I recall meeting him about 10-15 years ago, at the park. At first, I had NO idea who this guy was but it didn't take long to realize he knew what he was...
...Apr 2, 1886 the Piedmont and Cumberland Railway was Incorporated in West Virginia. It constructed the rail line from Piedmont, through Westernport and on...
Hi everyone!!!! Thank you for letting me in your corner of the world. I am sad to hear of the passing of Mr. Long. I met him about 7 years ago while I was a...
Gerald, Any progress being made with CSX for the WM SD40 (Gp40) sitting in Waycross, GA? They haven't disposed of it the "other way" yet have they? Matt...
which of the units are in question? I know some guys down at Waycross I can inquire with. silver_tounged_devil2001 <silver_tounged_devil2001@...> wrote:...
a trace of the two SD40s indicate they are still alive and kicking. here is my tracing results CSXT 4618- DEPARTED FOR BIRMINGHAM, AL ON CSXT APR 03 955PM CSXT...
The locomotive in question is the hulk of the last new locomotive delivered to WM, GP40 3799/CSX 6574. It was gutted for the RCPUSH program a couple years ago;...
Hi John If the locomotive is anything like the modern steam locos I work on, the cylinder cocks were operated by air from a handle in the cab next to the...
Thanks for the info Peter. You have been very helpful. John ... From: Peter To: WesternMarylandSurvivors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 4:39 PM ...
No worries John, it's always a pleasure to share information, the last thing I want is to take my knowledge to the grave. Seen that done too many times. I just...
Wow. New Castle? I have old friends there, Danny Lynch... not that I expect that he is someone you know but that is a small world thing for sure... Bob Welsh ...
Group it seems that we are about to lose one of the 2 remaining WM woodchip cars on CSX it was delivered to Mansbach Metals on April 14 for dismantle.....CSXT...
...May 12, 1975, all Western Maryland traffic left home rails at Big Pool Junction to run on the Baltimore and Ohio west to Ohio Pyle, ending through train...
"After trying to find a home for this 150 ton crane I was forced to scrap most of the crane in 1993" What a load of crap! Why even buy it in the first place...
The crane was owned by the Western Maryland Scenic. The scrap dealer (Brock) did the cutting up for them. That was during the time Ed Kemmit was the boss. They...
...May 23, 1859, the first rails were laid on the first segment of the Western Maryland from Relay House to Owings Mills. [Non-text portions of this message...
Does anyone have shots of Lantz Coal #29 aka WM Shay #2? I was hopping she'd be a close match to the N scale atlas shay... - Jason Underwood CSX / C&O...
Jason, I have shots of WM Shay #6 and Shay #2 on webshots. Go to: www.webshots.com Under search type in prujak. You will have to look through the group of ...
Hi Paul Great photos. Thanks for posting them. I went through the whole stack, and saw the B&W elkins shots at the end. I didn't see any shots of WM #2,...
...May 27, 1852 the Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick Railroad was chartered by the Maryland legislature. Western Maryland is born 154 years ago ...May 27,...
Hey gang, Just happened to glance at the cover picture for the site again, and it made me realize how irritated I was with the WVC this afternoon. I drove...
...June 21, 2006 WMS, LLC consummates a sale with CSX Transportation for the abandoned portion of the Georges Creek Subdivision in Allegany County, Maryland....
Will this be a freight operation and if so how much traffic is on the line? I assume any traffic would be mostly coal. John Bohon ... Transportation for the...
... Yes ... There hasn't been a carload of coal off this line since Consol 10 shut down. There are, however, in excess of 320,000,000 tons of coal reserves in...
Does this mean the line will essentially be railbanked or is some sort of operation planned? Also is there any anticipated date when coal could start moving...
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