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...nor is it popular down here, Glen - even in the heart of Ma and Pa country!  Most people here in Baltimore, Harford and York counties don't even know that the railroad ever existed.  It had a crazy and nomadic history, and was really two railroads that joined forces almost by accident.  Right on the border of the two states there was a slate quarry and their product was in demand in both states and for customers of both railroads.  Once demand dried up and Interstate 83 was constructed, the railroad was doomed.  It's a familiar story driven by economics.  The only real sadness for the passing of the railroad was the nature of the route - it went through beautiful countryside in an incredible mixture of crazy turns and steep inclines, more like a roller coaster than a railroad.