428 and 555 pass thru Westernport with 80 loads of coal and two more 44's on the rear. That's an old cast iron Western Maryland sign in it's original location, repainted by local railfans, helping... (more)

HOW ABOUT A JUMP, BUDDY! I was amazed when the electricians pulled up in the pickup with a huge set of jumper cables..7751, waiting for signal, furnished the power, and the NS unit was started and... (more)

The young fellow in the lower right hand of the photo is preparing to run to Brush Run Tunnel. He was doing leg stretches on the gate, but as usual, everything stops when 734 thunders past!

707 Climbs across the CSX Viaduct heading west out to Beal Street and toward the old B&O West End, with yet another string of empy hoppers to be filled with coal from the hills.

734 will climb the steepest part of the run to Frostburg here at switch number nine. Two sharp curves over the old WM line and 2% plus grade combine to make her really work the final 2 1/2 miles ... (more)

Poor little vagabond..racked by vandals a few years ago, never completely repaired, it still shows some of it's B&O heritage. The side between the windows was completely torn off! Nikon D70s, Niko... (more)

Engineer Donnie Shaw has spotted us on the bridge and gives us a little whistle as 734 works up the Parkersburg Straight among pretty fall foliage.

GP30's 502 and 501 shove on a long fall special. 502 looks pretty good, fresh paint. These two engines make a nice team, tail to tail. If you look close at 502, you can see her Reading linage. Bot... (more)

A rain dappled photo of 734 after she hauled eight cars to Frostburg on rain slick rail. A great job by the beefy old consolidation.

This Harsco machinery leaves Piedmont in a cloud of dust as it -pardon the pun- grinds its way past a pair of AC44's waiting to do helper service later in the day on 17 Mile Grade.

This rail grinder must be GPS controlled, the main grinders pulled up before this crossing, then this trailing unit dropped it's ginders down and did the rail at the crossing...awesome to watch. F... (more)

357and 574 lead 10,000 tons of coal for the Mt. Storm power plant across the lake at Jennings Randolph Dam. The grade on the old Thomas Sub eases here, and the lead engines and the two helpers on... (more)

This is a Governer's Special for his vist to the Petersburg area. SBVR 6604, here in her orginial B&O colors, was built as a passenger loco, you can see the boiler vent on the short nose and her "... (more)

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 Friday train splits the John Helmstetter farm on the upper side of the curve. Everyone, the passengers on this neat four car train, even the cows, seem interested in WMSR 734!