Eastern Railroad Discussion > Out and About..... 23 thru 28 March 2019

Saturday, 23 March 2019

1) Run by the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad shops in Ridgeley, WV reveals the days train powered by GP30 #502 getting ready to their trip.

2) P030-23 arriving at Cumberland, MD. They would be delayed getting into the station as the Q137 departs out of the yard.

3) Q137-22 westbound departing Cumberland, MD

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1) Q137-22 passing the stopped P030-23 at Knox Street in Cumberland, MD

2) At Rock Cut Road, Q137-22 waits for their helper to tie onto the rear before they head west.

3) Q316-22 pulling into the receiving yard at Cumberland, MD

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1) Q316-22 passing the "Hump" at Cumberland, MD

2) L226-21 with a smokin' UP unit in the trail passing Mexico Farms Tower.

3) L226-21 at Mexico Farms Road..

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/30/19 05:13 by DTWilson.

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1) K139-22 Westbound, departing Cumberland, MD

2) K139-21 westbound at Ellersile, MD.

3) WMSR #502 leading their "Spring Fling" trip at Trimble Road Crossing.

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Sunday, 24 March 2019

1) B770-24 brings a combined cut of paper mill outbound cars and cars from yesterday's B772 into the east yard at Keyser, WV. The B770 Crew did a class one air test on the cars to help out the late running Q316.

2) B770-24 in the west yard at Keyser shorting the inbound traffic (left) as the Q316-23 power starts into the west yard (right)

3) B770-24 (right) returning to the yard at Beryl, WV on the interchange track passing the B772-24 holding at Piedmont, WV for their turn to work the yard at Keyser.

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1) B772-24 eastbound at Keymont, WV

2) B772-24 shoving their train into the freight track at Keyser, WV. Their cars will be picked by the next days Q316 to be taken into Cumberland. The boxcar to the right of frame is the rear of the cut of cars Q316-23 is picking up.

3) My turn..... Q316-23 shoving their pick up out of the east yard at Keyser back to their train.

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Monday, 25 March 2019

Part of the Surfacing Gang that has been working on track 2 between Cumberland and Keyser is the "BDS" Ballast Distribution System.... seen working along Bull Neck Curve outside Keyser, WV.

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Tuesday, 26 March 2019

1) B770-26 on the interchange track at Piedmont, WV heading east to Keyser to set out the outbound traffic from the Verso paper mill.

2) B772-26 heading westbound as light engine movement at Piedmont, WV. They will return this evening with tonnage reduction cars that Q316 will pick up in the morning.

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1) Cool your Heels...... B772-26 has returned with the tonnage reduction cars for Q316, but first has to wait at Piedmont, WV as the Surfacing Gang finishes working the plant at Keyser.

2) Q317-26 westbound at 21st. Bridge Road, MD. The headend cars are the inbound traffic for the Verso paper Mill in Luke, MD.

3) Q317-26 passing crews replacing the Main St. Crossing at Keyser, WV. The crossings were removed to allow the surfacing gang to work thru them.

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1) Q317-26 and B772-26 at Keyser, WV. The N999-26 will take over the B772 power and head back west to Grafton to pick up a 65 car load coal drag.

2) N999-26 westbound on 17-Mile Grade at Bloomington, MD as a light engine movement. The crew taxied from Cumberland, MD to Keyser, boarded the B772 power and headed for Grafton. They will return to Keyser with 65 car coal drag before another taxi ride to go off duty at Cumberland. 

3) Surfacing Gang finished in Keyser is now loaded up on their train. D025-26 waiting for a crew in the east yard at Keyser, WV

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Wednesday, 27 March 2019

1) N792-24 eastbound crossing the Potomac River between Bloomington, MD and Beryl, WV

2) N792-24 eastbound at Keymont, WV

3) B772-27 (left) waits to depart for Grafton as the N792-24 power enters the east yard at Keyser, WV. The N792-24 has cut away form their train (far background) and will shove out the 65 cars N999 left in Keyser the night before to combine the 2 trains into a 130 car drag to go eat.

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1) Q317-27 westbound arriving at Keyser, WV. The paper mill traffic is behind the 12 loaded ballast cars on the headend.

2) Q317-27 westbound on 17-Mile Grade at Bloomington, MD.. 

3) E783-26 westbound at 21st. Bridge Rd., MD with a 130 car empty hopper train.

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Thursday, 28 March 2019

1) Q316-27 eastbound on Bull Neck Curve outside Keyser, WV

Thank You for stopping by....

Tim W.

 

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Nice work, Tim.
I particularly like the vantage point you used on 23 March for the Q317-22 departing Cumberland.
And I like that rock face background on the 3/28 shot of Q316-27 on Bull Neck Curve.
You had a busy week...I guess there was no time for a stop at CP-ROYS?
-Ted

Wow, some outstanding coverage. An enjoyable post. How high is that shear rock face in the background of your last photo?
John

Great photos again Tim!

RFandPFan Wrote:
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> Great photos again Tim!
I agree 100% all great photos and I especially enjoy the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and I cannot wait for them to have the steam engine 1309 out running this summer.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Theowhitey Wrote:
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> Nice work, Tim.
> I particularly like the vantage point you used on
> 23 March for the Q317-22 departing Cumberland.
> And I like that rock face background on the 3/28
> shot of Q316-27 on Bull Neck Curve.
> You had a busy week...I guess there was no time
> for a stop at CP-ROYS?
> -Ted

My mistake... it was Q137-22. He was between Knox and Valley Street..... Always time for some CP Roys drive-thru....

Tim W.

 

jmbreitigan Wrote:
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> Wow, some outstanding coverage. An enjoyable post.
> How high is that shear rock face in the background
> of your last photo?
> John

John,

I'm not sure what the height of the shear wall is. The area was once a Quarry and later a Scrap Yard. They have been slowly cleaning up the now closed scrap yard but a lot of old cranes and knuckle-booms remain, yet to be cut up... Shooting from the gates, you can sometimes hear rocks coming off the wall face.

Tim W.
 

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Nice series, with plenty of different perspectives.
GK