Eastern Railroad Discussion > CSX train east of Gettysburg, PA.

A few miles east of Gettysburg and heading west. 5/14/2018

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Photo 2 my favorite. Cool that track is still jointed rail.

Really nice area...great pics. How many trains a day go over this line?

I wonder if they're still shipping roofing granules from Greenstone (east of Highfield on this line) to GAF in Baltimore on the Canton railroad.

No sir, that is a CSX line, the former Western Maryland. There is no WESTERN Maryland Midland.

PlyWoody Wrote:
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> The railroad through Gettysburg is run by Western
> Maryland Midland Railroad. Why are you finding
> CSX units on the line. Are they purchased units,
> rented/leased or a CSX detour train for what
> reason? What is the rest of the story?


Maryland Midland (now G&W) owns the former WM mainline from Emory Grove to Highfield going through Westminster, Union Bridge, Thurmont (MD). CSX still owns the Hanover sub, what WM called the Dutch Line, which also goes from Emory Grove to Highfield but via Hanover and Gettysburg (PA).

Thanks for the correction. I guess the Dutch line might be in CSX list of lines to dispose of, even when it proves its values for detours when the main line is flooded.

The grit mill is an active shipper.
JW

DubyaM Wrote:
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> I wonder if they're still shipping roofing
> granules from Greenstone (east of Highfield on
> this line) to GAF in Baltimore on the Canton
> railroad.