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Baltimore Streetcar Museum

Index Baltimore Streetcar Museum

The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit museum. [1]

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  1. 34 relations: Baltimore, Baltimore City Passenger Railway, Baltimore Light RailLink, Brownell Car Company, Direct current, Double-track railway, History of Maryland Transit Administration, Internal Revenue Service, J. G. Brill Company, Lake Roland (Maryland), Lake Roland (park), Maryland, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, Maryland Center for History and Culture, Maryland Route 25, Maryland Transit Administration, Museum, National Capital Trolley Museum, National Railway Historical Society, Nonprofit organization, Overhead line, PCC streetcar, Peter Witt streetcar, Philadelphia Transportation Company, Pullman Company, SEPTA, Silver Spring, Maryland, St. Louis Car Company, Track gauge, Tram, Trolleybus, United Railways and Electric Company, Volt, 501(c)(3) organization.

  2. 5 ft 4½ in gauge railways
  3. Heritage railroads in Maryland
  4. Museums in Baltimore
  5. Railroad museums in Maryland
  6. Street railway museums in the United States
  7. Streetcars in Maryland
  8. Transportation in Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Baltimore City Passenger Railway

The Baltimore City Passenger Railway began operation on July 12, 1859 using horse-drawn cars. Baltimore Streetcar Museum and Baltimore City Passenger Railway are 5 ft 4½ in gauge railways.

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The Baltimore Light RailLink (formerly Baltimore Light Rail, also known simply as the "Light Rail") is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and its northern and southern suburbs.

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Brownell Car Company

Brownell Car Company was a horsecar and streetcar builder in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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History of Maryland Transit Administration

The Maryland Transit Administration was originally known as the Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority, then the Maryland Mass Transit Administration before it changed to its current name in October 2001. Baltimore Streetcar Museum and History of Maryland Transit Administration are 5 ft 4½ in gauge railways.

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Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law.

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J. G. Brill Company

The J. G. Brill Company manufactured streetcars,Young, Andrew D. (1997).

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Lake Roland (Maryland)

Lake Roland is a defunct reservoir in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Lake Roland (park)

Lake Roland is a city/county park encompassing over 500 acres of woodland, wetlands, serpentine barrens, rare plants and rocky plateaus surrounding Lake Roland in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad

The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, colloquially known as the "Ma and Pa", was an American short-line railroad between York and Hanover, Pennsylvania, formerly operating passenger and freight trains on its original line between York and Baltimore, Maryland, from 1901 until the 1950s.

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Maryland Center for History and Culture

The Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC), formerly the Maryland Historical Society (MdHS), founded on March 1, 1844, is the oldest cultural institution in the U.S. state of Maryland. Baltimore Streetcar Museum and Maryland Center for History and Culture are museums in Baltimore.

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Maryland Route 25

Maryland Route 25 (MD 25), locally known for nearly its entire length as Falls Road, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland.

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Maryland Transit Administration

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. Baltimore Streetcar Museum and Maryland Transit Administration are 5 ft 4½ in gauge railways and transportation in Baltimore.

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Museum

A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and/or preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects.

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National Capital Trolley Museum

The National Capital Trolley Museum (NCTM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates historic street cars, trolleys and trams for the public on a regular schedule. Baltimore Streetcar Museum and National Capital Trolley Museum are Heritage railroads in Maryland, railroad museums in Maryland and street railway museums in the United States.

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National Railway Historical Society

The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for the historical development of railroads.

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Nonprofit organization

A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.

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PCC streetcar

The PCC (Presidents' Conference Committee) is a tram design that was first built in the United States in the 1930s.

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Peter Witt streetcar

The Peter Witt streetcar was introduced by Cleveland Railway commissioner Peter Witt (1869–1948) who led the transit agency from 1911 to 1915 and designed a model of streetcar known by his name that was used in many North American cities, most notably in Toronto and Cleveland.

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Philadelphia Transportation Company

The Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was the main public transit operator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1940 to 1968.

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Pullman Company

The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.

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SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people throughout five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Silver Spring, Maryland

Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, it is an edge city with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth-most populous place in Maryland after Baltimore, Columbia, Germantown, and Waldorf.

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St. Louis Car Company

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Track gauge

In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.

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Tram

A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of either individual railcars or self-propelled multiple unit trains that run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.

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Trolleybus

A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). British Trolleybus Systems, pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing..or trolleyDunbar, Charles S. (1967). Buses, Trolleys & Trams. Paul Hamlyn Ltd.

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United Railways and Electric Company

The United Railways and Electric Company was a street railway company in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1899 to 1935. Baltimore Streetcar Museum and United Railways and Electric Company are 5 ft 4½ in gauge railways.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the unit of electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI).

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501(c)(3) organization

A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

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See also

5 ft 4½ in gauge railways

Heritage railroads in Maryland

Museums in Baltimore

Railroad museums in Maryland

Street railway museums in the United States

Streetcars in Maryland

Transportation in Baltimore

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Streetcar_Museum

Also known as 5 ft 4½ in gauge railways, Baltimore gauge, Baltimore streetcar gauge, Five foot four and a half inch gauge railways, Route 25 (MTA Maryland).