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WMR Viaduct, Wheeler Bottom |
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One of just a handful of remaining bridges that still have the Western Maryland Railway speed lettering visible. This was bridge number 2529 and was built in 1912 as part of the new Connellsville Extension. It was last painted in 1955, so it is a miracle this lettering is still here. Abandoned by WMR in the mid-70's, this bridge was abandoned for about 20 years but eventually found new life as part of the Great Allegheny Passage in 1995. |
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3/31/2009 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 10:35:45 PM |
| Location: |
Wheeler, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Missouri Pacific hopper remains 720100 |
| Description: |
Seen along former Western Maryland Railway right of way, now Great Allegheny Passage. This piece would have to date to pre-1975, when that railroad was still in use. |
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6/6/2009 Upload Date: 11/20/2009 8:30:12 PM |
| Location: |
Ohiopyle, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Roster,RollingStock,Wreck |
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| Title: |
WMR Pinkerton High Bridge |
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The Western Maryland Railway had one bridge at each end of what was called the "Pinkerton Horn", a horshoe shaped piece of land that was formed by the Casselman River. This is the higher of the two bridges. This was abandoned in 1975 after the merger with Chessie System. The piers were wide enough to accomodate a second track but that never actually came about. The fact this line was single tracked made the decision much easier for Chessie System to abandon it. This bridge was abandoned for several decades before finding new life as part of the Great Allegheny Passage. |
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8/6/2009 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 10:51:10 PM |
| Location: |
Pinkerton, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Scenic,Bridge |
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| Title: |
WMR Youghiogheny Bridge |
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This is sometimes called the bridge to nowhere, because the other end of it has been torn down, so it just drops off. The right side was started but never completed. All of the piers for bridges of the Western Maryland Railway were originally built to accommodate double tracks in the event that the railroad had enough traffic to warrant a second line. The WMR was in constant competition with the B&O railroad, so the extra track ended up never being built. This bridge and particular section of this railroad was abandoned in 1975, after the WM merger with Chessie System, when it was determined that this rail line was redundant and not needed. |
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8/6/2009 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 10:27:29 PM |
| Location: |
Confluence, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Bridge |
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| Title: |
WMR Ohiopyle Train Station |
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Built in 1911 as one of the stops on the Western Maryland's Connellsville Subdivision. station was used uIt is where the Ohiopyle Baptist Church used to sit. It has not seen passenger service since the 1950's when the WMR stopped hauling passengers. It has now been fully renovated to serve as a visitor's center for Ohiopyle State Park and the Great Allegheny Passage-Youghiogheny River Trail. |
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1/15/2010 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 10:46:04 PM |
| Location: |
Ohiopyle, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Passenger |
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WMR Casselman Bridge |
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This is the bridge that took the Western Maryland Railway out of Confluence east towards the mountains. It has found a second life as part of the Great Allegheny Passage bike/hike trail. Below it is the Casselman River. The speed lettering on these bridges is withering away a little bit more every year. Photograph it while you still can. |
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7/1/2010 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 11:07:05 PM |
| Location: |
Confluence, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Scenic,Bridge |
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| Title: |
Quemahoning Viaduct (1) |
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Bridge Number 159. Located in Rockwood, Pa, just off of the Great Allegheny Passage. Built in 1913 by the B&O Railroad to connect the S&C Branch in Rockwood with a seven mile coal branch on the other side of the Casselman River. The Quemahoning Branch ran right alongside the Western Maryland Railway and control of the branch was actually given to them in 1950 when the B&O considered the line to be redundant. This bridge and line continued to be used in the CSX era up to about 1990 or so, when the last coal mine on the branch finally went out of business. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2011 Upload Date: 6/4/2011 11:57:35 PM |
| Location: |
Rockwood, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Scenic,Bridge |
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| Title: |
Quemahoning Viaduct (2) |
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Bridge Number 159. Located in Rockwood, Pa, just off of the Great Allegheny Passage. Built in 1913 by the B&O Railroad to connect the S&C Branch in Rockwood with a seven mile coal branch on the other side of the Casselman River. The Quemahoning Branch ran right alongside the Western Maryland Railway and control of the branch was actually given to them in 1950 when the B&O considered the line to be redundant. This bridge and line continued to be used in the CSX era up to about 1990 or so, when the last coal mine on the branch finally went out of business. |
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6/3/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 10:03:03 PM |
| Location: |
Rockwood, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Bridge |
