Loudon Park Cemetery Right-of-way
Ownership of the Catonsville Short Line Railroad right-of-way within Loudon Park Cemetery is disputed.
The Cemetery has recently begun burying people in a small portion of the right-of-way and filled in a portion of the right-of-way for a road.
Primrose Passageway Permission
Amtrak permission would be needed for use of the Primrose Passageway because it is within their right-of-way.
Claremont Branch Re-Activation (Penn-Camden Connector)
Although the Claremont Branch is not currently in use, the Maryland Trasporation Administration (MTA) has proposed using the right-of-way to connect the Penn and Camden MARC lines.
In 2023, MTA received a federal grant ($8.8 million) to begin studying and designing the Penn-Camden Connector (PCC).
Several individuals and organizations here started a campaign to urge MTA to build the Penn-Camden Connector as a rail-with-trail.
Multiple organizations and elected officials have supported this request.
Rail-with-trail allows for multiple beneficial uses of a corridor, rather than picking between railroad or trail.
There are over 900 miles of rail-with-trail projects across the country, from more than 25 miles long to just 0.1 miles long; some examples of already existing rail-with-trail projects are shown below.
MTA is currently desiging the Purple Line in Montgomery County as a rail-with-trail alongside the Capital Crescent Trail shown in the map below and in a speculative rendition.
Baltimore can have rail-with-trail too!
MTA has said so far that they do not intend to design the PCC as rail-with-trail because of the costs and logistical hurdles.
However, MTA is continuing to solicit stakeholder feedback this summer and does not expect to complete 30% design until next fall/winter.
Catonsville to Baltimore Greenway 