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Created 7-Oct-09
Modified 25-Jul-21
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A Pennsylvania Railroad Secondary Line

The Walkersville Southern Railroad, located just north of Frederick, MD, is part of a branch line built in 1869 that connected to the PRR mainline in York and Columbia, PA. Today the railroad offers hour-plus excursions aboard 1920s-vintage coaches and a 1949 ex-Wabash caboose. Motive power consists of two nicely restored industrial diesel switchers – one from 1939 and the other from 1942. The excursion passes through rolling Maryland farm country and crosses the Monocacy River on a rebuilt trestle 25 feet above the water.

The last few photos show a visiting saddle-tank steam engine pulling a WS excursion train.

Link: Official WSRR Web site

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Category:Transportation
Subcategory:Trains
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Keywords:Railroad, Railway, Train, Walkersville

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