to serve the...
, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since August 29, 1979. Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
's Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge (Amtrak)
The Blue Ridge was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia. The Blue Ridge began on May 6, 1973 as a truncated Potomac Special, which had run all the way to Parkersburg, West Virginia...
previously served the station, and have since dropped the stop from its timetables. The Brunswick station was the last station in the CSX System
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
to have a human ticket agent.
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