Is anyone modeling the Western Maryland or Southern Rwy.

[Anonymous]

Although my layout does not depict any specific location my equipment is largly Southern Railway as I have lived most of my life in either Ga, SC or Fl.

[Anonymous]

Thanks to everyone for the comments. I will try to post some photos of my layout soon.

Phil

[Mark300]

Yes....I'm modeling the WM at various spots.

There are so many aspects to this fallen flag road; they were a tidewater operation, a piedmont operation (esp in PA up towards Gettysburg and east of Hagerstown), they were a mountain railroad in both PA and WVa, a coal hauler, a fast-card freight mover and more. My point to point road could simulate several of their main yards as well as such scenes as 'Helmstetters curve,' 'Blackwater Canyon' and so forth. They transferred to so many oher roads such as the B&O, N&W, Pennsy, C&P, Reading just to name a few.

Because their mainline was constructed relatively late in the RR game, they had the flattest grade over the appalachians BUT did it with lots of bridges and tunnels......making the WM a great prototype to model; just check out the last page in the June 05 issue of TRAINS to see what I'm talk'n about.

As for operations, I model late steam 40's to 1953; lots of Fireballs and Fast Freight Heralds. Lots of coal cars, a bunch of 2-8-0's and a Russian Dec. I'm early into the layout and I'm DCC already but still building bit - by - bit.

BTW, among insiders the original WMRR went into receivership in the first decade of the 20th century and emerged in 1911 or 1912 as the 'Western Maryland Railway.' Therefore the road's real initials were the 'WMRy.' It's gotten the nickname 'Wild Mary' for alot of reasons, but looking at the initials and getting into their history, one can see why.

HTH & Happy Railroading.

Mark

[gregmc]

I am modeling Chessie System and in that fact I do a good bit of WM equipment. I am currently working on a low nose GP7, and a gondola both in WM paint. Although the WM is my favorite of the Chessie roads, my layout is based on the B&O in WV.

Greg McCartney

[tcf511]

I'm modelling the Front Royal, VA area which was an interchange between the SRR and the N&W. I'm modelling the mid 50s. I've got a BLI Southern light Mikado, an N&W BLI J and an undecorated BLI heavy Mikado that will be painted for my fictional railroad, the Manassas Gap and Front Royal. There is a ton of SRR equipment available in all price ranges and eras. I don't know much about the WM.

[Anonymous]

The WM is very heavy in Maryland. I dont yet have a dedicated layout but recently been lettering engines such as the LL 2-8-8-2 Undec using assistance provided by other forum members who knows where to find WM information.

Maybe one day the WM will roll again in my house but they will have traffic from other roads as well.

[knewsom]

I am building a layout around the walls in my attic. I am modelling a fictional interchange between the SRR and N&W in the hills of VA. Right now I am in the process of extending the initial 4X8 into a 18.5' x 14' x 4' around the walls layout in my attic room. I plan on modelling the mid to late 1930's era as I have two of the LL N&W 2-8-2's and a BLI Class A. I am doing all steam however so for the Southern Rwy I will be running my Spectrum 4-6-0, 2-8-0, and 4-8-2. I also have some older Mantua engines that I would like to detail into a SRR PS-4 and a 2-8-2 Heavy in the Southern paint scheme.

I am set up with DCC and am using the MRC Prodigy Advance.

[ClinchValleySD40]

My railroad interchanges with the SRR at Knoxville. I absorbed their Appalachian Division as part of mine all the way to Norton.

[Anonymous]

Hi to All,

If anyone is modeling either the Western Maryland or the Southern Rwy I would be interested in what they are doing...ie layout size , scale, time period, You get the drill. I would realy like to share any info.[:)]

Thanks[:D]
Phil