Take a nonstop journey through 131 years of the Western Maryland
Railway's history in this photographic tale.
The Western Maryland Railway was never a large Class 1 rail carrier, but
during its 131 colorful years of existence, it provided extremely fast,
efficient, and reliable freight; coal-hauling; and passenger service in
the states it served. This book contains images from the history of this
remarkable railroad and also provides the reader the opportunity to see
how the legacy of the Western Maryland Railway is being maintained and
remembered even today at some of its well-known train stations, such as
in Cumberland and Union Bridge, Maryland, now home to the Western
Maryland Railway Historical Society (WMRHS). The Western Maryland is now
gone, but through the wonderful images captured and preserved by the
WMRHS and private archival photograph collections, the dream of the
railway will live on.