Spring 2023Double Take

Sights worth a second lookWestern Maryland Railroad CabooseTHE HILL’S ICONIC TRAIN CAR TURNS 100 YEARS OLDDoubleTake_1Did you know that the caboose that sits on the Hill at Gill Stadium turns 100 years old this year? While it wasn’t officially installed on campus until the summer of 1982 as part of the Class of 1984’s class gift, the Western Maryland Railway caboose was first put into service in 1923, according to the Oct. 7, 1982, edition of The Phoenix, the college’s student newspaper at the time. DoubleTake_2With shipping and transport costing about $10,000, the caboose arrived on campus in August 1982 and was installed by the fall semester. A section of railroad siding tracks was installed near then-Scott S. Bair Stadium, and the caboose was secured to that siding.DoubleTake_3The original plan for the caboose was for it to be turned into a concession stand for athletic events. While it is not in service as such today — with concessions now being available inside Kenneth R. Gill Stadium — it remains in place as a reminder of the college’s heritage and former name as Western Maryland College.DoubleTake_4
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