Western Maryland Carl Franz photo Freight at it crosses over the Potomac River in some really serious pea soup thick fog. Photo taken from high atop Wills Mountain

With a full head of steam WMSR 734 roars by at Sunnyside

#734 passes under the Western Maryland signal bridge near Trimble Road at the peak of fall color.

A plume taller than the trees, as high as Price Hill. A Carl Franz charter.

#734 exits Brush Tunnel with a clean stack on a beautiful Fall day.

#734 rounds the curve on a late fall day. Thanks to the dedicated volunteers on the brush cutting crew, scenes like this are able to be photographed again. As recently as July, this shot would h... (more)

Mountain Thunder charges East around the curve on at the peak of fall color.

Pushing hard up the steep grade into Frostburg. A Carl Franz charter.

With a full head of steam WMSR 734 exits Brush tunnel westbound

At the end of day, one more freight charges up the hill past a stand of corn. A Carl Franz charter.

With eight cars, the caboose, and in a tight curve on a steady climb, 734 darkens the sky and the sound delights the senses, a beautiful sight and a beautiful day. Just west of Trimble Road crossi... (more)

An unusal sight that has (2) WMSR GP30's up front running LHF elephant style as they lead the regular excursion back to Cumberland

Western Maryland 734 rounding Helmsetters curve a scene 60 years ago would be common coming from the cow pasture.

Shot from high up on Price Hill, Mountain Thunder rounds the curve late in the afternoon.