Nostalgia & History > Western Maryland BL2

On my one and only visit ever to the Western Maryland in August '73, this BL2 and slug were working the Hagerstown, MD, hump.
JB

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The carbodies always reminded me of the old Schwinn chain guards

As I recall, both WM 81 and 82 were working the Hagerstown yard about that time. Didn't these units start as road units? My memory begins to fade, but didn't the BL-2's pull passenger trains?

WM's BL2s were definetly used in road freight service. I even rode one leading BH1 from Westminster to Union Bridge; or was that the night we rode all the way to highfield and had to hitch-hike back before my erman final the next day? I have a number of train notes proving their use in regular freight service and a few pictures. Since they had lighter frames than other uniys, per WM TT instructions they had to be the first or second units in a lash up. I've seen them mixed with most other units. I even have a photo of both of them in a five unit helper consist. Once WM converted them to hump power they stayed there, I believe. By that time i was far removed from the best little Class I in the country, the WM!

WM, with only about 125 total units in a prior second generation roster, could muster up some of the highest number of loco variations in a consist compared to much larger roads.