Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's H-6 Mallet 1309 storms upgrade around Helmstetter's curve near Corriganville, Maryland, during Trains Magazine's "Welcome Back 1309" photo charter.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 2-8-0 734 and its train departs the station in Cumberland on a rainy day. Built by Baldwin in 1916 and now painted in Western Maryland colors, this Consolidation ... (more)
An FPA4 and an RS-3 exiting the 1911-built Western Maryland Railway's Brush Tunnel in 1991. The train is climbing the grade toward Frostburg.
Western Maryland 1309 works up the grade as it nears Helmstetter's Curve.
The sun sets on Western Maryland 1309's first year of service as it waits to depart from Cumberland for its last run of 2021.
On its final trip of the weekend, WMSR 1309 blasts west through the Narrows bridge in La Vale, MD.
The sounds of steam will soon echo throughout the narrows as 1309 rushes west by a cut of vintage C&O and CRR hoppers parked at City Junction.
Western Maryland 1309 rounds the bend as it heads towards Bone Cave.
Once a daily occurrence with 734, Western Maryland 1309 repeats this same ritual of crossing the Potomac River and arriving in Cumberland, Maryland.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's newly restored C&O H-6 "Mallet" No. 1309 (painted as WM 1309) charges upgrade through the Dakota Avenue crossing near La Vale, MD on the former WM main... (more)
1309 thunders through La Vale, Md after dark.
1309 pulls one of the night time trips to the North Pole, seen here just outside of Cumberland, Md.
WMSR 1309 approaches the crossing just before Helmstetter's curve in La Vale, MD.
Onlookers watch from the platform as steam bellows from WMSR 1309. The former C&O H-6 2-6-6-2 was recently restored back to operation, brining railfans from all around to Western Maryland to watch... (more)
No. 1309 blasts upgrade heading from Cumberland to Helmstetter's Curve. Lover's Leap on the far ridge is obscured by the plume.
Lucius Beebe would not approve of this for it is not the good ol... (more)