Top of the morning, Cumberland! Western Maryland 734 issues her wake-up call to the residents of Cumberland, Maryland as she thunders through City Junction at the crack of dawn, with a fast... (more)

Westbound at Frostburg. With her throttle still open, Western Maryland 734 approaches the city of Frostburg, looking as if she's not about to stop anytime soon. Seventy years ago, this tra... (more)

Highball at Number Nine Curve. After stopping briefly for trainmen to inspect a finicky hopper, Western Maryland 734's Engineer receives the highball and opens the cylinder cocks and thrott... (more)

Fireball freight heads west. Wearing the fireball logo of the Western Maryland Railway, a heavy 2-8-0 heads west around Helmstetter's Curve with a freight consist on a bleak January morning... (more)

The sound inside the tunnel is incredible especially when the whistle is blowing. If you've never done this shot, you gotta try it once.

Under full power, the tower operator is handing off the train orders for the crew of the 734. Is it 1940 or 2012 ?

handheld 1/10th pan at the old coal tipple

A zoompan of 734 about to enter Brush Tunnel

Lookin like Backwoodz BBQ pretty much sums up this shot ... prob my fav best shot of the day since it was a lil different than most... after a rough start in the am hours... the sun finally popped... (more)

Western Maryland 734, 2-8-0 (BLW 43105 / 1916), originally Lake Superior & Ishpeming 34, powers a chartered freight train westbound at Helmstetter's Curve.

Emerging from the home yard in Ridgely, WV on a spectacular October morning. It would stop at the road crossing in Ridgely for a brake test and final inspection before continuing on across the bor... (more)

Merry Christmas, Railpictures.Net! Western Maryland Scenic No. 734 leads a Carl Franz Photo freight, east of Cumberland during the 2011 WMSR Winter photo charters. Plenty of snow from a recent sto... (more)

WMSR Fireman Dan Morris keeps 734 hot for photo patrons on the 2011 Winter photo charters by Carl Franz. Photo taken with permission of Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.

734 works hard uphill with 13 cars and two helpers.