WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD - new book!
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NEW BOOK: WESTERN MARYLAND SCENIC RAILROAD by Thomas K. Kraemer. The 2006 operating season is ! This new book offers a thorough ALL-COLOR look at this dynamic steam tourist operator based out of Cumberland, MD. 72 pages; features well over 100 color photographs, with 20+ additional illustrations and maps. Written with cooperation from the Railroad itself, this book takes you on a grand tour of the line and its facilities. Located within the naturally beautiful Allegheny Mountains in Maryland (and partly in neighboring West Virginia), their route climbs over 1200 vertical feet on its 16-mile trip from Cumberland to Frostburg over former WM Railway tracks. Along with photos of their regular steam and diesel public excursion service, the book also features exclusive photos of test runs, freight car moves, visiting locomotives, historical images and photos, and many "inside look" views of operations, employees, and equipment. Star of the show is WMSR's 1916-vintage Baldwin 2-8-0 steam locomotive #734. Chapters include: A Bit of History; Cumberland, The Narrows; Helmstetters Curve; Brush Tunnel; The Climb Continues; On the Old C&P; Frostburg; Into West Virginia; Maryland Junction; The Shop; Locomotives. Press printed on premium-quality enameled paper, (8.5x11, softcover, 2nd edition). This edition contains new photos (including previously
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