CSXT 1776 leads a late running I138 down the yard lead at Bayview.

The quiet of an early morning on the Helmstetter Farm is broken by the thunder of Western Maryland H-6 2-6-6-2 #1309 making time heading north with empty coal hoppers on November 6, 2022. This was... (more)

"The Beast of the East": Western Maryland, ex-Chesapeake & Ohio, 2-6-6-2 Mallet #1309 thunders up Helmstetter's Curve on November 6, 2022 as part of a Trains Magazine photo charter. What... (more)

A pair of AEM7 electric locomotives are pulling a seven-car Northeast Direct Amtrak train 184, seen making a stop in New Carrollton, its first stop just nine miles after departing Washingto... (more)

Going Home For The Holidays. As Amtrak Train 171 (AMTK 651, Siemens, ACS-64 leading) crosses the Susquehanna River from Perryville to Havre de Grace, Maryland under a beautiful winter seaso... (more)

“Descent from Blue Ridge Summit”
Descending off South Mountain, after choreographing the “Highfield Ballet” with CSX, Maryland Midland’s UBHF(E), with two loads and 20 empties,... (more)

The consist for the Trains Magazine photo charter backs down the hill at Helmstetter's Curve while being lead by former Norfolk Southern B32-8 no. 558 along with no. 450 and no. 501 in the rear.

Western Maryland 1309 performs a runby at West Helmstetter's.

Western Maryland 1309 rounds Helmstetter's Curve on a cool October morning.

Maryland Midland UBHF is coming through the fields entering the city of Rocky Ridge, MD

"Class H-6 in a Hurry": O. Winston Link has a famous photo of a Class A in full charge outside of Blue Ridge, VA on the N&W Blue Ridge Grade in the late 1950s during the last years of N&... (more)

Who knew a C&O H-6 built in 1949 was good for 60? Here Western Maryland ex-C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 hustles past the photographer on November 5, 2022 hauling an empty hopper train for the Trains Magazine... (more)

Over the Mason-Dixon Around this time 2 years ago, I adventured up the Norfolk Southern Lurgan Branch. A really cool spot along the line is where it crosses the Mason-Dixon Line. I just love how ... (more)

Sunrise glint at City Junction. Just moments after the sun made its appearance above the hills to the east, Western Maryland 1309 begins her spirited charge up the hill out of Cumberland, p... (more)

A trail-side portrait. Here's a trail-side portrait of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's recently restored Mallet Locomotive #1309, posing at the west portal of Brush Tunnel (MP 172.2)... (more)