Thank you for this documentary on this fine engine. We owe William "Bill" Price our gratitude for preserving steam in video and photos for generations to come.
Reading the accounts of the men who ran these, those that ran them on the flats loved them, and on the mountains hated them. Overall they were great fast freight machines. The most loved by crew (on the mountains) were the challengers (which goes against the narrative) and my personal favorite were the I2’s.
@ grab copies of “working on the western Maryland”, there’s 2 volumes. It’s all real accounts from a ton of steam era engineers, and everyone else from shop workers to the Vice President. It’s all spelled out right there and the stories are beyond amazing. Highly recommend!
Thank you for this documentary on this fine engine. We owe William "Bill" Price our gratitude for preserving steam in video and photos for generations to come.
We agree wholeheartedly.
Nice ! I love more history and videos about WM !
More to come, so stay tuned!
It’s a shame that none of the Potomac class of the western Maryland are around today it would be a beautiful locomotive to look at
For sure.
I agree with you! Same for the real Western Maryland consolidations, 2-10-0's, and 4-6-6-4 Challengers.
Reading the accounts of the men who ran these, those that ran them on the flats loved them, and on the mountains hated them. Overall they were great fast freight machines. The most loved by crew (on the mountains) were the challengers (which goes against the narrative) and my personal favorite were the I2’s.
Thanks for sharing your insights, that's really interesting!
@ grab copies of “working on the western Maryland”, there’s 2 volumes. It’s all real accounts from a ton of steam era engineers, and everyone else from shop workers to the Vice President. It’s all spelled out right there and the stories are beyond amazing. Highly recommend!
I wished wm donated just at least one of these of these Potomac for preservation