Hagerstown: Railroading Around the Hub City

Hagerstown, Maryland's history is inextricably linked to the railroad. Hagerstown's nickname of the Hub City comes from the wheel-spoke effect that the many rail lines in and out of the city created. The first train cars from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reached the limits of Washington County on December 3, 1834, where the line crossed into Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The railroad was instrumental in transporting both goods and passengers and helped spell the demise of the C & O Canal....