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Nostalgia & History > Maryland Midland on Farquher StreetDate: 02/15/21 15:23 Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: sig292 Back in 2007 I was lucky enough to catch Maryland Midland train UBEG on the Farquher Street tracks.
I sure hope the people living on this street didn't mind the sound of squealing freight car brakes. Maybe they did mind, it wasn't long after I made this video that the new track was put in to bypass the street running. Enjoy! Ken Gear You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 02/15/21 16:43 Re: Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: Tominde Where is Farquhar St?
Date: 02/15/21 16:48 Re: Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: perklocal Awesome ! I wonder if they ever had one get away from them on that grade ?
Date: 02/15/21 17:03 Re: Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: JayK Farquher St is in Union Bridge, MD. It is no longer used as the MMID built a new route from their mainline into the cement plant. Here's a view from 2014.
 Date: 02/15/21 18:53 Re: Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: bigsavage The Farquhar St. spur was constructed in 1911 by the WM. Until 1971 it connected in a wye with a PRR branch inside the plant.
The current connection is about 1 mile east of Union Bridge, with a wye track at the intersection of Shepherd's Mill and Ladiesburg Rds. There is a stiff grade along Shepherd's Mill Rd. and at the intersection at Quaker Hill Rd., the spur goes into mill property. Photos from 6-24-2020 WW Jenkins    Date: 02/16/21 08:36 Re: Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: aehouse I got tipped off about the last run on Farquhar Street (I think it was on a Saturday) and rushed down to Union Bridge to photograph it. The slides are somewhere. There was quite a crowd there for the final run.
Art House Gettysburg, Pa. Date: 03/03/21 18:21 Re: Maryland Midland on Farquher Street Author: Gonut1 It was all the rage in Rails northeast and other railfan outlets at the time.
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