Western Maryland
Prototype Photos

WM RS3 shoves hoppers around Elkins, WV -Donald Haskel photo

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Borrowed WM geep on loan to the Buffalo Creek & Gauley near Widen, WV, date unknown -Bob Slavy (Tom Marshall collection)	Wintery WM lineup of an SD40, GP35 and F-unit on N&W tracks at Oak, PA. This was part of the so-called "alphabet route" and hosted the multi-road "alpha jets", 16 Mar 1976 -Dan Bourque collection	Three WM F-units on the point at Oak, PA, 23 Sep 1974 -Dan Bourque collection
Another WM train with a typical mix of hood units and covered wagons on N&W rails leading train AS-1 at Oak, PA, 6 Aug 1974 -Dan Bourque collection	Brightly colored SD40 7448 with an F-unit and hood unit lead train CAS-12 at Oak, PA, 2 Jul 1974 -Dan Bourque collection	A chopped-nosed geep and a pair of Fs make up a coal drag at the small yard at Thomas, WV before departing for Elkins. The Chessie hoppers are a sign of things to come, Dec 1973 -Donald Haskel
WM F-units lead a train on N&W rails at Oak, PA, 30 Sep 1973 -Dan Bourque collection	This yard at Thomas was a collection spot for several local mines in the area. This whole division was torn up from Romney to Elkins after Chessie takover, Jul 1972 -Donald Haskel	RS-3 switching long cuts of coal hoppers at the overcrowded Elkins yard, Jul 1970 -Donald Haskel
Variety of power including WM Fs, GP40s, and what looks like an N&W GP35 idles in the terminal at Bowest yard near Connellsville, PA. This was the end of the WM mainline, but they exercised trackage rights over the B&O from here to mines west of Fairmont, WV, Jul 1968 -Donald Haskel	A lone SD35 hauls empties up the Josephine Branch near Chiefton, WV. This was one of 3 WM branches worked out of Chiefton that could only be reached via trackage rights from Connellsville, PA on the B&O, Aug 1966 -Donald Haskel

Roster Shots

RS3 189 awaits its next assignment at Elkins, WV, 1974 -Dan Bourque collection

BL2 acting as the yard switcher at Hagerstown, MD, 26 Feb 1982 -Dan Bourque collection

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