chessiemodeler
D779 WB, East Davis, MD, Kodachrome Matt Robertson
D779 was a regular 1500 call in Curtis Bay Monday - Friday. It's sole purpose was to move the aluminum ore that was imported at Hawkins Point to the Eastalco Aluminum Plant at Lime Kiln Maryland. I was working 1st shift at Defense Mapping in Bethesda and on nice days would often make a bee line to the Old Main Line in an attempt to catch him headed west in the late afternoon light. On this day I have hoofed it into East Davis and we see the train coming out of Davis Tunnel and continuing on the main toward Eastalco. By this date getting a Chessie unit in the lead was quite a treat, even if she is a little rough looking! The cars trailing were Pullman 4427's that B&O ordered specifically for this service. They had round roof hatches (very odd for 4427 design) and special outlet gates.
D779 WB, East Davis, MD, Kodachrome Matt Robertson
D779 was a regular 1500 call in Curtis Bay Monday - Friday. It's sole purpose was to move the aluminum ore that was imported at Hawkins Point to the Eastalco Aluminum Plant at Lime Kiln Maryland. I was working 1st shift at Defense Mapping in Bethesda and on nice days would often make a bee line to the Old Main Line in an attempt to catch him headed west in the late afternoon light. On this day I have hoofed it into East Davis and we see the train coming out of Davis Tunnel and continuing on the main toward Eastalco. By this date getting a Chessie unit in the lead was quite a treat, even if she is a little rough looking! The cars trailing were Pullman 4427's that B&O ordered specifically for this service. They had round roof hatches (very odd for 4427 design) and special outlet gates.