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Hagerstown, MD
HAGERSTOWN YARD
The next stop on the tour of the real places modeled by Nordel is the Hagerstown Yard. After visiting Strasburg and Winchester, VA, it made sense to stop and take some pictures. Hagerstown is at the crossroads of what used to be the Western Maryland (WM), the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O), and the Norfolk and Western (N&W). It's now served by CSX (B&O and WM) and the NS (N&W and PRR). The Western Maryland (WM) had the biggest presence in old Hagerstown, and reached there in 1872. Because of the decline in passenger traffic, after WWII, the WM ended passenger service completely in 1959. Hagerstown was the busiest place on the entire WM. Practically all WM trains passed by here. There was a connection with the Norfolk and Western Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which had a branch into Hagerstown from Brunswick, MD. This branch of the B&O's was later removed when B&O assumed control of the WM through the Chessie System. This was perhaps the only time the WM was kept and the B&O abandoned during the Chessie takeover. Hagerstown was also the main locomotive shops for the Western Maryland during the diesel era. Locomotives received major repairs, overhauls, and general maintenance. Locomotives were also washed and refueled here as well. This went on up until the early 1980's.
The link below has a map of the area and gives a great overview.
http://www.wmwestsub.com/hagerstown.htm
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