Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad
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The Patapsco and Back Rivers Railroad (reporting mark PBR) was a Class III switching and terminal railroad, operating in Baltimore County. Owned for the majority of its existence by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the railroad primarily served Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point Terminal area. MCM Management Corporation purchased the PBR, through their purchase of RG Steel corporation, and renamed the railroad the Baltimore Industrial Railroad (reporting mark BDR) in 2012.[1] RG Steel, LLC
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Headquarters | Sparrows Point, MD |
Reporting mark | PBR |
Locale | Baltimore County, Maryland |
Dates of operation | 1918ā2012 |
Predecessor | Baltimore & Sparrows Point Railroad Co. |
Successor | The Baltimore Industrial Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | approx. 100 mi. secondary |
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Website | http://sparrowspoint.com/ |
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