Hagerstown

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I agree and would add to Rick's comment that according to an interview with an early veteran in the N&W Magazine, the telegraph office was originally named Vardo. The name Shomo appeared and 
was the name of a popular worker from the construction company that built this yard.  I know 
this may be disputed by some who have formulated other reasoning for 'Shomo'  but if you look 
at the N&W Employee Magazine Collection this fact will be born out.      Mason Cooper


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  Jim:
  Looks like you have things in correct order.  We did find on the maps that Hagerstown Junction was approximately at Hager Tower.  Will check that our further.  A mile or so north of Hager Tower was Town Tower where PRR (old CV) crossed the Western Maryland main line on diamonds.

  As for the yard, called Vardo or Shomo, these names had nothing to do with the end of steam.  To N&W folks it was Vardo, and to PRR it was Shomo.  The article about Hagerstown in a 1954 issue of the N&W employee magazine says as much.  If you ask anyone in Hagerstown today what the name of that railroad yard is, the answer you will hear is "Shomo."  

  Rick Morrison



    Thanks for your research on the Hagerstown stations.  I have been trying to line these stations for some time.  Below shows the miles from Roanoke, Station name, State and the station call.  Do I have Hagerstown Transfer in the proper order? 

    Spielman    MD
    232.4St. James MDMA
    236.9Vardo Yard (4.5 miles North St. James 1.4 South of Hagerstown)MDV 
    236.9Shomo (Vardo Yard)MD
    PRR Tower changed to Hager (Tower)MDG, AU
    Hagerstown Jct. (Old CVRR (PRR) and WM Jct.) about 1 mile north of Hager)MDG

    Hagerstown TransferMD
    238.1HagerstownMD HG, DX

    Jim Blackstock


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