 In 1873 the WM built its own line from Owings Mills to Fulton Junction in Baltimore.The WM designated the Baltimore-Hagerstown line as its East Subdivision.The Bachman Valley Railroad built a line from Valley Junction (1.25 mi east of Porters) south to the Maryland state line in 1872, and the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad continued the line south to Emory Grove, MD, connecting with the WM in 1879.