What lines of the former WM still remain in use...as a Class I? (assuming it would be a CSX route) I do know the line through Gettysburg PA is WM/CSX...why has CSX retained that line rather than shortline it?
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The Western Maryland Conellsville extension is the Great Allegheny Passage Bike trail to Cumberland Maryland. Some impressive landmarks such as the Big Savage tunnel still exist.
Actually that line begins in Big Pool, MD and runs through Hagerstown, interchanges with Maryland Midland at High Field and Emory Grove, and goes on to Baltimore. By far the biggest chunk of WM main still in use by a Class 1.
BTW, traffic on the line has picked up, particularly west of High Field, with the opening of the CSX container terminal in Greencastle, PA.
Poppyl
Is the former Western Maryland railroad out of Baltimore still in use? I see the WM bridge over the Baltimore Beltway(I-695) is still in place as is the bridge over Old Court Road. I've never seen a train on them.
Is the "Dutch Line" still in use?
Originally Posted by 56f100:
Is the former Western Maryland railroad out of Baltimore still in use? I see the WM bridge over the Baltimore Beltway(I-695) is still in place as is the bridge over Old Court Road. I've never seen a train on them.
Is the "Dutch Line" still in use?
Yes and yes.
The bridge sees interchange traffic for Maryland Midland at Emory Grove and a few customers up towards the Hanover/York area. I believe that most of the action is at night.
The old "Dutch Line" is what I was referring to earlier -- running from High Field to Gettysburg, over to York/Hanover, and down to Emory Grove where it meets the old WM main. The line sees a few locals a week -- the east end is served out of Baltimore and the west end is served out of Hagerstown.
Poppyl
Thanks. It's good to hear that both lines are still in use.Originally Posted by poppyl:
Originally Posted by 56f100:
Is the former Western Maryland railroad out of Baltimore still in use? I see the WM bridge over the Baltimore Beltway(I-695) is still in place as is the bridge over Old Court Road. I've never seen a train on them.
Is the "Dutch Line" still in use?
Yes and yes.
The bridge sees interchange traffic for Maryland Midland at Emory Grove and a few customers up towards the Hanover/York area. I believe that most of the action is at night.
The old "Dutch Line" is what I was referring to earlier -- running from High Field to Gettysburg, over to York/Hanover, and down to Emory Grove where it meets the old WM main. The line sees a few locals a week -- the east end is served out of Baltimore and the west end is served out of Hagerstown.
Poppyl
