Apples55 posted:Well, Mark... I know you (and some others here about) who not only like WM, but BL’s (sorry - not a big fan)... so here is another Facebook pic. The caption reads:
”Western Maryland Railroad EMD BL-2 Locomotive No. 81 in 1971.
The Western Maryland Railway (reporting mark WM) was an 835 mile Class I railroad operating in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania from 1852 until 1983. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973, although it continued independent operations until May 1975 after which time many of its lines were abandoned in favor of parallel Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. In 1983 it was fully merged into the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which later was also merged into the Chessie System with the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which is now CSX Transportation. The WM's headquarters were in Baltimore, Maryland”.
Thanks Paul!
