Photos & Videos Photo of the Day WM coal train in Blackwater Canyon

WM coal train in Blackwater Canyon

By Angela Cotey | September 19, 2017

| Last updated on January 5, 2021

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Western Maryland 2-8-0s 840 and 816 swing around one curve and into another as they lead a coal train east through rugged Blackwater Canyon between Elkins and Thomas, W.Va., in May 1952. Three more 2-8-0s at mid-train, and two more on the rear, help the 78-car train upgrade.
Ed Theisinger photo

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