Laurie

The Frostburg Flyer

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As my friends and I cycled along The Great Allegheny Passage Trail in October, we heard the sound of a train whistle. Much to our surprise and utter delight, the Frostburg Flyer came around the curve! “The legendary steam locomotive no. 1309 departs from Cumberland, Maryland, and carries passengers through the breathtaking Allegheny Mountains to Frostburg, Maryland”. The 150 mile GAP Trail is part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors.

The Big Savage Tunnel

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The Big Savage Tunnel is located on The Great Allegheny Passage Trail which runs 150 miles through Pennsylvania and Western Maryland. The GAP Trail is part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors. At 3,291 ft long, the Big Savage Tunnel was built by the Western Maryland Railway in 1912, and refurbished for bicyclists and hikers in 2003.

The Pinkerton Tunnel

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The Pinkerton Tunnel is located on the Great Allegheny Passage Trail which runs 150 miles through Pennsylvania and Western Maryland and is known as The GAP Trail. The 849-foot tunnel was originally part of the Western Maryland Railway. It was rehabilitated and reopened to bicycle and foot traffic in 2015. For more info about The Gap, follow this link OR see my previous post.

Youghiogheny River in Monochrome

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Two weeks ago, friends and I rode half of the 150 mile Great Allegheny Passage Trail, part of the Rails to Trails movement which creates multi-use public paths from abandoned railroad corridors. We started our ride in a small trail town called Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania where Ohiopyle State Park is located. “Passing through the heart of the park, the rushing waters of the Youghiogheny [yawki-gay-nee] River Gorge are the centerpiece for Ohiopyle. The “Yough” [yawk] provides some of the best whitewater boating in the eastern United States, as well as spectacular scenery”.