C&O 1309 smokes it up on a chilly winter morning at Helmstetters Curve. Taken during a photo charter run by Lerro Productions.

Handsome articulated C&O 1309 simmers at the Cumberland Depot after a hard day of wowing fans on a photo charter put on by Lerro Productions.

On a Lerro Photo Charter we enjoyed multiple photo angles of 1309 entering Brush Tunnel. As smoke hangs in the air, 1309 backs out of Brush Tunnel after the first run by.

Feb. 18th, 2023. Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 "Mallet"-type engine #1309 rumbles upgrade underneath the old signal bridge at Trimble on the former Western Maryland Railroad. The locomotive ... (more)

Theatrical Exit. Viewed through the 1309's exhaust leaving the tunnel, this nicely restored Western Maryland caboose brings up the rear of a Lerro Photography charter run by.

Crew 2 prepares to uncouple from, and run around, their train prior to spotting cars at area customers.

WMSR 1309 once again is C&O 1309 for a series of Lerro Productions photography charters as well as "Hands On The Throttle" experiences for two weeks in February. This was the Friday aft... (more)

Running Support. The WM's B32-8 pulls the freight cars past with the 1309 on the other end. In this area of the railroad, the Western Maryland required a diesel helper to be on the end of ... (more)

WMSR 1309 once again is C&O 1309 for a series of Lerro Productions photography charters.

Crew 2 crosses the CSX diamond, while using the "Hill Track" for headroom during switching at Penn Mary Yard.

C&O 1309 returns, courtesy Lerro Productions. Five days of photo charters over two weeks. In addition to that, the railroad ran a series of "Hands On The Throttle Experience" trains wi... (more)

Thunder in the mountains. For two weeks in February, WMSR 1309 was repainted C&O 1309, so for that reason, I'll upload it as such. The purpose of the repainting was for a series of Lerro Photogra... (more)

The CSX Cumberland roundhouse is seen from above. Several units are seen in the photo including a couple of visitors.

The CSX Cumberland roundhouse is seen from above. Several units are seen in the photo including a couple of visitors.

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)