Steam & Excursion > Oct.27, 2017, Western Maryland Scenic; Video added

GP30 # 501 was painted into the Western Maryland Railway's 1969 red/white/black "circus" scheme in late summer in an effort to draw interest in the railroad, with #734 and #1309 both down.Several weeks later, the CMO would be dismissed, and 1309 was looking like a  permanently stalled project.
On this day, only myself and former NS photographer Casey Thomason were shooting this run.
Locations are at Ridgeley, WV, and at Trimble Rd. at Slabtown, MD.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/25 18:24 by bigsavage.

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Trimble Rd. @ Slabtown, MD.

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Slabtown. What a wonderful name for a place to call home..

Nice images and light. I do like that paint scheme.
GK

Thanks once again, bigsavage, for the photos and the video along the former main line of the original Western Maryland Railway.  I too have great memories of riding Western Maryland Excursion Trains in those good-ole-days before the Chessie System absorbed the WM and then destroyed most of it.  But I am grateful that the WM Scenic continues to operate the trips from Cumberland up to Frostburg keeping part of the WM alive for all to enjoy.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Very nice..!!