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The Maryland Railway Map indicates the several rail routes and important railway stations of the state. The railroad service providers of Canton Railroad, CSX Transportation, Eastern Shore Railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway, Maryland Midland Railway and Maryland and Delaware Railroad offer superb train services to the local inhabitants of Maryland. The foremost railroad of Maryland, the Baltimore and Ohio was established in the year of 1828. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad started operating in 1835 in the areas of Virginia, Washington DC and Harpers Ferry. Maryland had 1,987 kilometer of total railway tracks in 2000, out of which 1,343 kilometer were Class I railway lines. The administrative section of Railroad under the Maryland Transportation Department has built four passenger and freight lines in the western part of the state. The first underground railway line of the state was constructed by the Maryland Mass Transit Administration on the 21st of November in 1983 at Baltimore. The metro rail connected Baltimore to Reisterstown Plaza and then with the Owing Mills. The Amtrak railroad operates 70 passenger trains and runs through six railway stations of Maryland. The Maryland State Map indicates the important cities that support railway services. The well laid railway track of the state help in the easy accessibility of Maryland.
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