Maryland and Northern Transportation Co.

[ES44AH]

X-54:
Power: #55
power move of Bigboy 54 to cumberland for oil conversion.

[ES44AH]

Operations for 1/9/13:

Train#: #1 Capitol Limited.
Power: #16
To depart Washington Union Station at 4:00pm.

Train #:CCF-1
power: #40 and #42
Departing.

Train #:BDC-1
power: #3 and #5
Departing.


Train: BCF-1
power: #20
To depart at 4:30.


Train: X-61:
power: #61
move of cars damaged in Martinsburg RH fire.

[ES44AH]

Train operations for 1/10/13:

Train #: CCF-2
Power: #40 and #42
Departing.

DBC-2:
Power: #3 and #5
Departing.

CBF-2
Power: #20
To depart at 3:30pm

#1 Capitol Limited.
Power: #16
To depart at 4:00pm

[ES44AH]

The M&N will be putting aside 5 steamers to represent a "heritage" fleet. Locomotives #3 and #5, #55, #40, #56 will recieve original owners lettering and original numbers. The new numbers/owners are as follows:
#3-WM 734, #5-WM 750, #55-WM 1401, #40-B&O 4515, #56-B&O 7609. Even though the M&N is a heritage road, these 5 steamers will represent the M&N's parent companies. MNTC #66, #21 may be added later. There are more WM steamers in the heritage fleet because the WM was primary owner of the M&N. The first M&N locomotive was a WM M-1a 0-6-6-0 based out of Hagerstown. The full history of the M&N will be released when the heritage steamers are finished.

[ES44AH]

I havent posted any trains over the last past weeks because track maintenance crews are working on the signals and switches at Point of Rocks. The Signals will still be B&O CPLs, but they will recieve new wiring and new lenses. The switches are being replaced. Train operations will resume normally next Tuesday.

In other news, 2 more steamers have been aquired. We got a PRR T-1 from a junkyard (still amazed it was there) in Northern PA. The T-1 is in very rough condition, but it can be saved. Unfortunately, there was no tender, but using blueprints and the tender from our other duplex (a Q1) we can build another tender. It will be along time until the "Shark" is in running condition. The other engine aquired is a UP challenger (yes a UP challenger). Its a UP class CSA-2 built by ALCo in 1937. Its number is 3934 (later 3834). She is in better condition than the T1, but still needs a lot of work. These 2 will be on the storage tracks in Cumberland.

Also in the news, the former PRR line from Hanover, PA to Frederick, MD will be opened tomorrow evening. The first train will be hauled by a PRR locomotive, B6 #1.

[ES44AH]

Upgrades of Pt. of Rocks signals and switches will be completed next week. Track maintainence team T-1 to Carrol Yard to begin rebuilding of line north the Hanover.

[ES44AH]

Train operations for: 1/23/13

Train #:
CBF-2
Power: PM1223, #40
Test of PM 1223.
Status: departing.

BCC-1
Power:#61
Helper:#57
Status: departing.

#3 Mountaineer
Power:#21
Status: to depart at 1:30pm

HCF:
Power #52 and #53
to Hancock.

[ES44AH]

locomotive # 5 to take sold locomotives to Connellsville. Also picking up a GP10.

[ES44AH]

Locomotive #5 to Connellsville to pickup a GP10.

Train #:BCF-1
Power: PM 1223 and #40
Return run of PM 1223 test.
status: to Depart at 6:00pm.

#1 Capitol Limited.
power: #16
To depart at 6:30pm.

BFF-1
Power: #2
To interchange with H&F in Carroll yard.

[ES44AH]

Locomotive #45 to take an Alco RS32 to Pittsburg for interchange with the WLE.

[ES44AH]

Locomotives:1,2, 244, 20,16, 17, 41, 46, 61, 65, 66, 67, 57 and 50 to Cumberland for Heritage fest.

Locomotive #11 and 12 with Director's special to Cumberland.

SP-1, X-1 to Cumberland.

#2500 and 78 to pull E44 #1, GM6C #6, and E60C #8 to Cumberland.

[ES44AH]

Director's Special to pick up President's Car in Carroll Yard.

[ES44AH]

We are developing an intermodal service between Pittsburg and Baltimore. We are looking for a name for the service as well as a slogan to go with it. This new service will be pulled by our "new" steamer, the NGS-1D #90. Please post ideas here, or send me a PM.

[Saturnalia]

I like The Fast Lane

[ES44AH]

This is the locator for the new M&N heritage units. This is updated weekly. Locations are approximate.

Locomotive: Location: Direction: Train #:
WM 734 Brunswick East CBF-2
WM 750 Cumberland N/A N/A
WM 1401 Martinsburg West BCC-1
B&O 4515 Frederick N/A N/A
B&O 7609 Baltimore N/A N/A

The directors special will also be posted on here.

[ES44AH]

Train operations for 2/11/13

Train #:BCC-1
Power: #50
Status: Departing


Train #: BBF-1
Power: #734 and 750
Status: To depart at 3:45pm

Train # 1 Capitol Limited.
Power: #16
status: To depart for Harper's Ferry at 5:00pm

Train #3 Mountaineer.
power: #21
To depart Cumberland for Pittsburg at 5:30pm
Railtrains 1 and 2, camp train #1, steamcranes #1, #2, Ballast train BT-1, to Frederick for construction of new Hannover branch (ex PRR Frederick branch). Engine #2 to take worktrain #1 with the company construction vehicles to Carroll Yard. Engines #67 and #20 to take camp cars and rail cars to Carroll Yard.

[ES44AH]

A truck line will be created to serve with the Intermodal service. The trucks will serve off line towns. We are considering an airline, but not with the big airliners. We would use the small commuter planes. As of now, the truck line is in the works, and the airline is on the drawing board. We are going to run 2 unnamed roadrailer trains from Pittsburg to Baltimore and back for testing. The trucks wont hit the road until atleast August. We've also purchased a small Container barge that will be used between Norfolk and Baltimore. As well as Philadelphia and Baltimore. With these sources, our intermodal traffic will increases. In anticipation of these great steps forward, we are going to build 9 more of our NGS-1D's and possible a few NGS-1W wide cab locomotives. If everything goes as planned, 2013 will be a very good year for us.

[ES44AH]

M&N roster shots. These are from the Cumberland terminal yesterday. Not all M&N locomotives are in this, these are the locomotives present at the shops.

B&O 7609 (M&N 56) Heritage unit:

MNTCo EM-1 (B&O Heritage) by C39-8, on Flickr

#50:

M&NTCo Y6B by C39-8, on Flickr

#54:

MNTCo 54 by C39-8, on Flickr

#67:

MNTCo 67 by C39-8, on Flickr

NGS-1D #90 (w/o numbers)

NGS-1D by C39-8, on Flickr

...and one from the backlot, another Y6B (secretly classified a Y6C) N&W 2197:

N&W 2197 by C39-8, on Flickr

[ES44AH]

Train operations for 2/15/13:

Train #: BPF-1
Power: #58
Status: Departing.
* Also in tow: PM 1223, MQT 3001, and assorted MQT cars.

Train #1 Capitol Limited (East)
Power: #16
Status: departing.

Train #: CCF-2
Power: #7609
Status: departing.

Train #: BCF-1
Power: #4515, #44
Status: to depart at 5:00pm.

[ES44AH]

PM 1223 is in Pittsburg to be picked up by the PC.