Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland, 1952

Western Maryland Railway in Cumberland, Maryland, 1952. Filmed by Alexander J. Mozzer on silent regular 8mm film. Posted by son John A. Mozzer.

[@ScottTaipaleRail]

Cool WM 208, my son has the Broadway Limited HO model of that one!

[@leegolden7435]

I was born in Cumberland in 1951 and my grandfather, Howard Cessna worked for both the Western Maryland and the B&O railroads. He used to take me to the B&O yards and let me explore some of the locos that were in for service. Trips to the Western Maryland shops and station were common to when I was about 5 in 1956 & '57. g\Great video.

[@charleskesner1302]

Thanks for the memories. Not many old films from Cumberland and her trains (B&O and WM). Enjoyed seeing this one.

[@WMfan69]

That is an amazing video! Thank you for sharing it with us. It's great to see footage that hasn't been put on DVD, but it would be nice to have it on DVD. You are lucky to own such a great piece of history. 5 stars and a fav!!

[@jacksalvin364]

The Glory Days of Western Maryland Steam.

[@tazofboyds]

Fantastic, thanks for posting, it helps me a lot to understand how things were set-up back then, very useful for my research for model railroading! Thanks again.

[@run202run]

Ok we gotta clear this up right now. 208 is a 4-6-2 class K-2 Pacific. Interestingly 202, another of the K-2 class locomotives, is one of only two Western Maryland Steam locomotives to survive. The other is "Big" 6, a shay at Cass.

[@WMfan69]

I stand corrected the loco at 0:28 is a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement NOT a 4-6-4 arrangement. I don't know what I was thinking. Sorry about the mix up.

[@pwalpar]

Excellant video awesome history

[@thomasday2351]

Now Cumberland Becomes Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

[@WMfan69]

I stand corrected the engine at 0:28 is a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement NOT a 4-6-4! Sorry for the wrong info.I don't know what I was thinking.

[@mozzermemories]

Thank you, Charles.

[@yankinga]

There appear to be two I-2s assisting the Challenger. 1117 is not the engine on the rear as it has numerous freight cars behind it while the engine in the last shot has only a caboose behind her.

[@GP30RDMT]

Well the 1117 isn't a Russian Decapod, the Russians were the I1 class engines numbered 1101-1110 originally built for Russia, pre revolution. The 1117 is an I-2 class "pod". The 1200s were M2s on the Western Maryland.

[@NN2Blue]

Great footage 5*

[@WMfan69]

Just a little bit of info, the engine at 0:28 is a 4-6-4 wheel arrangement which was called a pacific type loco, the engine at 1:01 is a 4-6-6-4 wheel arrangement and was called a challenger, and the engine at 1:20 was a 2-10-0 wheel arrangement and was a russian decapod. I didn't know if you were up on the types of loco's on this video so I thought I'd share.

[@paulw.woodring7304]

First locomotive was a Pacific, which is a 4-6-2, not a 4-6-4. A decapod is a decapod, while a Russian decapod refers to a very specific group of 2-10-0s that were originally built for export to Russia, but the order was cancelled after the communists took over, so they were re-gauged from the Russian 5 ft. to U. S. standard gauge. Whether or not the WM decapods were part of that group of 2-10-0s I don't know, but they might not be "Russian" decapods. I believe the Frisco 2-10-0s, like the one preserved and operating at the Illinois Railway Museum, #1630, is a Russian decapod, and part of that order, but the 2-10-0 at Strasburg, former Great Western Sugar #90, was not.

[@aaronking2009]

I wonder if anyone has footage of the old train station in Hagerstown Maryland because it was used until 1947 so I doubt anyone has any film of it but if they do send me a link

[@andrewboyd8073]

Sucks the potomacs all gone. In my utopia, at least one would be working with 734 in Cumberland.

[@jackcurran1122]

Fantastic Railroad I hated to see it get absorbed by CSX

[@barronzm]

the first engine is a 4-6-2

[@mozzermemories]

Thank you WMfan69. So do you mean the engine with the number 1206 is the challenger, and the engine with the number 1117 is the russian decapod?

[@alexanderwhittington2213]

Things changed over the years

[@paulhare662]

Other than the cars and the lack of color, it looks a lot like the ride I took on the Mountain Thunder 9 years ago.

[@robmasterman]

Superb quality considering its age..Did you know that you can add music to the video using the Audio Swap option from KZbin? It's worth checking it out...5* Bob

[@davidhughes4448]

Who needs music when you have THIS to look at?!