Eder was a station on the B & O Railroad. It was located near the bridge that carries Nottingham Road over the tracks and is about one mile east of Mechanics Valley. It was named for William H. Eder, who owned a large farm nearby.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad began providing service between Baltimore and Philadelphia in 1886. To accommodate freight and travelers in Cecil County, several stations (8 or 9) were built adjacent to the tracks, and one of these stops was Eder.
A timetable for the railroad appeared in an October 1886 edition of the Elkton Appeal. It showed that there were two trains a day stopping at the station. A westbound train was scheduled at 7.24 a.m., and an eastbound one stopped at 6:51 p.m.
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Source: Library Company of Philadelphia, Online Collection.
http://lcpdams.librarycompany.org:8881/R/?func=collections-result&collection_id=1151
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