Maryland Central Open House Pics

Garden Railroading
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Dick Weatherby’s Maryland Central is set in Northern Maryland right along the old right of way of the Maryland and Pennsylvania RR (the Ma & Pa). Dick’s Railroad is set into the steep grade of a rocky mountain that makes you Western boys look like wimps. Climbing the hill is better suited to mountain goats. Dick has authored a few articles for GR over the years.
There are five separate loops set into the steep grade and a sixth separate loop on the far lower level.

You can see all 20+ pics here -
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n214/altterrain/gardenrailways/marylandcentral/?albumview=grid
or browse 800 pixel versions here -
http://s113.photobucket.com/albums/n214/altterrain/gardenrailways/marylandcentral/?

Some highlights -

The top loop -

view from the top -

one tipple -

and another -

lower loop -

the granddaughter’s loop -

and an old lattice steel bridge on the trip over -

-Brian

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Excellent photos Brian. We were there Saturday, from abouit noon to one, sorry we missed you. This really is a fantastic layout. Here is my favorite picture from our visit. Also, where is that interesting bridge you posted? That is neat.

Paul

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Thanks Paul. Sorry I missed you. Got there around 2:30.

The bridge is just outside of Cockeysville near 83. It runs over the North end of the Loch Raven reservoir.

-Brian

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Brian,

This layout is absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

Rex

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Brian: Awesome set of pix!

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Brian, nice photos, nice railroad. That’s some hill, no disrespect intended we westerners call our mountains hills, planning and building must have been some project.

Thanks, Rob

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What happened to the 1001ft from the valley floor rule to classify as a Mountain?

But indeed a very cool location for an interesting and beautiful Railway in the Garden.