The track to the left (now just a spur) was part of the Hanover Branch Railroad leading West to Hanover, PA, where it connected to the Gettysburg Railroad. The track to the right was laid in 1838 by the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad (reorganized in 1855 to become the Northern Central Railroad) and went both north to York, PA (and eventually all the way to Harrisburg) as well as south reaching Baltimore, MD. Though a good percent of the ROW south has been removed, the junction with what is now the North East Corridor remains and is located near the Amtrak's Pennsylvania Station in downtown Baltimore. The Pennsy assumed control of this line in 1861 and ran daily trains between Baltimore and Harrisburg until the late 60's. The line was abandoned South of York by PC after damage from Hurricane Agnes in 1972 . Hurricane Agnes was, at the time, the costliest hurricane to hit the United States in recorded history.