One of fifty-nine BL2s produced, the 7172 and its slug are hard at work on a steamy June afternoon in 1981. The unit was built for the Western Maryland Railway in October, 1948, as their No. 82.

One of fifty-nine BL2s produced, the 7172 and a slug are hard at work on a steamy June afternoon. The 7172 was built for the Western Maryland in October, 1948, and originally carried road No. 82.... (more)

Just another day in Hagerstown, Md. in October 1982 when the local switch crew went to work on the last operating BL2 in freight service in the U. S. This is only the second active BL2 I'd ever se... (more)