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Viewing Album:  A Visit to the Walkersville Southern
 
By:Paul Koprowski
Dates:8/26/2017 - 8/26/2017
Album Info:Operating on a portion of the former PRR line to Frederick, MD, the Walkersville Southern has quite an interesting collection of rare historical locomotives and rolling stock. I was fortunate to get a nice weather day to visit this small railroad during the last weekend in August. Also on the way back north, I was able to stop in New Freedom to see a new arrival to the Steam Into History operation.
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WS 1
Title:  WS 1
Description:  Displayed in front of the small railroad musuem is this tiny Plymouth built switcher painted up in a handsome red scheme. This tiny locomotive was constructed in 1942 for the American Car & Foundry Company and also saw service on the Wilmington & Western Railroad in Delaware.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:11:26 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  WS 1(18 tonner)
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WS 45
Title:  WS 45
Description:  Not in operation on trains this day but pulled out of the engine house for all to see is this sharp looking 45-ton GE switcher. Built for the Army in 1943, this locomotive is privately owned by one of the railroad's volunteers and came here from the West Virginia Central.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:12:05 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  WS 45(45Tonner)
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Cranes
Title:  Cranes
Description:  Two of the railroad's cranes on display in the yard near the engine house.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:12:54 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Almost Departure Time
Title:  Almost Departure Time
Description:  The second and last excursion of the day gets ready to depart south from the station, dwarfed by some local industrial buildings.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:24:44 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  WS 101(40 Ton)
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WS 10
Title:  WS 10
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:42:03 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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WS 12
Title:  WS 12
Description:  Former U.S. Army troop sleeper, now in service on the WS dinner train operations.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 10:06:13 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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EL 3453
Title:  EL 3453
Description:  Former DL&W MU trailer, built by Barney & Smith in 1912 as a locomotive hauled car and later converted to work with the Lackawanna's electric MUs in the 1930s. While in service in New Jersey, this was a subscription only parlor car where commuters would pay each month for the option to ride in a quieter, more private ride to and from work each day. The Walkersville Southern acquired the coach from New Jersey's United Railroad Historical Society a few years back with plans to restore it for future dinner train operations.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:49:11 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  EL 3453(Electric M.U.)
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ACJR 7099
Title:  ACJR 7099
Description:  The WS recently acquired another LIRR commuter car, this one from the AC&J in Ohio, for use as a cafe car on future excursions. Look closely, on this side one can find marks for three other railroad besides AC&J, including Long Island Railroad, Steamtown Foundation, and the Knox & Kane.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:32:04 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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ACJR 7099
Title:  ACJR 7099
Description:  End view of the car reveals the old owl eyed style windows long associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad. No surprise there as this car was in service on Long Island at a time when PRR controlled the LIRR.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:36:42 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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NKP 446
Title:  NKP 446
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:40:00 PM
Location:  Walkersville, MD
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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DH 8148
Title:  DH 8148
Description:  The newest addition to Steam Into History's fleet is this wooden D&H gondola, recently decommissioned from the collection of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. For many years this car sat around the former Reading Company turntable in the museum's outdoor display yard.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 9:57:03 PM
Location:  New Freedom, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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STRT 10
Title:  STRT 10
Description:  Still waiting to head back to Stewartstown following the lease to Steam Into History.
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 10:01:50 PM
Location:  New Freedom, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  STRT 10(44Tonner)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
CTR 7580
Title:  CTR 7580
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/2/2017 10:03:48 PM
Location:  New Freedom, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
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Locomotives:  CTR 7580(GP10)
Views:  510   Comments: 1

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