“Descent from Blue Ridge Summit”
Descending off South Mountain, after choreographing the “Highfield Ballet” with CSX, Maryland Midland’s UBHF(E), with two loads and 20 empties,... (more)

“Six Ways From Thursday”
Returning empties to the Barrick Quarry in Woodsboro, Maryland Midland’s UBST stone train plies the former WM main, westbound, about to pass the Donald E. ... (more)

“On Thin Ice”
Along the former PRR Frederick Secondary, Maryland Midland’s UBST stone train skirts a partially frozen farm pond near New Midway, while returning empties to the S.W.... (more)

“Heavy Lift”
Maryland Midland’s UBHF (westbound) assaults the 1.84% grade leaving Thurmont, MD. With no work at NVR Building Products this day, at least they’re favored with a ru... (more)

MMID 2061 leads a quartet of engines into Highfield for its interchange with CSX. On the left CSX B802 waits on the main before the swap.

The former crossing at Bentzel Road in Sabillasville provides the only "sun on nose" shot of the chase as G&W's MMID UBHF passes the remnants of a WMRR signal on Monday, April 8, 2019 wi... (more)

G&W's MMID UBHF was off on the move as it passed Bucher John Road in Union Bridge, MD on Monday, April 8, 2019. A nearby historic marker notes that the Reaping Machine was invented by Jacob R. Tho... (more)

Up close and personal at Y Rd in Keymar, MD as the Maryland Midland's UBST heads west to the Barrick Quarry in Woodsboro, MD to pull the loaded stone hoppers. They will deliver the loads to the pl... (more)

The former MMID 301 leads UBEG back into Union Bridge, after completing its interchange with CSX in Emory Grove.

MMID UBEG heads west through downtown Westminster back to Union Bridge, with the former MMID 301 leading.

The fall foliage and restored WM station in Union Bridge complement the G&W paint scheme. The former 301 is the only MMID painted in this livery. As attractive as it may be, we will still miss the... (more)

The Maryland Midland has painted one of their locomotives in the G&W family paint scheme. Here the former 301 is in the lead as the EGUB heads through downtown Westminster, MD with a long string o... (more)