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Philip Hack of Martinsburg, W.Va., is now associated with the Winchester Glass Sand Company. It is located near Gore on the Winchester and Western Railroad, terminating in Winchester. The sand will be ...
New York City mayoral race front-runner Andrew Cuomo was forced to fend off a volley of attacks from his Democratic primary rivals in a debate.
Winchester & Western officials nod their heads when told about traffic complaints. Fred Winkler, the railroad’s special agent, said he knows what those inconvenienced drivers are thinking.
CUMBERLAND MD., Friday, Jan. 1. Some excitement was created to day, at Martinsburgh, in consequence of our pickets at Winchester having been driven in as far as Bunker Hill.
One of those is the Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad. “I’m pleased the Department of Transportation is awarding more than $29.7 million to improve service, safety, and efficiency along the ...
The Winchester & Western Railroad, operating in the Eastern Panhandle, will receive nearly $23 million to upgrade its tracks. This investment will strengthen rail services in the region, ensuring ...
by Geoff Fox Early last year, the Maryland Transit Authority announced they were conducting a survey to weigh the feasibility of bringing the MARC commuter train service to Western Maryland. The ...
The Winchester & Western Railroad will continue to operate an 18-mile stretch of track that runs from Winchester to Gore in western Frederick County, even though the decades-old sand mine in Gore that ...
GORE, Va. — A sand mine that has provided the majority of carload traffic for the original main line of the Winchester & Western Railroad for 80 years is preparing to close, with an uncertain impact ...
The newly acquired railroad will join other West Virginia services such as the Winchester and Western Railroad (WW). Cindy Butler, West Virginia Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities ...
ROMNEY, W.Va. — A national short line railroad company is in contract talks with the state to enter a long term lease agreement with for 51 miles of railroad in the South Branch Valley.
Contractors made temporary repairs in the right lane of the southbound I-81 bridge over the Winchester & Western Railroad before rainfall arrived Friday evening.