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Date: 09/18/14 17:21
New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: RDG630

Can't go wrong with colorful locomotives and blue skies with puffy white clouds (sometimes those clouds did us in). Yesterday we chased the job from Union Bridge to Highfield, MD and back with SD40-2's #3451 and 3450.
First photo nearing Sabillasville westbound
Second dropping cars for CSX at Highfield
Third down the mountain eastbound at Fort Ritchie Road under a cloud



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Date: 09/18/14 17:25
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: RDG630

Next entering Thurmont b the Catholic church
Fifth passing Myers Road west of Rocky Ridge
Sixth same area



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Date: 09/18/14 17:27
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: RDG630

Next eastbound through Rocky Ridge, MD
Last grade crossing before Union Bridge
Last passing the WM Museum in downtown Union Bridge



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Date: 09/18/14 20:08
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: 2720

Are these units SD40-2Ms or true SD45s?

They look great regardless!!

Mike

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Date: 09/18/14 22:07
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: railscenes

Great work to get these photos. Even in the overcast shots, those bright units seem to glow. Any idea of the heritage of these units? I'd guess SP SD-45 because of the snowplow and the notched nose for large headlight cluster, but that was a long time ago. The snowplows look too large for anything else except maybe SSW or Rio Grande? I'm not a good diesel spotter so help us out.
Steve Rippeteau



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/19/14 07:30 by railscenes.

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Date: 09/19/14 03:09
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: ClubCar

All great photos; thanks for sharing them with us; love the former Western Maryland.

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Date: 09/19/14 06:29
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: yhandf

To G&W, they are classified as simply SD40-2's and are lettered as such. The bodies are former SP and UP SD45's, but the "guts" are SD40-2.

Rob H.
Keymar, MD

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Date: 09/19/14 08:52
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: ChessieSystem

SD40-2Ms is the designation for these SD45s after rebuild though, as mentioned above, on the G&W they are stenciled SD40-2.
Three units have SP heritage (SP 7503, 7485, 7473), the fouth UP (UP 2806).

JW

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Date: 09/19/14 08:56
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: exopr

What's the MMID's operating schedule for these?

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Date: 09/19/14 13:29
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: jmbreitigan

Nice rural coverage, variety and color in this series of photos.
john

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Date: 09/19/14 13:39
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: JJSmith

I'm jealous :-)

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Date: 09/19/14 16:10
Re: New Power on the Maryland Midland & Great Weather
Author: ns1000

GREAT stuff...!! Thanks for sharing.

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