...Dec 1, 1909 the Western Maryland Railway is formed and purchases the property of the Western Maryland Railroad under foreclosure proceedings of November...
If I am not mistaken, the turntable was moved from Elkins to Frostburg MD for WMSR use. I am sure that the WMSR could provide you the needed info. If not, ...
Hello everyone, Back in October I had posted about a WM insulated boxcar from the Trolleyville museum in Ohio. I finally got a hold of people there and it...
Thanks for sharing that with me and the group. Elkins is my home town EHS graduate in 1962. It's funny how the RR went through my yard out at Highland Park and...
I wish my bother was as hungry for information as I am. He worked for the WM till the end in the Elkins Yard, but he's really not a historian. He helps me when...
My sister was a teacher at Highland Park in the early seventies. My father and two of his brothers worked for WM out of Elkins. One of my uncles ran engines...
John, I have an old WM employee timetable somewhere (can't put my fingers on it right at the moment) that has D.H. Bohon stamped on it. Was this your father or...
That was my uncle Dave. He was an engineer. My other uncle was a hostler/fireman and my father a carman. All are deceased. John Bohon ... fingers on it ... ...
Charlie, The Bridge over the river at Elkins, as far as I know, went straight to the scrapper...the bridge across the Shavers Fork in Parsons has been there...
As vast as CSX is, and as small as the Western Maryland roster was, I find the following data from my recent posting of surviving GP40-2s fascinating; ...
http://csxt4701.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=244515 Enjoy! I know I did, and a question, is there any way to distinguish a former WM locomotive...
The Western Maryland's FA2's had a box-shapped device on the roof, which appears to cover the fan. Does anyone know when and why the railroad installed these...
They had 4 FA2's and I don't believe they aquired any FB's since they only used the FA's in pairs. When they did use a B unit, it was more than likely an F7B ...
Heh, that will teach me to consult my books before I answer a question...and be semi-awake at least:-) ... -- Michael Boyd [Non-text portions of this message...
The boxes were designed to protect maintenance workers from rotating cooling fan blades. They should be approximately the same dimension as the diameter of the...
Thanks guys for the information. If the roof box was for protecting maintenance workers from the fan, I'm guessing the top of the box was covered with a...
The cage has only two sides (front and back) on the outside, and a screen on top. Attached is a photo that was, I believe, taken by someone on this list. It ...
What Photo! LOL..........Warren ... From: Pete Brown (YahooGroups) To: WesternMarylandSurvivors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:11 PM ...
This group must be set up to strip attachments. Pete _____________________________________________________ Pete Brown - Gambrills, MD (Near Annapolis) ...
Oops yep they are, didn't notice witch group it was!!!!!!!! ... From: Pete Brown (YahooGroups) To: WesternMarylandSurvivors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Item number 6024145120 Laws and Rules and Instructions for Inspection and Testing of Locomotives other than steam. I thought someone in the group may be...
I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and my hopes for a successful and prosperous New Year for us all. Gerald Altizer President Western Maryland...
Thought yall might get a kick out of these... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/jay611/WM_1882.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/jay611/WM_1811.jpg...
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