Low late day sun bounces off this tattered yard dog and her operator as they pull cars out to back them in another track as they build a train. Note it is marked SD38-2S. Wife joked "the S means... (more)

734 is poised at the coal loader here, just beginning to back up and build today's train. It's a beautiful Sunday morning, and there will be lots of folks waiting to ride.

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)

Hundreds of folks ride the WMSR when the leaves turn. Here is an example of the flurry of activity when 734 arrives at the depot with a full load of people. She gets a lot of attention!

734 pulls into WMSR's Cumberland Station for the first run of the season! She's sporting newly rebuilt running gear, springs and tires..ready for a long season's work.

SD 50 8562 shoves on a manifest led by 7305. She working hard as she passes the privately owned Chessie cabooses stored along the right of way at Hydman.

An early Sunday morning, 734 gets ready. She's just spent the winter in the shop, now very clean, polished rods, whistle, bell and new graphite on her smoke box. A pretty sight for the patrons w... (more)

6430 is headed east out of the yard with a slug and one other GP 40-2. Westbound CSXT 480 and friend on Q261 has the green for it's 6900 ft autorack.

This is the road crossing at Woodcock Hollow, and that's 734, her Hancock bellowing, dashing over the roadway. The auto in the background looks might small beside the big 2-8-0.

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)

Early morning sun splashes off the locomotives as these fellas prepare to go to work.

Up close..734 wakes up Frostburg when she arrives at the station, which is just a few feet out of sight here.

In a light rain here, 734 walks up a steep climb with seven cars. It is impossible to get a shot here on a sunny day, too many shadows.

The trail along side 734's route to Frostburg is being used for a 3 mile run this day, and the lady handing out water gives the crew of 734 a wave, as the big 2-8-0 takes her train back to Cumberl... (more)

Here in mellow late day light, narrow nosed 7500 looks good for her age, here leading Q317 into the Keyser Yard, where they will set off fourteen cars and continue west to Grafton and points beyon... (more)