All ready for Christmas, the WMSR's Cumberland station seems to have a grand total of 64 window candles on this one side. Glad I'm not the guy who's in charge of plugging all these in everyday.

734 pulling hard at the head end of a regular Sunday Excursion.

Western Maryland 734 on turntable with fall colors as background

The last of four runbys at Helmstetter's Curve during Pete Lerro's photo charter is seen from a hill with Helmstetter's home and barn in the background.

Steam escapes from all over the engine and obscures the tunnel portal during a runby on Pete Lerro's photo charter.

Framed by a barbed wire fence, the photo freight makes its first run-by of the day around Helmstetters' Curve. This shot was taken with a Nikon N90s camera and is the first film shot I have upload... (more)

#734 hauling freight past towards Sunnyside on a Peter Lerro photo freight.

734 storming up the grade at Helmstetter's Curve.

The 734 poses for night shots at the conclusion of Pete Lerro's photo freight; lighting provided by Steve Barry.

The 734 makes an impressive arrival at the depot in Frostburg during Pete Lerro's photo freight charter.

After a day's worth of photo events, the eastbound train back to Cumberland has just departed Frostburg as seen from the conductor's side of the WM501. We'll make one more stop at Trimble Road for... (more)

WMSR conductor Richard Markle stands on the rear platform of WM caboose 1813 as photographers position for another photo run-by on the photo freight charter. Thanks to Markle and the entire WMSR c... (more)