... Sep 1,1852 Assets of the Maryland Mining Company conveyed to the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company for $5,000,000. Included were the Eckhart Railroad*, the...
... Sep 1,1880 first locomotive reaches Pompey's Smash at the Summit of Dan's Mountain on the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad. . [Non-text portions of...
... Sep 1,1953 the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad is merged into the Western Maryland Railway [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Sep 1,1954 C&P Branch of the Western Maryland Railway totally eliminated. 17.6 miles of track. The State Line and Eckhart branches, and the main line from...
trying to get to the bottom of this. What ... As much as I have tried I can not let this statement rest. As a long standing member of HRM I do not like being...
John, when I said it's done move on I meant what can be done about this? It's like locking the barn after the horses are stolen, it won't bring the Alcos back...
If not persued it will be assumed nobody cares and the parties can do similar things in the future. It may not be scrapping a locomotive but something will...
I have to stand by that statement, Its done now, nothing will bring them back, but i also agree taht concern needs to be expressed on the subject. Having...
First off I know a lot of people are upset about what happened to those locomotives, but few of you are aware of the true series of events that led to the...
... It was Bob Tracy who told me; a. they were offered to New Hope and Ivyland, who never acted upon it b. that I could have them for the same price as they...
Looks as if the fate of WM 39 is forthcoming in October, www.petersonauction.com ____________________________________________________________ Compete with the...
I still think she could be a nice "dummy unit" or static display.... only get one chance to save them! I'll throw a few dollars in! Brian Gessel ... ...
Gerry, Certainly appears your statements could not possibly be any more solid. It's good to know that even with the plate pretty full you were once again...
Any one up for the trip? If you look at their pictures of her you can see the old circus paint coming through. With only three of these units left isn't she...
Exactly what is the state of WM39? Is she operable or does she need a boat load of work to get her rail worthy? Where is it on their web site and what is the...
For gerald and the group, I was going through some of my pictures of when i used to work for the WVC and came across some of when we got 303 in. I forgot i had...
For some pictures of her, look on the http://www.petersonauction.com/ website and in the sidebar click on Kane info. The 4th, 5th, and last rows have picts of...
...Sep 19,2002 William Paschal Price, nationally renowned railroad photographer and historian, passed away. Born in Cumberland on December 17,1922, Bill's work...
... photographer and historian, passed away. ...a genuinely nice, humble guy. For a time, he was a member of the Susquehanna Div. of the Mid-East Region of the...
... Sep 21,1879 workmen begin razing structures in Cumberland to prepare for the construction of the new Hay Street Station for the Cumberland and Pennsylvania...
... Sep 23,1872 The Bedford and Bridgeport Railroad is leased by the Pennsylvania Railroad, giving the Pennsy access to Georges Creek Coal via the Georges...
... Sep 25,1904 three cars loaded at the new Port Covington facility; canned goods from William Numsen and Sons, R.E. Robert & Company, and the Peerless...
... it has been reported by group member Brian Gessel that CSX 8424, known to us as Western Maryland Railway SD40 7473, was retired on September 18th and is...
There is a real S1 for sale on Ebay from NY Transit... $30,000 Look up ALCO GE Diesel Lets pool our money... then take it to the Walkersville Southern and play...
... Sep 29,1910 the Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk Railroad Company is incorporated ... Sep 29,1983 the last train runs up Western Maryland's Black Fork grade. ...
Gerald; Blackfork was a Special place for me. Dave D. took me there many times. We walked down into the Canyon several times, photographged a Bayard Turn once...
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