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Mt. Airy Branch/Loop -
Baltimore & Ohio

The Baltimore & Ohio-heritage CSX main line passes south of Mt. Airy through the Mt. Airy tunnel. At one time there was a 3-4 mile long loop branch that passed through the town of Mt. Airy, a couple miles north of the main line tunnel.

The eastern end of the branch is now abandoned. The remaining stub of the branch joins the main line west of town at Mt. Airy Junction. Judging by the condition of the branch, there is little rail traffic today (2003).

This former Baltimore & Ohio freight / passenger (?) station in Mount Airy is now a local pharmacy. Md. route 808 crosses in the foreground. The western end of the branch/loop is still in place; it ends a couple hundred feet behind the camera. Photo from Mike Palmer, Sept. 2003.