Steam & Excursion > WMSR Steel Wheel Festival Sunday

I needed a steam fix, so I headed drove to Cumberland for the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's Steel Wheel Festival. The following are photos from the festival. I didn't go on the shop tour, but the work being done on 1308 was capably documented in wmbrakeman's fine thread of photos of this on Saturday.

1 & 2) Two views of WMSR #7, a Plymouth, was used to move the car to bring visitors to the 1309 shop tour

3) Amtrak #822 on the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Display Train

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4) Amtrak #406 at the other end of the display train
5) & 6) Lehigh Valley Coal #126

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i can see you had a great time also , great shots also ,

7) WMSR 734 with the 11:30 train arriving at the Cumberland Station
8) A caboose in the 12-car consist. (One GP30 was on the rear of the train)
9) WMSR 734 crosses Baltimore Street

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10) & 11) WMSR 734 begins the run to Frostburg

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The festival also included a vendors and model railroad display in the Allegany Museum near the WMSR Station. Additionally, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Foundation had a display table for the C & O 1309, WM Business Car #204 and signal restoration projects. In lieu of paying for a ticket to ride a train, I made a donation to the Foundation. More information can be found at:

http://www.movingfullsteamahead.com/

The museum had some small, but interesting, displays of Cumberland's railroad and brewery history.

12) A model of the Queen City Hotel and B & O Station
13) A display of B & O dining China
14) A display of Old Export breweriana

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15) A very late Amtrak #30 arriving in Cumberland around 2:40 pm
16) ACS-64 #622 is being delivered
17) Chessie locomotives may no longer grace Cumberland's railroads, but Chessie lives on with the Chessie Federal Credit Union. This credit union appears to be a major financial institution in Cumberland.


Thanks for looking.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/14 22:05 by RuleG.

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