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Coal train on Helmstetter’s Curve

By Faith Finfrock | August 19, 2025

Railfans watch as a Western Maryland coal train swings around famous Helmstetter’s Curve on its descent eastward toward Cumberland, Md., in May 1952.

Photo by Edward Theisinger

One thought on “Coal train on Helmstetter’s Curve”

Güntürk Üstün says:

August 19, 2025 at 3:59 pm

Railfanning is like a coal fire in the souls that never goes out…

Dr. Güntürk Üstün

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