Northern Central Railway $1000 gold bond certificate 1924 (Pennsylvania and Maryland) 

Nice historic RR bond. Fun vignette of steam trains in Baltimore Harbor with steamship at the grain silos, factory in the background. Vertical format. Issued and cancelled. No coupons attached. Dated 1924 from the text. Folds from storage. Measuring approximately 14.5 x 10 inches.

Chartered in 1854, the original Northern Central Railway was a Class 1 railroad that connected Baltimore Maryland to Sunbury Pennsylvania. 

For eleven decades, the Northern Central operated as a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad until much of its Maryland trackage was washed out by Hurricane Agnes in 1972, after which the Penn Central declined to repair destroyed sections and the remainder fell into disuse. It is now a fallen flag railway, having come under the control of Conrail and then the Norfolk Southern Railway.

Trackage from Camden Station in Baltimore to Timonium, Maryland, remains in service as part of the Baltimore Light RailLink line, while much of the line in Pennsylvania is operated by the Norfolk Southern for freight service. The Northern Central Railway of York, a heritage railway, operates on former Northern Central track between New Freedom and Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania.

The route between York, Pennsylvania, and the Maryland-Pennsylvania line is now the York County Heritage Rail Trail, much of which is side-by-side with still-functioning track. Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, a similar hike/bike trail in Northern Maryland, connects with the York County Heritage Rail Trail and continues down to Baltimore either on rural roads or the old railroad grade.

Civil War Significance: 
It served as a vital supply line for the Union and transported wounded soldiers after the Battle of Gettysburg.

Presidential History: 
President Abraham Lincoln traveled this route to deliver the Gettysburg Address in 1863, and his funeral train later traversed the same tracks in 1865.

Ownership & Decline: 
It became a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861. Operations were severely crippled by Hurricane Agnes in 1972, leading to the abandonment of much of the line.

Successor Rails: 
Portions of the former line are now the Baltimore Light RailLink and popular recreation trails like the York County Heritage Rail Trail and the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail.

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