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 Posted - September 05 2022 : 10:01:32 AM
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On our recent vacation, wifey and I spent the day visiting CUmberland, Md, the area my model railroad represents. Here are a few photos from the trip.
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This view of the CSX yard at Evitts Creek, shows the now inactive hump yard, and the way the Cumberland Narrows in the distance dominates the town. Much more on the Narrows later in this post.
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Looking the other way at Evitts Creek. This is the receiving yard where all trains terminating here end up.
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This train is the reason our first stop was Evitts Creek. We passed it coming through the Narrows and I noticed the second unit was a fresh rebuild from GE.
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This is the power for the Eastbound train. Notice the two different CSX paint schemes. 7035 is fresh from rebuild at GE.
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Views of the Narrows, where Wills Creek cuts through the mountain. It is knows as Wills Mountain north of here, and Haystack mountain to the south, but the whole mountain is part of the WIlls Mountain Anticline, a geologic formation that runs from Bedford, PA south for 150 miles or more into Western Virginia, running through four states in the process. It is home to some of the most spectacular rock formations in the east. An anticline is an arch in the bedrock layers, and this effect can be seen in the difference in the way they are tilted to the east on the east side of the mountain (the photos with the red rock layers) and almost vertical on the west side. Of particular note are the cliffs with the giant boulder fields below them, a feature of this formation for most of its length.
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FInally, the main reason for the trip: to see the big engine in action. We chased the WMSR from the Cumberland Narrows up the mountain to Frostburg.
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 Posted - September 05 2022 : 4:17:11 PM
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Nice photos. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Posted - September 05 2022 : 9:11:50 PM
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I agree, great photos. Those mountains and rock formations are indeed incredible. And so is WM 1309 - you got some nice shots of it in action.
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Posted - September 05 2022 : 11:51:36 PM
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| what does WM 1309 use for fuel?
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Posted - September 06 2022 : 04:20:51 AM
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| Coal. It was the last steam locomotive built for the C&O, intended to haul coal. Most coal hauling railroads also used it for fuel as it was cheap and readily available.
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Posted - September 06 2022 : 10:58:30 AM
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| Wonderful photos !
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Posted - September 06 2022 : 12:33:25 PM
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quote:Coal. It was the last steam locomotive built for the C&O, intended to haul coal. Most coal hauling railroads also used it for fuel as it was cheap and readily available.
Originally posted by jward - September 06 2022 : 04:20:51 AM
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I meant NOW what do it use for fuel? 
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Posted - September 07 2022 : 07:54:06 AM
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Yes, It still burns coal.
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Posted - September 07 2022 : 10:37:27 AM
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yay
would this loco look odd with Ditch Lights? Yes! but it'd look good
I'd do them on like a real 0-4-0T saddle tank loco
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Posted - September 11 2022 : 4:08:10 PM
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Excellent photos and stories jward! Looks like a great vacation.
I hope you stopped in Grantsville, MD to dine at the Casselman Restaurant.
Beautiful area.
I've seen the WSMR several times but not since the new loco was fired up.
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Posted - September 12 2022 : 08:50:17 AM
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| I've never tried the Casselman. We don't normally go through Grantsville as it's somewhat out of the way. We usually come into CUmberland from either Bedford or SOmerset, both of which have excellent diners that unfortunately now close at 3pm. On this trip we had ROy ROgers, something no longer available in Pittsburgh.
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