Washington, Brandywine and Point Lookout Railroad
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The Washington, Brandywine & Point Lookout Railroad (WB&PL) (originally, the Southern Maryland Railroad) was an American railroad that operated in southern Maryland and Washington, D.C., from 1881 to 1954. Its single-track line connected Patuxent River in Maryland to the Pennsylvania Railroad. It operated in and out of bankruptcy and changed its name numerous times.
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Locale | Washington, D.C., to Seat Pleasant, Maryland, and Brandywine, Maryland, to Patuxent River, Maryland |
Dates of operation | 1881āJuly, 1954 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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