Visitors to Cumberland,Maryland will have a new angle to shoot steam and diesel from on the WMSR when the Fairfield Inn Hotel officially opens later this...
... May 5,1874 Cumberland and Pennsylvania 22, a Winans 0-8-0, suffered a boiler explosion in Westernport while pulling a train of empty hoppers from Piedmont...
... actually yesterday's date, May 7,1902 The City of Baltimore sells it's interests in the Western Maryland Railroad to the Fuller Syndicate for $8,751,370.45...
... May 12,1944 The Western Maryland Railway purchases the entire capital stock of the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad for $1,100,000. ... May 12,1975 all...
... May 23,1859 the first rails, acquired from mills in Wales, were laid on the first segment of the Western Maryland from Relay House to Owings Mills. ...
... May 27,1852 the Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick Railroad was chartered by the Maryland legislature. ... May 27,1952 In its first 100 years, the Western...
Gerald and group, CSXT 4621 (former WM unit) is currently "stored" at Corbin, however its outlook is rather dim. The unit has incidents regarding wiring and...
To add to what Kevin has posted, there is one remaining Western Maryland SD40 in service on CSXT; 8437 / WM 7495. There is also only one in service on other...
3795 is MIA, 3796 is now CSX slug 2339, 3797 is in service as UP 1478, 3798 is in service as IS 4041, and 3799 is in service as CSX slug 2361. ... From: B&O...
3795 renumbered to CSXT6570 and shows sold to Helm Rail Equipment August 2000. Goodness only knows after that.......... There are now NO active GP40s in the...
... May 30,1853 The charter of the Western Maryland Railroad amended to authorize the extension to Hagerstown. ... May 30,1885 37.5 mile extension from...
Hi westernmarylandsurvivors@yahoogroups.com, I invited you to join Facebook a while back and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect...
I was wonderin if anyone knew how to get to the mance cruve trainning camp and who to contact to use it,I am plannin a small railfan trip and need to know what...
IIRC, the Mance training camp is no longer "open" to the public. Too many people trespassing and tearing it up prompted the owner to move it to private land......
The training camp was moved further away from the tracks and onto private property and has now been made off limits except for the owner ... From: ROGER...
is this the same guy who owns the old post office there at the cruve?? ... From: Aaron O'Hern <wmfan3798@...> Subject: Re: [WesternMarylandSurvivors]...
... Jun 1,1836 a supplementary act passed by the Maryland General Assembly changed the name of the Maryland Mining Company to the Georges Creek Coal and Iron...
Breaking News: Heisler #6 to make historic run to Elkins. Due to a recent bridge inspection by the West Virginia Rail Authority on a small wooden trestle along...
Hi Brian - I received your invitation to Facebook - I'm already a member under wes77@... . I'm a big WM fan who grew up in Hagerstown, MD. I've been...
Probably not earth shattering news but, what the heck. ;) On my travels between New Oxford and Porter's Sideling (in pursuit of G&W's morning run between York...
The Board of Directors of the Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association regrets to announce that the Steam Train to Elkins and Beverly,...
... Jun 14,1888 the Pennsylvania Railroad in Maryland is consolidated into the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad. [Non-text portions of this message have...
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