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Article #6638Re: Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail reconverting into a Light Rail?
From: Mike Vore
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:39
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:39
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:27:41 GMT, Michael Malak <malak@acm.org> wrote:
> "wrob" <wrob@erols.com> wrote in message news:3E9AFE0C.9F2B941D@erols.com...
>>
>> The main reason the W&OD trail ends in Shirlington is because the
>> tracks crossed I-395 at-grade until the 1960s. This was the only
>> at-grade rail crossing of an interstate highway in the nation(!)
>
Not quite true - I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) had an at-grade crossing
near Linthicum till sometime in the late 50-early 60s) It was the
WB&A track - now the right of way is used by the Light Rail.
mike
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