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Maryland Rails and Trails Maryland Department of Transportation
Office of Planning and Capital Programming
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Thomas Viaduct over Patapsco River
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Rails to Trails
Route 413 Hiker Biker Trail
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Rails to Trails
• Northern Central Railroad Trail one of first rail-trails
• Opened in 1984
• 20-mile trail to Mason Dixon Line and continues as York Heritage
• Renamed in honor of Torrey C. Brown in 2007
Photo By Shyn Darkly -Flickr
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Rails With Trails
• Great Allegheny Passage Trail
• Parallel to Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
• 16 miles from Cumberland to Frostburg
• Completed in 2006
Photo by visitmaryland.org
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State Rail Plan
• Four-year update
• Federal Railroad Administration requirement
• Passenger and freight railroad status and planned improvements
• Identifies railbanked properties but does not propose trail improvements
https://mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/Index.aspx?PageId=151
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Frederick Douglass Rail Trail
• Railbanked property owned by MDOT Maryland Transit Administration
• Established section of Easton Rail Trail and Ridgely Rail Trail
• FY16 Bikeways award for bridge construction over Tuckahoe Creek
• FY21 Bikeways award for design of two bridges between Cordova and Queen Anne
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Frederick & Pennsylvania Railroad Trail
• MDOT MTA owned rail corridor north of Monocacy Boulevard
• Walkersville Southern Railroad operates
• FY20 Bikeways award for rail with trail project between Monocacy Boulevard and Fountain Rock Park
• MDOT MTA reviewing for constructability, safety and legal responsibilities
• Updated FHWA design guidance
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Future Considerations
• Active Projects
• Continued MDOT evaluation
• Coal powerplant access
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Future Considerations
• Active Projects
• Continued MDOT evaluation
• Coal powerplant access