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H&F Railway Historical Society
Приєднався 7 лис 2020
Videos and slideshows presented by the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Historical Society, Inc. related to the trolley and electric railway system which served Frederick and Washington Counties in Central Maryland.
70 Years Later: The Last Trolley
Take a quick look at some of the people, places, and activities involved with the last scheduled passenger trip of the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway, 70 years to the day after that trip took place.
Learn about the H&F Railway and how to join the Society: hfrhs.org
Listen to the entire Carroll James broadcast: hfrhs.org/trolley-station/last-trolley/
Learn about the H&F Railway and how to join the Society: hfrhs.org
Listen to the entire Carroll James broadcast: hfrhs.org/trolley-station/last-trolley/
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Preserving the Past - The H&F Railway and the H&FRHS Archives
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Enjoy a brief summary of the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Company's important and varied history and what the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway Historical Society has been doing to preserve it. The H&F was an interurban railway in central Maryland which developed into a significantly sized rural railway system and extensive electrical network. The H&FRHS participates in community events and sinc...
Tracing the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway
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Take a guided tour along the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway. Fly overhead along the trolley system route which is laid over Google Earth satellite imagery, and visit notable sites through vintage and modern photographs along the route. This 20 minute film was created in 2015 by then-H&FRHS Vice-President Reuben Moss following an hour long live-narrated presentation given in Middletown by the sa...
An Electric Road over Catoctin
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In the 1890's, the people of the Middletown Valley in central Maryland funded the construction of a railway to cross Catoctin Mountain to connect their farms and businesses to Frederick. This railway became the core of an extensive trolley and electric rail system which continued to serve farms for decades. This video examines what impact the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway system impacted local...
"The Trolley" - An Introduction to the H&FRHS
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Local residents know about "The Trolley," but what was it and what does the historical society that is dedicated to its story do for the community?
5:25 William C. Humm, Superintendent and General Freight and Passenger Agent, was my great grandfather.
I have the tape Carroll James did the last run. I got some years back And the VHS tape he sold. He did a great job on both of them !
I enjoyed watching this great tribute. Very informative! 👏
The picture at 1:30 reminds me of the crowd at Mass in my local parish. Not many young folks there.
My grandfather was a motor man on the H&F he was Webster Detrow. He worked for Potomac Edison from 1918 to 1967
My grandfather was a motor man on the H&F he worked from 1918 to 1947 and then till 1967 as a mantinace man he was forced to retire 6 months short of 50 years service his last day of work he came home and wept 😢 he loved his job that much
Fantastic! My grandfather was a trolleyman on the line!
Who was your grandfather
I love the history.