Always looking for new sources of business, the railroad, in 1914, convinced the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association to establish Bowie Race Track along the Main Line.

In September 1917, as the U.S. entered World War I, George Bishop, the WB&A's well-connected president, persuaded the U.S. Army to acquire land owned by the railroad and open a training facility.
 Camp Meade was established in the area roughly bounded by the B&O Washington Branch on the west, the Pennsylvania Railroad on the east, and the South Shore Line of the WB&A to the south.
 The installation was supposed to be a temporary facility, used only for the duration of the war (it is still in use today).
 The WB&A saw record traffic during this time as a result of freight and passenger service to the camp.
 In 1918, the railroad was running as many as 84 special trains a day.
Always looking for new sources of business, the railroad, in 1914, convinced the Southern Maryland Agricultural Fair Association to establish Bowie Race Track along the Main Line.
In September 1917, as the U.S. entered World War I, George Bishop, the WB&A's well-connected president, persuaded the U.S. Army to acquire land owned by the railroad and open a training facility.  Camp Meade was established in the area roughly bounded by the B&O Washington Branch on the west, the Pennsylvania Railroad on the east, and the South Shore Line of the WB&A to the south.  The installation was supposed to be a temporary facility, used only for the duration of the war (it is still in use today).  The WB&A saw record traffic during this time as a result of freight and passenger service to the camp.  In 1918, the railroad was running as many as 84 special trains a day.
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway