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  2. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland, that operates passenger excursion trains and occasional freight trains using both steam and diesel locomotives over ex-Western Maryland Railway (WM) tracks between Cumberland and Frostburg. The railroad offers coach and first class service, murder ...

  3. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 - Wikipedia

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    Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (officially nicknamed Maryland Thunder [2]) is a compound articulated H-6 class 2-6-6-2 "Mallet" steam locomotive.It was the very last steam locomotive for domestic service built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1949 and originally operated by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway where it pulled coal trains until its retirement in 1956.

  4. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 734 - Wikipedia

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    Western Maryland Scenic Railroad No. 734, also known as Mountain Thunder, is an SC-1 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in April 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad (LS&I) as No. 18. It was renumbered to 34 in 1925.

  5. 10 best fall foliage train rides in the US for 2024

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    RIDE THE RAILS: 12 best Amtrak vacations and scenic train rides in North America The Green Mountain State is known for its autumn displays with oak, maple, and ash trees exploding in rainbow pops ...

  6. Walkersville Southern Railroad - Wikipedia

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    In November 2008, Maryland granted rights to operate three miles of right-of-way to the north, linking to the Maryland Midland Railway at North Glade Road. In 2013 the summer steam excursion was routed over a portion of the newly restored track. As of the January 1st, 2014 the north division has been restored.

  7. List of heritage railroads in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, uses repurposed narrow gauge steam engines and is partly the inspiration for Walt Disney's theme park, Disneyland; Calico and Odessa Railroad; California State Railroad Museum; California Western Railroad, also called The Skunk Train; Disneyland Railroad (three locomotives are historic)

  8. Norfolk and Western 611 - Wikipedia

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    A drawing design of the N&W class J locomotive. After the outbreak of World War II, the Norfolk and Western Railway's (N&W) mechanical engineering team developed a new locomotive—the streamlined class J 4-8-4 Northern—to handle rising mainline passenger traffic over the Blue Ridge Mountains, especially on steep grades in Virginia and West Virginia.

  9. Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The line's last steam engine was retired on November 29, 1956. [6] The last "Ma and Pa" train departs Towson, Maryland, on June 11, 1958. The lack of traffic on the railroad's 44-mile (71 km) Baltimore–Whiteford, Maryland division in the 1950s was particularly acute.