All Aboard! Trains In, Around, and Through Maryland How did building a railroad help Maryland and Baltimore? Why did Maryland need a railroad? Why was the first train station built at Ellicott's Mills? Who won the race between the canal and the railroad? What were the new forms of technology? Why was and is the Port of Baltimore important to the railroad? Choose "Ahead" below to answer all of these questions -- and maybe some more -- about trains in, around and through Maryland. If you wish to review a page while you are working on a lesson, click on "Back." If you wish to return to the Maryland with Pride Home Page, click on "Home."