Less than 30 years after this film was made it was all gone. Unbelievable. My grandfather was the yardmaster on the "Willy Murphy" in Cumberland throughout WW-II, retired in 1959 but lived to see it all disappear. The stories he told about his war time service, whew. He said they could get a couple trains in from the east, break them up and put together a train headed to Baltimore and have it out of the yard on its way east in 15 minutes. No computers, no automation, no nothing, just people dedicated to doing their jobs as well as possible. 14 hours a day, 7 days a week during the war years took a toll on his health. But his story was like so many others from that time, such as the incredible statistics like the Ford Rouge plant producing a new B-25 bomber at peak of production every _ten minutes_. What we have lost...
The Greatest Generation, They got it done, no matter how difficult, and not complaining about it. Thankfully I was born in an era, 1962, when hard work and responsibilities were still practiced, instilled into me by my Parents and people like your Grandfather, they are the people I most appreciate, all hard working Americans, proud of their Country, pride in their jobs. Completely opposite of the self centered, lazy, welfare recipients of today!
The WM is my favorite railroad. I lived near Walbrook Jct. on the WM in the early/mid 1950s as a young child and rode railfan excursions on the line in the 1960s and '70s to Hagerstown, Cumberland, and Elkins.
When i was a kid , my Grandmother had a coffee table book of beautiful long freight trains of the W M. All steam. I used to marvel at those engines. But no matter how this guy tries to sell us on the wonders of Western Maryland, it would all be gone in a decade. Now a few scraps behind a fence. They call it a museum. Hmmm 😢.
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Less than 30 years after this film was made it was all gone. Unbelievable. My grandfather was the yardmaster on the "Willy Murphy" in Cumberland throughout WW-II, retired in 1959 but lived to see it all disappear. The stories he told about his war time service, whew. He said they could get a couple trains in from the east, break them up and put together a train headed to Baltimore and have it out of the yard on its way east in 15 minutes. No computers, no automation, no nothing, just people dedicated to doing their jobs as well as possible. 14 hours a day, 7 days a week during the war years took a toll on his health. But his story was like so many others from that time, such as the incredible statistics like the Ford Rouge plant producing a new B-25 bomber at peak of production every _ten minutes_. What we have lost...
Those old school people is who I learned my work ethics from this new generation is mostly loss anymore
The Greatest Generation,
They got it done, no matter how difficult, and not complaining about it.
Thankfully I was born in an era, 1962, when hard work and responsibilities were still practiced, instilled into me by my Parents and people like your Grandfather, they are the people I most appreciate, all hard working Americans, proud of their Country, pride in their jobs.
Completely opposite of the self centered, lazy, welfare recipients of today!
The WM is my favorite railroad. I lived near Walbrook Jct. on the WM in the early/mid 1950s as a young child and rode railfan excursions on the line in the 1960s and '70s to Hagerstown, Cumberland, and Elkins.
Hurray!🎉🎉Finally, a great historic film to video of the Western Maryland Railroad!🎉🎉Love it!❤
When i was a kid , my Grandmother had a coffee table book of beautiful long freight trains of the W M.
All steam. I used to marvel at those engines.
But no matter how this guy tries to sell us on the wonders of Western Maryland, it would all be gone in a decade. Now a few scraps behind a fence. They call it a museum. Hmmm 😢.
And all that is c.s.x now and how much is left of it 2day in 2024