I thought it would be really useful if I catalogued all the books, magazine
articles and links I've found relating to the Western Maryland Railway.
This is a bibliography of WM-related materials, if you will. This particular
page lists only books.
If you know of a book that has useful information on the Western Maryland,
please email the WebMaster at this address: 
. If possible, include the title, author, publication date and company, a brief
description, and a scan of the front cover of the book.
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| Title: |
Alco FA-2 - Diesel Data Series Book 2 |
| Author: |
Davide Peck |
| Published: |
Hundman Publishing - Softcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
Includes plans and drawings for the Alco FA2, as well as photos of
the FA2s used on the WM and other roads. Excellent modeling information. |
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| Title: |
Conquering the Appalachians - Chronicling the
construction of the Western Maryland Railway and the Clinchfield Railroad over,
around and through the Appalachian Mountains |
| Author: |
Mary Hattan Bogart |
| Published: |
April 2000 - Railroad Research Publications - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-884650-08-2 |
| Description: |
A 2004 addition to my collection, this book is a great find for
anyone who may be interested in how these forests, valleys and mountains came
to host our favorite railroads. Includes numerous old construction photos. |
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| Title: |
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad - Western
Maryland's Historic Coal Carrier |
| Author: |
Deane Mellander |
| Published: |
1981 Carstens Publications - Softcover |
| ISBN: |
911868-63-1 |
| Description: |
Information about one of the the predecessors of the WM. |
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| Title: |
Cumberland & Pensylvania Railroad Revisited |
| Author: |
Patrick H. Stakem |
| Published: |
2002 - Pat's Railroad Books - Softcover/Photocopy |
| ISBN: |
0-9725966-0-7 |
| Description: |
If you are interested in the C&P, this book has some
additional information that nicely augments the other C&P offerings. Here
you can also read about the WM absorption of the C&P from a perspective
other than what we usually read. |
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| Title: |
Hagerstown - Railroading around the Hub City -
Images of Rail |
| Author: |
Mary H. Rubin |
| Published: |
2003 - Arcadia Publishing |
| ISBN: |
0-7385-1507-8 |
| Description: |
Book with history and photos of central Maryland railroads.
Includes a chapter with old WM photos from Hagerstown, Pen Mar and the
surrounding area. |
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| Title: |
The Pen Mar Story |
| Author: |
Judith A. Schlotterbeck |
| Published: |
(First Edition) December 1977, Reprinted Jan, May 1978 - Tri-State Printing, Inc. Funkstown, MD.
Softcover, Trade Paperback |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
244 pages. A history of Pen Mar Park, which naturally includes information about the Western Maryland Railway |
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| Title: |
A Pictorial History of Steam Railroads of the Tri-State Area
Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia Book 1 |
| Author: |
Carroll F. Spitzer |
| Published: |
(Second Edition) 1988 - Tri-State Printing, Hagerstown, MD -
Softcover, Horizontal Format |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
234 pages. Book with a large number of photos of steam engines, as
well as some news clippings and other tidbits. |
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| Title: |
A Pictorial History of Steam Railroads of the Tri-State Area
Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia Book 2 |
| Author: |
Carroll F. Spitzer |
| Published: |
(First Edition) 1987 - Tri-State Printing, Hagerstown, MD -
Softcover, Horizontal Format |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
223 pages. Book with a large number of photos of steam engines, as
well as some news clippings and other tidbits. |
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| Title: |
A Pictorial History of Steam Railroads of the Tri-State Area
Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia Book 3 |
| Author: |
Carroll F. Spitzer |
| Published: |
(First Edition) 1988 - Tri-State Printing, Hagerstown, MD -
Softcover, Horizontal Format |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
230 pages. Book with a large number of photos of steam engines, as
well as some news clippings and other tidbits. |
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| Title: |
Reminiscences of a Western Maryland Railway Maintenance Man |
| Author: |
Francis L. Webb, Sr |
| Published: |
1984 - Western Maryland Railway Historical Society, Inc. |
| ISBN: |
0-9612854-0-0 |
| Description: |
A nice little book full of anecdotes from a former WM employee |
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| Title: |
Steam in the Alleghenies - Western Maryland |
| Author: |
Ross Grenard and John Krause |
| Published: |
Carstens Publications - Undated - Softcover |
| ISBN: |
911868-37-2 |
| Description: |
Another great steam photo book |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Diesels |
| Author: |
Richard W Jahn, John D.L. Johnson |
| Published: |
1979 - Crusader Press - Softcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
A book full of black and white prototype photos, classifications
and data regarding the Western Maryland Diesel Locomotives |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Diesel Locomotives |
| Author: |
Patrick H. Stakem and Patrick E. Stakem |
| Published: |
1997 - TLC Publishing - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-883089-24-7 |
| Description: |
The essential WM diesel book. This book includes roster
information and photos of all of the types of diesels used on the WM. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Cabooses |
| Author: |
Dwight Jones |
| Published: |
1991 - Western Maryland Railway Historical Society, Inc. -
Hardcover and Softcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
If you like cabooses, you must get this book and its associated
updates book. Covers all manner of WM cabooses including those made from troop
sleepers. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Railway Cabooses - Updates and
Corrections |
| Author: |
Dwight Jones |
| Published: |
2003 - Western Maryland Railway Historical Society, Inc. -
Softcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
An update to Dwight Jones' great caboose book |
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| Title: |
WM Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment |
| Author: |
Jack Brown |
| Published: |
1995 - Morning Sun Books - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-878887-53-X |
| Description: |
A great sampling of Western Maryland prototype equipment. While a
full accounting for the various equipment used on the WM could easily fill 10
volumes this size, this book provides a nice set of information, especially for
those who model the WM during the more modern times. |
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| Title: |
The Western Maryland Railway Story - A Chronicle
of the First Century - 1852-1952 |
| Author: |
Harold A. Williams |
| Published: |
1952 - Western Maryland Railway Company - Baltimore, Maryland -
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
A history of the Western Maryland published by the WM itself.
