I was in Thurmont Maryland today at Our Lady of MT Carmel and saw next to the parking lot a single track mainline. I was just wandering if anyone knows what rail operations and companys ran on this line?
Joe;
Actually, that line is no mystery. At one time that was the Western Maryland Railway's mainline between Baltimore and Hagerstown. It is now owned and operated by the Maryland Midland Railroad headquartered in Union Bridge, MD. Westbound traffic on the line interchanges with CSX at Highfield. Besides interchange traffic, you will see periodically a unit stone train coming out of Woodsboro headed up the mountain. Being a short line and freight only operation, firm train schedules for the MM are hard to come by. Best bet is to use a scanner.
Poppyl