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| Title: |
Quemahoning Viaduct (3) |
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The standouts on this abandoned bridge are still in very good shape, and actually trustworthy to step onto yet. |
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10/6/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 11:38:13 PM |
| Location: |
Rockwood, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Bridge |
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Quemahoning Viaduct (4) |
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The standouts on this abandoned bridge are still in very good shape, and actually trustworthy to step onto yet. That is the Casselman River down there below. |
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10/6/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 11:40:29 PM |
| Location: |
Rockwood, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Bridge |
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| Title: |
WMR Relic |
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Found in the old WMR BoWest Yard, Dunbar, Pa. Abandoned since 1975. After a lot of thought, I have a theory that this is the top cut off from an oil barrel. But then it seems surprising that the barrel would have the name of the railroad right on it, along with a number. The mystery continues. |
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1/31/2012 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 10:19:39 PM |
| Location: |
Dunbar, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Signal |
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| Title: |
WMR Ohiopyle High Bridge |
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A beam and deck girder brige built in 1912 by the Western Maryland Railway as part of its Connellsville Extension. This crosses the beautiful Youghiogheny River at Ferncliff Peninsula, Ohiopyle State Park. Abandoned by the Western Maryland Railway in the mid 70's after the Chessie System merger. In 1999 renovation on this bridge was completed for the Great Allegheny Passage. There was one other WMR bridge in Ohiopyle which was replaced in the early 2000's. |
| Photo Date: |
5/9/2012 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 9:49:55 PM |
| Location: |
Ohiopyle, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Scenic,Bridge |
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| Title: |
WM 909 |
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Historical marker placed by the Pennsylvania DCNR at the location where the Western Maryland Railway's Ohiopyle Low Bridge used to be. I felt this was worth posting, as there is only one other Alco 2-8-0 from the Western Maryland on this website. The train was photographed sometime in the 1920's. |
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5/19/2012 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 11:17:58 PM |
| Location: |
Ohiopyle, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Steam |
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WM 909(2-8-2) |
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| Title: |
WMR Waynesboro Waybill 139 |
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Genuine Western Maryland Railway waybill #139 from P. Ave to Waynesboro, PA. October 22, 1898. One chest at 25 pounds with a freight fee of 2 cents. One large chest at 150 pounds with a freight fee of 17 cents. One table at 50 pounds with a freight fee of 8 cents. One iron tank at 810 pounds with a freight fee of $1.36. The freight fee total for the four items was only $1.63! Freight agent on this day was A.H. Rossman. Shipper is Smith Manufacturing Company. |
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6/27/2013 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 9:07:49 PM |
| Location: |
Waynesboro, PA |
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Curt Beal |
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| Title: |
WMR Waynesboro Waybill 2699 |
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Genuine Western Maryland Railway waybill #2699 from Waynesboro to Williamsport, MD. December 16, 1898. One iron tank weighing 390 pounds at a freight charge of only 75 cents! Freight agent on this day was A.H. Rossman. Shipper is Smith Manufacturing Company. |
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6/27/2013 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 9:08:37 PM |
| Location: |
Waynesboro, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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| Title: |
WMR Waynesboro Waybill 3839 |
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Genuine Western Maryland Railway waybill #3839 from Baltimore to Waynesboro, PA. December 21, 1899. I can't make out what the freight on this one was. But it weighed 160 pounds at a freight charge of only 48 cents! Freight agent on this day was A.H. Rossman. Shipper is Smith Manufacturing Company. |
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6/27/2013 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 9:09:22 PM |
| Location: |
Waynesboro, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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| Title: |
WMR Waynesboro Waybill 8 |
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Genuine Western Maryland Railway waybill #8 from Waynesboro to Shippensburgh, PA. January 2, 1900. One steel plate weighing 150 pounds at a freight charge of only 25 cents! Freight agent on this day was A.H. Rossman. Shipper is Smith Manufacturing Company. |
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6/27/2013 Upload Date: 6/27/2013 9:07:09 PM |
| Location: |
Waynesboro, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Bridge # 1941 |
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At mile number 194.1 is this 81.5 ft through plate girder bridge crossing Flaughterty Creek. This bridge was for the Sand Patch Passing Siding and there was another one to the left for the mainline. That one is renovated for the Great Allegheny Passage. The passing siding was good for 104 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
10/15/2015 Upload Date: 10/24/2015 5:34:52 PM |
| Location: |
Sand Patch, PA |
| Author: |
Curt Beal |
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Bridge |
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