Tribute to The Western Maryland FA-2s

This is for 301-304. 301 is no longer with us so we honor her as well as 304 witch sirvives as a H.E.P power cab on the long Island Railroad . 304 no longer has a cab. 303 and 302 are save and beeing restored on the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad in Belington WV

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Science & Technology

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• Western
• Maryland
• FA-2
• 303
• 302
• 301
• 304

[ROADTRAIN23]

Is #305 still running on the WMSR?

[TrainGuy18]

305 was never a real WM engine, It was a Canadian built VIA engine. It was sold to a tourist railroad in Ohio and now is painted up in B&O colors

[five0fan]

LIRR doesn't use powercabs anymore. They got replaced by the EMD DE30s and DM30s.

[TrainGuy18]

yeah but what i understand is when they use a geep 40 or something with out a generator for passenger service they use it, last i herd it was still in morris park

[five0fan]

@TrainGuy18 About 13 years ago, LIRR was getting the custom made EMD DE30 and DM30. They replaced the GP38-2s which pulled the C1 Bi-Levels. They also chopped off the cab of an ALco FA and made it into an HEP Generator. Now LIRR has Kawasaki C3 Bi-Levels with DE and DM30s.

[TrainGuy18]

do they still have the FA/HEP Generator?

[five0fan]

@TrainGuy18 I believe it's just sitting in Morris Park. I have to check up about that.

[intercityrailpal]

Everytime I take the "Capitol Limited" Chicago to Washington. I sit in the lounge car with maps out. And look accross the river valley at the WM right of way, wishing I could of had at least one ride on "Wild Mary's"" Blue Mountain Express" out of Baltimore.

[bnsftim]

nice