Western Maryland Classic Film from Emery Gulash
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- Опубликовано: 2 сен 2013
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In the mid 70's, Emery Gulash brought his 16mm camera to West Virginia and lovingly photographed the Western Maryland before its total absorption by the B&O and Chessie. Here is mountain railroading in the east at its best. Multi-unit lash-ups of F7's and Geeps were the mainstay of the WM.
On three successive days, Emery shot considerable footage of the struggle through the Appalachians of these vintage trains. The photography--well what can you say...typical Gulash. With incredible composition, many in twilight add to this outstanding DVD of one of America's most beautiful railroads.
Approx. 70 Minutes--Dolbly Digital 2.0 Stereo
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From model train shows over the past twenty plus years I’ve purchased quite a few Green Frog videos, VHS and DVD and can’t believe how crisp 16mm film is and was, thanks to Emery Gulash, who if it weren’t for him and in a manner of speaking, for me, he has kept most of the fallen flag railroads from being forgotten, forever. I can’t thank Emery Gulash enough who, to say has done an outstanding job over the years, to me doesn’t begin to express my gratitude for all of his efforts.
WM had the greatest sounding air horns.
My grandpa, dad and uncle worked on the WM out of Chiefton yard near Worthington, WV from the 40s through the 70s
It is wonderful that some saw fit to record this interesting railroad on film. They kept their engines clean and had a wise choice of motive power. Lots of F7s in action.
Sad how little of the WM is left. They were quite and amazing railroad. I was introduced to the WM by David Hughes, a fellow model railroader.
Was good to see the WM on the Thomas Sub. in Parsons. I remember the coal trains with the Alco's in the late 50's and early 60's when visiting grandparents.
Wonderful stuff for an old WM fan. I remember these typical scenes like they were yesterday. Thanks so much for posting.
+David Hughes I envy you. My earliest WM experiences were WM units coming through Berea, Ohio on B&O's CL&W Sub, well after the F's were gone and much of the WM was a weedy path.
I'm just old, Roger. You don't want to envy that! :-) Nonetheless the world welcomes =WM= fans of all ages!
+David Hughes Well, I'm 52, so I'm no spring chicken either :D !
I love the way 16mm film makes everything very mute, calm and, relaxing
The Western Maryland track looks to be in very good shape here.
A lot better then a lot of csx track today
Squeezing all the life out of those covered wagons
Great sound with this video
One of my favorite photographers!
There's some incorrect info in this video. The narrator is incorrect in saying that the B&O partial ownership allowed WM to survive as long as it did. WM was a profitable railroad for its entire existence, much more so than the B&O, and it was not dependent on the B&O for survival.
Tom Kadesch Thanks very much for the info on this, we stand corrected and we will get it fixed on the narration as soon as we can.
Green Frog Prod.
GreenFrogVideos Thanks for responding. It's a widely known fact that WM was profitable right up until the very end, but Chessie was in cost cutting mode and thus abandoned the WM in favor of the dual track B&O.
Nice rare footage! 0:30 - 0:40 is a crew change at Bowest Junction just east of Connellsville, PA - with the Anchor Hocking plant in the background! Inaccessible by road, the crews would drive to Dunbar, PA and sometimes take a speeder (shown) to the junction. Crews would then proceed west on the N&W (ex-P&WV) to Rook Yard at Greentree, PA, before proceeding as far west as Melvindale, MI - *with* joint WM/N&W power all the way! This site is now the the divergence of the Sheepskin Trail from the Great Allegheny Passage. Also, the speeder shown is WM T-200 which you can visit today at the B&O RR museum.
One of my favourite railroads....👍👌👏😍
I'm gettin this one! Keep em comin!
Thank you!
It's a great bicycle trail, Cumberland to Pittsburgh, and 14 miles of track to Frostburg including Helmstetter's Curve and Tunnel.
Rode it with my Daughter years ago. A truly memorable adventure. Took a day off from cycling to whitewater raft in Ohiopyle. Can't remember the name of it but the long as hell viaduct is a favorite memory. An abandoned tunnel somewhere east of Ohiopyle is another. Awesome trip, highly recommended.
@@paulhare662 I think you are referring to the Salisbury Viaduct.
@@discodave4190 Name rings a bell. I remember a small grave yard on the west end of it. Probably a farm family place.
Have heard about F units pulling freight first time seeing it.Before my time very educational,railfan video!
By the way great work
Emery Gulash is a legend at it what he did,never disappointed R.I.P.
aj mcquiston yes he is Who captured all of the fallen flags railroads in there prime!!!!!
I think he would be amazed and thrilled at how many people are enjoying his work today.
Memories of Cumberland and Parsons and the Thomas Sub.
Long shot here. Does anyone have footage of the WM or Chessie steam special along the Hanover Sub? Preferably near Owings Mills through Glyndon?
One of the reasons for the demise of the Western Maryland ( a very fine railroad- well run) was the flood of 1972 which destroyed a large part of its trackage in Pennsylvania. I lived in western Pa and came to appreciate this railroad. The fact that it basically paralleled the B&O for many miles made it's rebuilding uneconomical. When I lived there we used to drive to Ohiopyle Pa and watch the B&O trains as they headed for Connellsville. The old WM station, and the high bridge across the Youghiogheny River was still there. In fact there were still remnants of the shoefly trackage that WM used for a time to cross over from the B&O tracks to their undamaged trackage into Connellsville, after the flood had damaged much of the main. My work took me into much of the area covered by the WM, and I was always running across many abandoned lines, especially the Cumberland & Pennsylvania which WM bought back in the 1940's. There was a beautiful "Harriman" Pacific in a park in Hagerstown Md. The "Wild Mary" was such a storied railroad, with some of the best steam engines that ever turned a rod! If I had the power to bring back one "fallen flag" it would be the Western Maryland!
Remnants of hurricane Agnes screwed several railroads in pa-ny incl the EL and the PC. I often wonder what might have been had that not happened.
During steam days, the Western Maryland had some beautiful engines- that were well maintained. These dirty grimy diesels show the "Wild Mary" just before her demise- so sad!
Right! In the 60s, those diesels would be shining like new money.
Not very familiar with the W M, but sure liked your post. Thanks for posting, looking forward to many more
If you like f units and old school railroading
+snake francis Best kind of railroading!
No passenger service for years and evermore on WM lines.
Nice little preview here and the full length video is even better, very worth it. The sound is not original but they are dubbed in very well.
Better and what
Also the C&O/B&O was not merged.. The mergers will be in order. B&O/WM May 1st,1983, B&O/C&O On April 30, 1987 and finally the C&O into CSX on August 31, 1987.