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Steam & Excursion > Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3Date: 07/29/15 10:24 Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: cr2581 734 doing her thing ...... looks like some brush cutting may soon be in order to preserve this classic location.
Enjoy ! You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 07/29/15 18:06 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: wmbrakeman looks like a great day on WMSRR and for you to catch a great video
Date: 07/29/15 18:07 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: rdg902 Wow, I can't believe how much that brush and trees have grown since I was there.
Date: 07/29/15 19:13 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: Tominde Rainy summer and no Carl Franz trips in the past couple years.
Date: 07/30/15 07:03 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: bigmc83 I rode the WMSRR for the first time last month, and while I really enjoyed the trip, I was a little disappointed going around Helmstetter's Curve. The brush is pretty tall, and obviously it is much different than when viewed in the WM books and pics from the 50s-60s. Great trip overall, and I bet it is really awesome to watch WM Challengers take the curve!
Sean McCaffery Bel Air, MD Date: 07/30/15 11:15 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: joemvcnj Rear coach was a ex-LIRR P72 coach with altered window sash.
Date: 07/30/15 20:26 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: UP951West Can someone identify the whistle on 734 . It sounds like the whistles on the UP FEF class 4-8-4 locomotives.
Date: 07/31/15 05:26 Re: Western Maryland 734 at Helmstetters Curve - July 3 Author: HotWater UP951West Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Can someone identify the whistle on 734 . It > sounds like the whistles on the UP FEF class > 4-8-4 locomotives. It is reportedly a standard Western Maryland Hancock 3-chime. |