Last Friday, Oct 11, wife and I visited the WMSR. We had not been there for a few months, so we decided to visit again. And I'm glad we did, a nice surprise awaited!
The 501, having been removed from service and replaced by a frazzled FP40, LTEX 450, was now returned to duty! What a welcome sight it was, those bright Western Maryland "circus" colors on 501 looking very good.
Here she is:
and from the front:
Just at the bottom of Helmstetter's Curve
And pushing on a long train, also at Helmstetter's:
Look who's on the rear end!
Here are the new wheels she got while out for service
As always, you can click on the photos for full size.
Ed