Includes black and white A. Aubrey Bodine photos. |
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| Title: |
The Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era |
| Author: |
Stephen J. Salamon, William E. Hopkins |
| Published: |
1991 - Old Line Graphics - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-879314-07-X |
| Description: |
For fans of RWB and speed lettering, this book is a bible of
photos and operational information. |
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| Title: |
The Western Maryland Steam Album |
| Author: |
William P. Price, edited by Deane Mellander and Bob Kaplan |
| Published: |
1985 - Potomac Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc.
- Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
If you love steam, this is considered by many to be the definitive
WM steam book. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Mainline Memories - A
photographic depiction of hte past and present railway heritage of Thurmond,
Maryland |
| Author: |
Francis A. Tortoro, Jr. |
| Published: |
1996 - Francis A. Tortoro, Jr. - Softcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
A book with very regional information related to the Thurmont
area. If you like WM operations east of Hagerstown, or you enjoy the Maryland
Midland, you will enjoy this little book. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad |
| Author: |
Thomas K. Kraemer |
| Published: |
2003 - RR Trax Studios, Cumberland, MD - Softcover |
| ISBN: |
0-9743060-0-2 |
| Description: |
A book that covers the Western Maryland Scenics shops and
operations on former WM track and property. |
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| Title: |
The Western Maryland Railway - Fireballs &
Black Diamonds - Second Edition |
| Author: |
Roger Cook and Karl Zimmermann |
| Published: |
1981 (First Edition), 1992 (Second Edition) - Garrigues House,
Publishers - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
0-9620844-4-1 (previously 0-8310-7139-7) |
| Description: |
Considered by many to be the definitive historical work related to
the WM, this was the first purchase for my collection. The photos are great and
the text is both informative and quick to digest. All WM fans should own a copy
of this work. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland in Color |
| Author: |
David R. Sweetland |
| Published: |
1995 - Morning Sun Books - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-878887-43-2 |
| Description: |
A great compilation of photos of WM equipment. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Railway 1872-1999 - A pictorial
history of the men, women and machines that made it famous |
| Author: |
Carroll F. Spitzer - Roundhouse Museum Curator |
| Published: |
1999 - Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
A book containing all sorts of papers, tables, photos and misc
information related to the WM. While not a necessary modeling or historical
reference, I have found this a good addition to my collection. |
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| Title: |
Western Maryland Trackside with George M. Leilich |
| Author: |
Jeremy F. Plant |
| Published: |
2002 - Morning Sun Books - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-58248-074-5 |
| Description: |
A book chock full of photos of the more modern era WM operations.
One could only wish that Morning Sun would get the fireball right :-) |
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| Title: |
West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway - A
Western Maryland Predecessor |
| Author: |
Alan Clarke |
| Published: |
2003 - TLC Publishing, Inc. - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-883089-87-5 |
| Description: |
A great book, packed full of historical information related to the
WVC&P, and its eventual absorption into the Western Maryland |
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| Title: |
West Virginia Logging Railroads |
| Author: |
William E. Warden |
| Published: |
1993-2000 - TLC Publishing, Inc - Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
1-883089-03-4 |
| Description: |
Little to no direct WM content other than a few mentions and one
hopper photo. However, this is a book about West Virginia Logging railroads,
some of which interchanged with the WM. If you are interested in putting a
small (or large) logging scene on your WM layout, this book is a must-have. |
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| Title: |
Working on the Western Maryland - A Collection of
Employee Interviews |
| Author: |
Edited by Wes Morgenstern |
| Published: |
1999 - Western Maryland Railway Historical Society, Inc. -
Hardcover |
| ISBN: |
none |
| Description: |
An excellent book full of numerous employee interviews and
stories. This is a great way to get a feel for the character of the WM and the
people who operated it. |
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