Nostalgia & History > Fifty or More Years Ago - N&W 1607

N&W 1607, 1601, and 1606 are in Brewster, Ohio in October 1972. An N&W FM H12-44 and a WM locomotive are around the turntable.
Bob



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/23 09:24 by refarkas.

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Nice group shot of N&W and WM locomotives.

Rich

Great picture, looks like I could just walk right into it and climb aboad.
If only .......

PasadenaSub Wrote:
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> Nice group shot of N&W and WM locomotives.
>
> Rich
The sad part is that the Chessie System should not have been given the Western Maryland Railway as part of their merger.  The WM should have been allowed to go to the Norfolk & Western which would have really changed the landscape of railroading here in the East.  For example, think of Cumberland, Maryland with two competing railroads as well as Baltimore.  Before the government allowed the Chessie System to absorb the WM, there was some real competition as many Norfolk & Western Trains came down the WM into Baltimore to the WM Port Covington Terminal.  Yes, I realize that the B&O had already owned the majority of WM stock, but as the Chessie System, they should have been made to sell those shares.  The Interstate Commerce Commission, which at that time oversaw rail mergers, really screwed up on this one.
Anyhow, thanks for sharing your photo.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

ClubCar Wrote:
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> The sad part is that the Chessie System should not
> have been given the Western Maryland Railway as
> part of their merger.  The WM should have been
> allowed to go to the Norfolk & Western which would
> have really changed the landscape of railroading
> here in the East.  For example, think of
> Cumberland, Maryland with two competing railroads
> as well as Baltimore.  Before the government
> allowed the Chessie System to absorb the WM, there
> was some real competition as many Norfolk &
> Western Trains came down the WM into Baltimore to
> the WM Port Covington Terminal.  Yes, I realize
> that the B&O had already owned the majority of WM
> stock, but as the Chessie System, they should have
> been made to sell those shares.  The Interstate
> Commerce Commission, which at that time oversaw
> rail mergers, really screwed up on this one.
> Anyhow, thanks for sharing your photo.
> John in White Marsh, Maryland

N&W CEO John Fishwick viewed incursion into the northeast as a ticket to red ink. While I agree with you, unfortunately N&W wasn't pushing it.

I'm Feeling Blue,,, thanks,you great stuff