Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

[dawn_felagund]

Yesterday, Bobby and I drove the slightly over two hours out west to Cumberland to take a trip on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. We've been wanting to do this for a few years now, but it's just far enough away that it requires setting aside a full day more or less, which we very often don't have for setting aside. Cumberland is a small city

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[huinare]

Ooh that looks like fun, nice pics! (And is it just me, or are those wind turbines frickin' huge?)

[indy1776]

Not just you. I've seen the blades go by on the highway; each one requires its own flat-bed semitruck.

[huinare]

Neat! Wind turbines are badasses. =D

[dawn_felagund]

They're frickin' huge. When we go to Deep Creek Lake, a row of them runs along Backbone Mountain, and we drive under them going into West Virginia.

The perspective is a little weird, but the blades clear the power tower and trees by a good bit!

[huinare]

Eee! I have this thing about wind turbines, but I've rarely gotten to see them in person, and then usually from the airplane where they look like clever little model wind turbines. That's awesome.