Steamscape: The Helmstetter Farm. One of the most iconic railfan photo spots in the eastern United States has to be this location right here. Spotted in the center of a big, sweeping, horse... (more)
Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)
Classic Helmstetter's. In a scene that is a bit reminiscent of the classic Bill Price photos of the Western Maryland Railroad, a heavy, articulated freight locomotive makes its way around t... (more)
Supporting the Charter. The WM's GP30 pulls the passenger cars for the Lerro Charter back to pick up the participants and take them to the next stop.
Dragging coal. The coal drags on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad of the early 1950s are re-created for the cameras in February of 2023 as Class H-6 Mallet Locomotive #1309 charges across a s... (more)
Before she was a Star…Sitting on a parking lot display track at the B&O Railroad Museum, C&O H-6 2-6-6-2 #1309, looks as forlorn as the weather the day I visited the museum. Who could have imagi... (more)
Doing Work. On a very, very, very cold Friday, the 1309 in its original C&O garb does a runby for a Lerro photo charter at the famous curve.
At the Crossing. The last Baldwin steam locomotive does a runby past a private road crossing near Mount Savage, MD.
Heading into Town. The C&O 1309 crosses over the Great Allegheny Passage.
Western Maryland 1309 works hard at Trimble on a beautiful January morning.
Passing the Farm. The C&O (at least for now) 1309 runs through Helmstetter's Curve and past the iconic farm.
Leaning into the Turn. In a throwback to days of old, the 1309 runs Helmstetter's Curve in its old C&O scheme.
Creature of the Night. As part of a great Lerro Photography photo charter, 1309 poses for some night shots at the Cumberland Depot.
