The Western Maryland Railroad ran in an East to West direction on the Brooklyn side of Garrett. It is the current site of the Great Allegheny Passage. A 150-mile system of biking and hiking trails connecting Cumberland, Maryland and Pittsburgh that was constructed on the former Western Maryland railroad bed. The Connellsville Extension of the Western Maryland Railroad was built west from Cumberland, Maryland, to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, beginning around 1906 and was completed in 1912.
The Western Maryland Railroad ran in an East to West direction on the Brooklyn side of Garrett It is the current site of the Great Allegheny Passage A 150-mile system of biking and hiking trails connecting Cumberland, Maryland and Pittsburgh that was constructed on the former Western Maryland railroad bed. The Connellsville Extension of the Western Maryland Railroad was built west from Cumberland, Maryland, to Connellsville, Pennsylvania beginning around 1906 and was completed in 1912.