| Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 | |
| Nearest City: | North Branch, Oldtown, Little Orleans and Woodmont in Maryland, and Jerome in West Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 39.6262°N -78.3862°W |
| Builder: | Western Maryland Railway Co.; Pennsylvania Steel Co. |
| Added: | July 23, 1981 |
| Refnum: | 81000078 |
Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way, Milepost 126 to Milepost 160 is a historic section of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) in Allegany County, Maryland, and Morgan County, West Virginia. It is an abandoned 34miles section of the right-of-way between milepost 126 at the intersection of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal and Long Ridge Road, Woodmont, and milepost 160 just west of Maryland Route 51, North Branch. It closely parallels the Potomac River and the C&O Canal, which runs along the north bank of the river, and includes three tunnels. Seven miles of the roadbed are in West Virginia near Paw Paw.[1]
WM completed the line between Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland in 1906.[2] It was abandoned by the Chessie System in 1975.
The National Park Service acquired the roadbed in 1980 for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Towns it is listed in include North Branch, Oldtown, Little Orleans and Woodmont, Maryland, and Jerome, West Virginia.