User contributions for HistoryCommission2

25 October 2019

• 20:0720:07, 25 October 2019 diff hist +713 N File:Westbound yardmaster Charles Malcolm (Mack) Wenner, Jr..jpg Brunswick westbound yardmaster Charles Malcolm (Mack) Wenner, Jr. posing in his suit and railroad pocket watch in front of the Garrott family home on W. B Street next to the funeral home in the 1930s. All the watches were synchronized. One of the 2 el...
• 20:0420:04, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:General Car Foreman Frank Bissett and his staff - 1930s.jpg No edit summary current
• 20:0320:03, 25 October 2019 diff hist +63 N File:General Car Foreman Frank Bissett and his staff - 1930s.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Railroad Museum)
• 20:0120:01, 25 October 2019 diff hist +453 N File:B&O General Foreman of the Brunswick Engine Shops' office.jpg B&O General Foreman of the Brunswick Engine Shops' office in Brunswick around 1924. The building was near the roundhouse. Closest to the camera on the left is Mr. Reed. then Shorty Long and Mrs. Mullen. (Courtesy of Kim Myers Smoketown History (Brun... current
• 19:5919:59, 25 October 2019 diff hist +144 N File:General Foreman M. E. (Ed) Mullen in his private office in 1924.jpg (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Hypatia Tarleton: He is my grandfather, and the father to Dick Mullen Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 19:5719:57, 25 October 2019 diff hist +99 N File:Burke Coffman at the wheel.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Railroad Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 19:5519:55, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:B&O Engineer Paul E. Moore - Train -9 en route to Cumberland.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:5519:55, 25 October 2019 diff hist +63 N File:B&O Engineer Paul E. Moore - Train -9 en route to Cumberland.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunwick Railroad Museum)
• 19:5419:54, 25 October 2019 diff hist +542 N File:Russell I. Gordon, Engineer and Ray Goodrich, Fireman.jpg Russell I. Gordon, Engineer (50 Years of Service) Ray Goodrich, Fireman (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Railroad Museum) Nield Gordon: The fireman with Dad is Ray Goodrich and he had a hand in all our lives, He coached the Brunswick Town basketball... current
• 19:4819:48, 25 October 2019 diff hist +164 N File:John Newton Howie in front of his train in the Brunswick Yard..jpg Native Brunswickian John Newton Howie in front of his train in the Brunswick Yard. (Courtesy of John M. Younkins) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 19:4719:47, 25 October 2019 diff hist +80 N File:John Newton Howie, Engineer for the B&O. Looks like the roundhouse in the background..jpg (Courtesy of John M. Younkins) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 19:4619:46, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Oscar (Mitch) Mitchell steps off a caboose on his retirement day in 1954..jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4619:46, 25 October 2019 diff hist +122 N File:Oscar (Mitch) Mitchell steps off a caboose on his retirement day in 1954..jpg (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries
• 19:4519:45, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:(Ramblin') Bill Dunn. Early 1950s.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4419:44, 25 October 2019 diff hist +281 N File:(Ramblin') Bill Dunn. Early 1950s.jpg The man in dark clothing nearest the old Watson's Cut Rste on West Potomac Street, now the Brunswick Heritage Museum, was "Ramblin'" Bill Dunn. Early 1950s? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Pu...
