WONDERFUL WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY

[@charlessmileyvideos]

A nostalgic look at the Western Maryland Railroad in color film from the 1950's and 60's! More at www.cspmovies.com

[@jerryrollins512]

This footage in Thurmont is from the mid fifties. The Hagerstown and Frederick ceased operations on the passenger side in nearly '54 and freight operations a short time later.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

@@jerryrollins512 Wow, jerryrollins512 that means most of this footage is way earlier than I thought originally. We updated the description thanks again for pointing that out.

[@utubewatcher806]

The CC captioning labels the train engine and wheel sounds as "music"

[@jerryrollins512]

@@charlessmileyvideos The Hagerstown and Frederick FL footage was in 54-55. The H&F was a wholly owned subsidiary of Potomac Edison. The remainder of the footage was from the '5O's through the mid 70's. The WM started to be phased out in '72-'73 and fully merged to Chessie about '75-'76. Then to CSX about '87. Good footage. Good video.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

This is awesome seeing this old footage! Nice job putting this up!

[@kelvintorrence5994]

i always liked the w,m 1 off my favorrite roads off old school

[@DennisBecker-h6p]

Love the Western Maryland. Class act railroad 👍👍

[@grlsplay2]

Thanks!

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Hi grlsplay2, thank you for supporting our channel we really appreciate it! We will keep the videos coming at you! Is there any railroad or railroads you would really like to see on our channel? We will try and make it happen for you. Have a super evening!

[@jimjohnston7688]

Excellent video, very interesting and enjoyable. Always a pleasure watching your videos.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

@jimjohnston7688 we are pleased that you are enjoying watching the uploads. More to come for sure and thanks for you support!

[@KTnc-f4z]

Excellent- thanks for sharing

[@charlessmileyvideos]

You are welcome @KTnc-f4z, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@centralmarylandrailfan]

This is amazing

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Totally, the trains are unreal but the guys who shot the film did a tremendous job for the era also! There are some real gems here!

[@RetiredEE]

Great stuff!

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Hey, thanks we appreciate the compliment!

[@warrenjenkins1902]

This has been viewed by active members of the Western Maryland Rwy. Historical Society. From 00:32 to 1:42 is a freight operation of the Hagerstown& Frederick Rwy., owned by the Potomac Edison Co. The WM passenger train and the trolley freight action were filmed in Thurmont, MD.in approximately 1954. H&F electric passenger service ended 2/20/1954, electric freight service about 1 year later. WM passenger service ended in Thurmont on 6/7/1957. 1:43-2:21 is filmed in Frederick, MD. and along the H&F line to Thurmont. Hagerstown and Williamsport WM action is from 1970 to June 1972 , the Alco FA-2s were gone by then. For those who insist this is the early 1960s, the WM Red-white-black color scheme did not start until 6/1969. For those who don't know, the B&O had trackage rights on this line between Cherry Run,WV, and Hagerstown. Questions?

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Wow, thank you warrenjenkins1902 that is fascinating information and some really neat facts about this region. Thurmont looked like a great place to spend a day and watch trains. Didn't realize the Red-White-Black for the Western Maryland started so late in the 1960's!

[@scotabot7826]

Man, I love and look forward to every one of these C. Smiley videos, but hasn't this one already been uploaded? Thanks

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Some of these scenes were in our longer B&O upload, this is really for fans of the WM because it is so rare to see that railroad on color film in sunshine!

[@EngineerEd-xt2qu]

This must be in the early 60s. Very informative and it giving me idea for a new line of my trains. Thanks

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, from the early 60s during an epic time in railroading!

[@cris_261]

I like those WM F7 and SD40 sets. Makes me wonder if WM crews preferred the F7 in the lead for a smother ride.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

That is a good point and makes sense. They sure look smooth!

[@PaulWilliams-q9y]

Potomac Edison, not Potomac and Edison.

[@TigerDominic-uh1dv]

Wish I Was Younger And Rich I Would Have Bought One Those Ticket Buildings And Turned Into My Home 🏡 😊

[@charlessmileyvideos]

What a perfect place to live. We love seeing old American small towns back in the 1950's and 60's. Especially in color film! Some of these scenes are magical!

[@michaelbragg6903]

Me too

[@jacobswope6179]

Nothing like seeing footage taken near your house frome around 50 years ago. I can stand where all the Williamsport shots were taken. Looks nothing like that now

[@jml8975]

* Western Maryland Railway, not railroad. There was a bankruptcy and the name was changed.

[@charlessmileyvideos]

Thanks for pointing that out, we made the correction in the title. I always wondered why they were called "Railway" Instead of "Railroad".