Maryland and Northern Transportation Co.

[ES44AH]

Today we are returning our steam locomotives back to service.

ES44AC #500-504, AC4400CW #505, 506, ES40C #507 will be reassigned to Pittsburg for trains to Chicago. CE-8a #15-18 will be sent to Cumberland for storage. CE-8b #15b-18b will also go to Cumberland for storage. All medium and light duty power will be sent to Martinsburg for storage. CW44-9 #509, C40-8 #510, CW40-8 #511-515 will also go to Cumberland for storage. E7A #800-815 and E7B 800b-815b will be assigned to Pittsburg for passenger trains west to Chicago. PA-1 #2000-2005, U25B #2500, C855 #5500, and C855B #5501 will be kept at Mt. Clare shops. All diesels will be placed on the reserve roster.

The following steamers are being placed back into service:
#1, #2, 11-15, 22, 34-35, 4515, 43, 50, 51-53, 54, 1404, 7609, 61, 62, 67, and 2400. More will return tomorrow.

[ES44AH]

Today, we are running all steam as normal. The diesels are running out of Pittsburg and go west to Chicago. New change to order list, we now list the day's date. The direction of train is determined by order of symbol.

Train orders for 5/13/13:
BCF-13: 4515(Q3), 43(Q3).
X-51: #51-53(AC-12). Light move to Hyndman.
BWX-13: #90, 91.
BPX-13: #92, 93.
BChX-13: #94, 95.
BPC-13: #54BigBoy), 7609(EM-1).
BCC-13: #62(H-8).
BChP-13: #11-12(K4s).
CPC-13: #100 (Y6c), 50(Y6b)

Electric:
BWX-13(2): #4800, #8
BWF-13: #1,2,3
BWC-13: #4,5

Switch jobs:
Frederick Switcher: #2400
Baltimore Switcher: EL12Sw #12, 13, 19

[I&Ofan4life]

Digging deeper into the Mountain of trouble formerly knowen as the C&C we may have found a line to Charleston and onto Washington DC splitting from the main stem just over the West Virgiania Ohio Border and may have a connection to the M&N. More will be released as it is learned due to us just finding it. There was no mention of the line anywhere in the sale so we do not even know if we own that trackage. If we do own the trackage would the Maryland and Northern want to be a interchange partner?

[ES44AH]

Our Chief Locomotive Inspector is going to Tennesee to check out 2 steam locomotives for possible restoration.

[Saturnalia]

The Marquette Shops have only two GP60-3SLGs to assemble, so we can take your rebuilds from H-E double-hockey stick now.

Let us know when they're on the way. Send 'em via the Monon.

[TCtrainguy17]

Your two steam engines are on the interchange.

[ES44AH]

CE-8a #15a and CE-8b #15b will be going to the Northwestern railroad for testing. The CE-9 will be going to Mt.Clare for repairs after a crossing accident on the NWRR. The CE-8 set will be dropped off with Chessie tomorrow and go down south this weekend.

[Saturnalia]

The Marquette Shops have only two GP60-3SLGs to assemble, so we can take your rebuilds from H-E double-hockey stick now.

Let us know when they're on the way. Send 'em via the Monon.

Your unit's repowering and painting is complete, heading west from Wyoming Yard now as W-GRRBUF-26. Should head south on the Monon Transfer Tuesday.

[ES44AH]

This weekend, we are starting a service that will take fans to the Orioles or Ravens stadiums for home games. There are 4 trains, 2 that run from Pittsburg and 2 from DC. The 4 trains will have 4 of the 5 K4s 4-6-2 steam engines. The O's train will make its first run tomorrow.

Freight traffic has been halted because a M&N company railgrinder will be working on the Washington and Allegheny divisions. MNTX #54 and #62 will be working the railgrinder as will helpers #51 and 52.

[ES44AH]

We will resume normal freight operations.
Train operations for 6/10/13:
BCF-10: 54
BCC-10: 50, 57.
BPC-10: 7609
BWX-10: 90
BPX-10: 91
BChX-10: 94
BChF-10: 64, 65.
BChP: 16, 21.

[ES44AH]

All trains today are eastbounds from yesterday.
Train orders for 6/12/13:
CBF-12: 54
CBC-13: 57, 50
PBC-12: 7609.
WBX-12: 90
PBX-12: 91
ChBX-12: 94
ChBF-12: 65, 64
ChBP-12: 21, 16

[Saturnalia]

Your new GP35/9-3SLG-EL should have arrived to your interchange with the CIL by now. Enjoy her!

[ES44AH]

#54 and #50 will be set aside for the steam Expo that the Marquette is holding. Chessie 2101 and GM50 will be stored in Baltimore with 50 and 54. Tom Thumb and 2 coaches will be loaded onto flatcars tomorrow.

[ES44AH]

Chessie 2101 and GM50 arrived in Baltimore this morning, they will be going to the steamfest.

[ES44AH]

X-54 left Mt.Clare at Noon. They have stopped in Brunswick for replenishment. In tow are: #62, 2101, GM50, and 3 flatcars with 1840's B&O equipment.

[ES44AH]

after a month of negotiations, we have aquired 2 2-10-0s from Germany. the class BR52s were the heavy haul locomotives of Germany from the mid 20's to the late 50's. We bought locomotive 52-012 and 52-454. The BR52's will be sent to us tomorrow and should arrive in mid July.

[ES44AH]

Over the next 3 days, we are preparing Mt.Clare Yard for our annual Independence day celebration. Deadline locomotives are being stored in bayview yard. The main roundhouse will be open to the public as will our diesel repair shops. On display will be an A-B-A set of CE-8s, the CE-9 demo unit, a NGS-1D, th NGS-1X/W mock up unit, a NGS-1W, #2400, #62, #244, EA #53, EB 51B, PA-1 #2000A, C&O 500, and #15. Shop switcher 0-6-0 #1 will pull a short excursion from Mt. Clare to Ellicott City. There will be refreshments, live entertainment from local bands, and free admission for all.

[ES44AH]

We have acquired 2 wrecked AC4400CWs, and 2 P40s. The AC44s will be stripped down to the frame and rebuilt with the P40 carbodies. These new engines after rebuild will be designated PF44AC-H. They will be equipped with HEP if they are needed in passenger service. The 7FDL primemovers will be replaced with 16-GEVo primemovers. When completed, the units will be MNTX 200 and MNTX 201. The PF44s will see service on our "Fast Lane" roadrailer trains between Baltimore and Chicago.

[ES44AH]

The two German BR52 2-10-0 have arrived this morning. 52-012 and 52-454 is now in temporary storage at the Mt.Clare shops.

[ES44AH]

CE-8a #17 will be pulled from service to upgrades to -2 specs. New designation is CE8-2a.