Sometime in 1952 these photos were taken of Western Maryland Rail Road Engine No 204 headed East through Thurmont. No 204 was a 4-6-2 K-2 Baldwin Locomotive built in 1912. She weighed in at 285,900 lbs and had 69" drivers. These were magnificent engines and it must have been a real thrill to see them coming through Thurmont. WMRR No 204 sitting at the station on Carroll Street in Thurmont in 1952. At the left you can see some of Charlie Beall's Express Trucks parked in front of his garage. I remember those trailers with the curved noses, I think they were Freuhoff units. The truck is a Federal, Bob Willhide's father and Charlie Beall drove to Baltimore to get the truck when Charlie bought it. Dave Lawyer's Gateway Automotive now occupies Beall's old freight building.