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Revision as of 05:13, 26 October 2025
ATLANTIC & CAPITAL RAILROAD (FICTION)
Rail system in the United States
The Atlantic & Capital Railroad is a DMV heritage line that runs from Ocean City into Alexandria, Virginia (with Diesels using the Camden route to Virginia). The terminus for the locomotives to rest and live at is in Laurel, near the Laurel Racetrack. The fleet is a mix of steam, diesel and electric. This was a collaborative effort with The Chessie System/CSX, B&O Museum and others with the main owner named Henry Reaid who was always fascinated with trains.
History
Henry Reaid at the age of 20 started a heritage group dedicated to saving railroad history. The project first started in the early-late 70s with everyone trying to figure out how the railroad would look. They decided to travel around the Maryland area gathering as much info as possible and even making sketches and map outs to show how it would look. It was hard times during the planning phase but it wasn’t really that major as no one really knew what they were up to. They befriended many of the established railroad companies and other organizations. They even discovered an old B&O Class F Locomotive (who was a fictional addon to the William Mason Class) who was No. 27 locked away in a shed in 1979.
Later on the Straggers Rail Act in 1980 was passed but work to starting the line was slow. To pass the time they built up near the racetrack to store whatever they had. They needed to have special permission from the major railroads & had support from them. They had to follow the rules and regulations before building the line officially started in winter of 1984.
