Gerald; Luckily, nearing the end for Blackfork, I rode the lead helper with 4 units on a Bayard Turn from Montrose to Thomas on a red & white WM GP-7. A...
... Oct 8,1863 Consolidation Coal Company purchases the Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad for $250,000. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Demolition has begun on the frame portion of the former WM freight station on North George Street in York. The wood section of the building has been suffereing...
Greg, Gee......That's bad news that they weren't able to save all the building for some kind of reuse before it deteriorated to the point of collapse. Not only...
Yes, it is quite unfortunate that either the tenant and/or owners wouldn't do anything to preserve the building. I presume that York Railway Company has some...
All, Given the horrid state of the York freight station (I passed it this afternoon), there's an interesting tidbit to report. The Genesee & Wyoming, who owns...
Just need to build the north leg of the wye at Emory Grove/Glyndon, or perhaps they can run push/pull. Actually, there is a crossover to make a run-around...
Wonder what sort of price figure would be reasonable? ... owner. ... at all ... building ... keeping ... beautiful, ... both ... nice ... and ... and ... know...
Gerald, Were you typing a bit fast and meant Georges Creek? (without the Cumberland...) Thanks for the great tid bits... Charles ... Creek and Cumberland...
Oooopppsss. : ( Good catch, Charles. It was WM Rwy that purchased the GC&C. ... From: Charles To: WesternMarylandSurvivors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
... Oct 27,1912 the inaugural "Chicago Express" operates between Baltimore and Chicago. Routing is Western Maryland from Baltimore to Connellsville,...
... Nov 22,1875 Emmitsburg Railroad opened, extending 7 miles from Rocky Ridge to Emmitsburg. ... Nov 22,1967 The Jackson Branch, a remnant of the original...
The old Western Maryland FA 302 is about to be moved from Albany, NY where it has been stored to the West Virginia Central. It sounds like the routing will...
... Dec 2,1879 the first freight train to operate over the Pennsylvania Railroad in Maryland enters Cumberland ... Dec 3,1858 fire severely damages the...
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Was in Sidney,OH over the weekend. There is still a WM painted boxcar next to some grain silos downtown. Might be something to look into saving. -Adam...
I did, but have not had a chance to download them from the camera yet. If you look at sites like rrpicturearchives they have shots of it in the sidney,oh...
I've been there and spoken to the owner. He is amenable to a trade. The car is used to store hay bales. The car isn't going anywhere. [Non-text portions of...
I am working on a project that I need info on this gp40,time built where it spent most of its life when it was retired and what was done with the unit.Any...
Roger, This is the survivors homepage. http://www.westernmarylandsurvivors.com/wmsmain.htm That'll take care of where she is today and a few pictures. Matt ......
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