Leslie Train Station – Cecil County, Maryland

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Designed by Frank Furness
Built 1887-Razed

From what I can tell, many of the old B&O stations from around the 1900’s are no longer standing. The stations were torn down over the years, as cars and trucks took over the transportation, and the old stations fell to neglect with the tracks being realigned, just to mention a few reasons the old stations came down.
We found articles that made reference to Leslie Station from about 1880 to 1943. After that, we were unable to find any mention of the old B&O Station. The last article is dated 1942, where two horses were ” lost” in the area of Leslie Station.

1888 – A horse strayed away from it’s owner near Leslie Station .
Also nearby the station, a German Carp measuring 23 inches was caught in a nearby pond.
In 1903, a 18 year old man was struck and killed by a train .
In 1915, a train struck a “autobus” killing three men.
In 1920 – A near by home owner was killed in a house fire.
Also in 1920 , a train accident near Leslie resulted in the injury of two crew members.
1929 – a family of five was killed t a railroad crossing near Leslie as they passed in a vehicle over the B&O Tracks. A 18 month old child of the family survived the accident.
In 1935 , a home burned near Leslie Station resulting in the death of the home owner.
In 1937 , two Convicts were captured and then escaped near the station, on Mechanics Valley Road.