Maryland Central Open House Pics

[altterrain]

Dick Weatherby's Maryland Central is set in Northern Maryland right along the old right of way of the Maryland and Pennsylvania RR (the Ma & Pa). Dick's Railroad is set into the steep grade of a rocky mountain that makes you Western boys look like wimps. Climbing the hill is better suited to mountain goats. Dick has authored a few articles for GR over the years.
There are five separate loops set into the steep grade and a sixth separate loop on the far lower level.
 
You can see all 20+ pics here -
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n214/altterrain/gardenrailways/marylandcentral/?albumview=grid
or browse 800 pixel versions here -
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n214/altterrain/gardenrailways/marylandcentral/?
 
Some highlights -
 
The top loop -
 

 
 
view from the top -
 


 
one tipple -


 
 
and another -


 
 
lower loop -
 

 
 
the granddaughter's loop -
 

 
 
and an old lattice steel bridge on the trip over -
 



-Brian

[Camaro1967]

 Excellent photos Brian. We were there Saturday, from abouit noon to one, sorry we missed you.  This really is a fantastic layout. Here is my favorite picture from our visit.  Also, where is that interesting bridge you posted?  That is neat.

Paul

[altterrain]

 Thanks Paul. Sorry I missed you. Got there around 2:30.

The bridge is just outside of Cockeysville near 83. It runs over the North end of the Loch Raven reservoir.

 -Brian

[Rex in Pinetop]

Brian,

This layout is absolutely fantastic!  Thanks for sharing.

Rex

[ttrigg]

Brian: Awesome set of pix!

[g. gage]

Brian, nice photos, nice railroad. That's some hill, no disrespect intended we westerners call our mountains hills, planning and building must have been some project.

Thanks, Rob

[SP Trains]

What happened to the 1001ft from the valley floor rule to classify as a Mountain?

 

But indeed a very cool location for an interesting and beautiful Railway in the Garden.