• 19:4119:41, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Charles Albert Booth in the Brunswick B&O machine shop..jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4119:41, 25 October 2019 diff hist +249 N File:Charles Albert Booth in the Brunswick B&O machine shop..jpg Charles Albert Booth in the Brunswick B&O machine shop. We believe this may have been his retirement party in the late 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries
• 12:0712:07, 25 October 2019 diff hist −20 Category:Lila Wenner No edit summary current
• 12:0612:06, 25 October 2019 diff hist +517 N File:Railroaders celebrating a retirement in the machine shop (late 1940s).jpg Railroaders celebrating a retirement in the machine shop (late 1940s) Some of the men are WF Jacobs, WA Ridenbaugh, RC Kline, Jr, JE Forest, WW Younkins, G. Connor, HP "Buck" Oden, Glen Cooper, CW Frye, WE Frock, HL Webber, R. Phillips, WR Fitzgerald,... current
• 11:5211:52, 25 October 2019 diff hist +389 N File:A group of Railroaders.jpg A group of Railroaders. Can anyone confirm if this is in Brunswick and if so, where? The writing on the photo reads: "To C.H. Forrest--Had Williams been playing for Zarillo last night, Scarborough may have pitched a no-hitter." (From the Myer Kaplon... current
• 11:5011:50, 25 October 2019 diff hist +353 N File:First 6-truck diesel arrives in Brunswick - 1959.jpg First 6-truck diesel arrives in Brunswick - 1959 #764 was on the Eastbound Hump Top row: Shop men Jim Wigfield, Norman "Shorty" Long, Bill Moler, Roy Shewbridge, Howard Cooper, Howard Donovan Bottom: Monk Haller and Earl Nuse (They ran the turntable)... current
• 11:3611:36, 25 October 2019 diff hist +303 N File:Emerson Barlow, Tom Keller (on step), John Hammond, unknown and Mark Campbell..jpg According to the notes at the library, pictured here are: (L-R) Emerson Barlow, Tom Keller (on step), John Hammond, unknown and Mark Campbell. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries... current
• 11:3411:34, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Brunswick Railroaders on a Baldwin VO 1000.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:3311:33, 25 October 2019 diff hist +267 N File:Brunswick Railroaders on a Baldwin VO 1000.jpg Brunswick Railroaders on a Baldwin VO 1000 - late 1950s? (L-R) Tom Keller, Virts Hartman, WA Lloyd (standing in doorway), unknown, Homer Rice (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)
• 11:3211:32, 25 October 2019 diff hist +787 N File:Baldwin Diesel in the early 1950s with tom Keller and Grayson Koogle.jpg Nice perspective of a Baldwin Diesel in the early 1950s with the view of Brunswick up the hill on the left and right. You can see houses through the cab window. Tom Keller is the 1st man on the left, Grayson Koogle is 3rd. Who else can you identify?... current
• 11:2911:29, 25 October 2019 diff hist +308 N File:B&O caboose.jpg Old B&O caboose. The men are (l-r) Dollie Shewbridge (brakeman), Chas. Woodcock (conductor) and Ben Myers (flagman). (Credit Brunswick Railroad Museum) Jacquelyn Ebersole: My daddy had his caboose from about 1942 to 1963. This picture looks more like... current
• 11:2711:27, 25 October 2019 diff hist +99 N File:Train with Railroad Worker in front and in the engine.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Railroad Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:2611:26, 25 October 2019 diff hist +99 N File:Train with Railroad Worker in front.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:2511:25, 25 October 2019 diff hist +99 N File:Engine Number 742.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:2411:24, 25 October 2019 diff hist +97 N File:Engine Number 7100.jpg Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:2311:23, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Cage family worked on the railroad for three generations.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:2311:23, 25 October 2019 diff hist +420 N File:Cage family worked on the railroad for three generations.jpg 3 generations of the Cage family worked on the railroad. Harvey Leslie "Pete" Cage (1887-1965) was the 1st generation: A B & O Engineer, he worked from the turn of the century until he was in his 30's. Sadly, he was forced to retire early because a do...
• 11:2111:21, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:George Washington (Babe) Wenner, Sr.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:2111:21, 25 October 2019 diff hist +1,245 N File:George Washington (Babe) Wenner, Sr.jpg George Washington "Babe" Wenner, Sr. The father of Evie McLane and George Wenner Jr. was an engineer on the B&O Railroad for both the National and Capitol Limited train lines during his railroad career. As important as those roles were, George was be...
