Hagerstown

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Jim:
Looks like you have things in correct order.  We did find on the maps 
that Hagerstown Junction was approximately at Hager Tower.  Will 
check that our further.  A mile or so north of Hager Tower was Town 
Tower where PRR (old CV) crossed the Western Maryland main line on diamonds.

As for the yard, called Vardo or Shomo, these names had nothing to do 
with the end of steam.  To N&W folks it was Vardo, and to PRR it was 
Shomo.  The article about Hagerstown in a 1954 issue of the N&W 
employee magazine says as much.  If you ask anyone in Hagerstown 
today what the name of that railroad yard is, the answer you will 
hear is "Shomo."

Rick Morrison



>Thanks for your research on the Hagerstown stations.  I have been 

>trying to line these stations for some time.  Below shows the miles 

>from Roanoke, Station name, State and the station call.  Do I have 

>Hagerstown Transfer in the proper order?

>

>Spielman    MD

>232.4St. James MDMA

>236.9Vardo Yard (4.5 miles North St. James 1.4 South of Hagerstown)MDV

>236.9Shomo (Vardo Yard)MD

>PRR Tower changed to Hager (Tower)MDG, AU

>Hagerstown Jct. (Old CVRR (PRR) and WM Jct.) about 1 mile north of Hager)MDG

>

>Hagerstown TransferMD

>238.1HagerstownMD HG, DX

>

>Jim Blackstock

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