WMSR steam, Featuring Allegheny Central 4-6-2
Thanks for watching this clip taken in 1989, when the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad was running two ex- Canadian Pacific G5 locomotives of Jack Showalter. #1238 and #1286. Showalter had an agreement with the newly-formed Scenic Railroad Development Corporation (SRDC) in 1988, to operate his trains over their ex-Western Maryland trackage between Cumberland and Frostburg. Jack Showalter hosted trains there until 1991, when disputes with the SRDC became insurmountable. Showalter moved the Allegany Central's equipment to back Virginia were they ran a short time. Increased insurance requirements led to the termination of service, and most of the equipment was stored out of service in Staunton. Jack Showalter passed away in December 2014.
1238 and 1286 were stored in Virginia under tarps for several years, until they were sold to a private owner from Alberta in 2015 after Showalter's passing. Both steam locomotives arrived on the Prairie Dog Central Railway in Winnipeg, Manitoba in September 2015.
Video was taken with a Panasonic VHS Camcorder between Cumberland and Frostburg Maryland on the ex-Western Maryland Railroad.
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