• 11:1811:18, 25 October 2019 diff hist +220 N File:Charles Henry Sigafoose was a B&O machinist.jpg Charles Henry Sigafoose was a B&O machinist who worked at Brunswick, Chicago, and Baltimore. Charles was Ben Sigafoose's first son born in 1877. (Courtesy of Robert Day) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:1711:17, 25 October 2019 diff hist +210 N File:Old railroad photo.jpg Old railroad photo ... not sure of the date ... one of these men is believed to be James Nelson Taylor of Brunswick (Photo courtesy of David & Kathy Hale Cage) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:1511:15, 25 October 2019 diff hist +392 N File:B&O years of service gathering in Baltimore circa 1912.jpg This is a B&O years of service gathering in Baltimore circa 1912. Charles Sigafoose, who started his railroad career in Brunswick, is kneeling at center in a button up sweater. He would have been in service approx. 15- 20 years. Some of the men, includ... current
• 11:1411:14, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Ralph Z. White on the footbridge to the old car yard.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:1411:14, 25 October 2019 diff hist +145 N File:Ralph Z. White on the footbridge to the old car yard.jpg (Photo courtesy of Mary Virts Seidenberg) Phil Lowery: Mr White took care of payroll at car repair shop when I worked on railroad.
• 11:1211:12, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Edward Virts ready to go to work.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:1111:11, 25 October 2019 diff hist +134 N File:Edward Virts ready to go to work.jpg (Photo courtesy of Mary Virts Seidenberg) Mary Virts Seidenberg: My grand parents Ed and Oleta Virts lived on Maple Ave
• 11:1011:10, 25 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Forebacks of C Street.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:0911:09, 25 October 2019 diff hist +99 N File:Forebacks of C Street.jpg The Forebacks of C Street (Courtesy of Lesley Lucas Quesada- "My Great Grandparents"
• 11:0811:08, 25 October 2019 diff hist +627 N File:Track Testing Device.jpg This was how they used to test the track to make sure the distance between the tracks was accurate and spaced far enough apart for train engines and cars to run on. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Reuben Moss: Often times you only had your picture ta... current
• 11:0511:05, 25 October 2019 diff hist +109 N File:Brunswick Railroaders, late 1890s.jpg Brunswick Railroaders, late 1890s? (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 11:0411:04, 25 October 2019 diff hist +662 N File:Telegrapher Clarence D. Shewbridge in the Brunswick WB Tower (early 1920s).jpg Telegrapher Clarence D. Shewbridge in the Brunswick WB Tower (early 1920s). He was one of 4 Shewbridge brothers in the area who worked as telegraph operators for the B&O Railroad: 1) Clarence D. Shewbridge - Brunswick Tower 2) Alfred W. Shewbridge - H... current
• 11:0011:00, 25 October 2019 diff hist +520 N File:WB Tower around 1910.jpg WB Tower around 1910. The man in the center is thought to be long time Brunswick telegrapher Clarence Daniel Shewbridge. Mr. Shewbridge was one of 4 Shewbridge brothers in the area who worked as telegraph operators for the B&O Railroad. (Photo courtes... current
• 10:5610:56, 25 October 2019 diff hist +281 N File:Railroaders gathered together in the Brunswick yards, a classic late 40s photo.jpg (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Pete Grosso: EM1, 7623 was built in 1945 and was renumbered to a 3 didget number in 1956, so it's sometime between then. [[Category:Smoketow... current
• 10:5410:54, 25 October 2019 diff hist +186 N File:The sign in front of the railroaders reads Brunswick, Md, July 30, 1912.jpg (Photo courtesy of Brunswick Heritage Museum) Fred Sue Thornton: That is my Grandad E.P. Ault fourth from left to right in the 3rd row. Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 10:5110:51, 25 October 2019 diff hist −7 File:Railroaders in the B&O yards in the early days of Brunswick..jpg No edit summary current