A young family welcomes booming 734 to Frostburg..looks as if one more railfan may be eventually added to our numbers!

Empties, lead by 477 and 4741, the only EMD of eight engines seen in this photo, are westbound for more WVa coal. On the left are two loaded trains waiting to make the trip up the old WM Thomas Su... (more)

Here 75 is being run by a novice who has paid for the privilege of operating her. This little engine has the loudest shrill whistle I've ever heard. It and New Hope Valley's 17 were pure delights ... (more)

New Hope 17 waits while passengers load, and as she does so, Potomac Eagle F unit in C&O colors, 8016, and the South Branch Valley RR's B&O passenger Geep pose for the folks. In the right backgro... (more)

I think this gem was the hit of the 2010 West Virginia Railfest. Sharp and clean, with two great sounding whistles, she sure looked good.

A timeless look exudes from 734 as she rests after bring her train up the hard pull to Frostburg

Former Geneva Works 1160 looks quite forlorn here, out back of the CSX locomotive shop waiting for shipment. CSX always keeps transported engines at the shop, never on a freight track, and always ... (more)

Three mighty road engines wait for service while a switcher, in the right background, gets it's time in the shop.

Low evening sun bothers the crew, the conductor's visor is down, and the engineer is doing the same. This autorack his headed west, out of Cumberland.

734 has just entered Brush Run Tunnel on the way back to Cumberland.

Unwashed 5001, one of the rare "Diversity" units, looks pretty tired here, at the head of 80 or so loads of eastbound coal. However, the 5001 has just come out of storage just weeks ago, and was c... (more)

7808 brings Q 136 down hill passing the area where the big derailment was last winter. The nice little home on the right in the photo would have been splinters if the cars had derailed at this cr... (more)

Almost eight years have passed since this photo was made, and to see Conrail blue at the shop now is very rare. Back then it was common, and fun, as it added a lot variety to the locomotives there

A group of folks have made a museum out of the old Western Maryland Depot in Westernport, and this well kept WM "northeastern" caboose sets in a park across the street. Note the neat old watchman'... (more)

734 makes her first trip of 2010 around the famous curve, now sporting John Helmstetter's new barn.