One of the last runbuys of the day at Helmstetters

The train dropping off its passengers after a Tuesday tourist run from Cumberland to Frostburg, and back. Here it is at the Cumberland station, underneath the I-68 bridge. Note how the black steam... (more)

A long fall color excursion is led by 501 and 502, with 734 on the rear and fourteen passenger cars between. New WMSR brakeman Dan Morris is riding 501 after flagging the Baltimore Street Crossing... (more)

734 working nicely on a grade here at Trimble Road, the old girl cants into a curve in good light. At the throttle is Cody Cook, just back from conductor school at CSX. Tomorrow he'll be on a CSX ... (more)

734 arrives into Cumberland,Md station

WM 734 approaches the station in Cumberland to begin Monday, October 18's Photo Special.

WMSR 734 charges up the mountain on one of the many photo runbys.

Fast freight through Cumberland. "Mountain Thunder" highballs a short freight past the 97 year-old Western Maryland Station in downtown Cumberland, during the finale of a day-long, Carl Fra... (more)

Here's young Cody Cook bringing WMSR 734 around Helmstetter's Curve on his last regular run with 734. That's John Helmstetter's new barn in the background. Cody is now in training as a CSX conduc... (more)

Mountain Thunder charges through the mountains living up to it's name just outside of Cumberland.

#734's first run after being out of commission for a few days with a busted support beam.

Dropping down the hill at Helmstetter's on the return trip to Cumberland.

Instead of sitting on "The Couch" all day, we decided to catch some action on Sand Patch and ended the day with the extra 5:00 (was supposed to be 4:30) excursion on the Western Maryland Scenic. H... (more)

On a wonderful fall morning the WMSR 734 makes a wonderful plume of smoke as it struts its stuff for the participants of a Carl Franz Photo Charter