Stanley/B113.8

Stanley is just east of the WM bridge over Great Tonoloway Creek. It was once the eastern Yard Limits (YL) to the three mile section of double track at Hancock. The original WM "Stanley" trackside sign still remains today, however it is in need off a coat of paint. Just west of Stanley the WM crosses Great Tonoloway Creek on a trestle before entering the section of double track at the East End of Hancock. Here the WM once switched 3 seperate side tracks that appreared to serve a cold storage or apple processing facilites. The 3 tracks has a length of 1250ft., 924ft. and 1022ft. Today the tracks are gone but you can see where they once ran up to and along the buildings as most of the crossties still remain in place.

Eastbound CSX railtrain crosses the bridge over Tonoloway Creek as it leaves the East End of Hancock on Nov. 8, 1988 after a day of rail-removal west of Hancock on the WM. This photo was taken from the Md. Rt. 144 bridge. (photo by Brian Paulus)

The WM bridge over Great Tonoloway Creek. On the opposite side of this bridge reads WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY. This lettering is left from the WM steam era, the same style is also on the 6th. Crossing bridge near Paw Paw, WV.

The WM bridge over Great Tonoloway Creek is under construction in April 1997 as a part of Phase 1 of the WMRT. Later in September 2001 I rode east crossing the bridge bound for Big Pool Jct.

This road crossing at the east end of the WM bridge is used to reach a maintence facility for the C&O Canal.

The former Stanley sign is a rusted memory of the railroad that once ran past here. Here the WM had a run-around track at a length of 1750ft. This was also the former Yard Limits for the side tracks at Hancock. Today is is just a resting point for hikers as there is a bench trail-side here.

Looking west at the B113 milepost just 8 tenths of a mile east of Stanley. Here bikers riding west can view the large cut in Sideling Hill ahead through which I-68 passes as it winds west towards Cumberland.

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