Western Maryland Scenic Railroad GE B32-8 539 crosses over the Great Allegheny Bike Trail in Zihlman, MD.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad GE B32-8 561 sits alongside GP30 501 in Cumberland Station.

Fresh out of the paint booth, WMSR’s GE B32-8 561 shows off its new red, white and black (circus) scheme. It certainly wears it well.

Western Maryland Scenic's 1309 (ex C&O 1309) crossing bridge 2 on its way to Frostburg

For the first time in almost 2 years Maryland Thunder (WMSR 1309) charges west towards Frostburg through the beautiful narrows.

Roundhouse Adjacent. Founded in 1966 with a handful of tired and retired local trolley cars, the Baltimore Streetcar Museum, Inc. (BSM) has since expanded its collection to more than a doze... (more)

The 1.75% grade begins just beyond this two-span steel truss bridge on the old Western Maryland mainline in the Narrows west of Cumberland, and the vestibule-cab 1238 is really pouring it on. The ... (more)

The 1.75% grade begins just beyond here on the old Western Maryland mainline in the Narrows west of Cumberland, and the 1238 is pouring it on. The 1238 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works ... (more)

The daily “Frostburg Flyer” enters the Cumberland station on a beautiful fall day.

The L-26 (pumpkin patch limited) travels through the world famous narrows. Wills creek cut this route over millions of years of erosion, or so they say.

Do What You Love The same friendly conductor from my last photo pulls his train into Ridgeley Yard to end the day. Before the next run, trailing Dash 8 #561 will need some air compressor r... (more)

Circus Colors on The Scenic Line. On the warm afternoon of June 20, 2021, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 501 (née-PRR 2249, GP30, EMD, 5/1963) sits at the Frostburg, Maryland station. In... (more)

Stainless Steel Speedliner. Baltimore & Ohio RDC-2 no. 1961 is seen outside the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD on the afternoon of March 23, 2024. This unit was one of two RDC-2 c... (more)

C&O 490 on display at the B&O Railroad Museum.

Before The Move. Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 PCC 1329 (HTM, 2/1971) sits in front of the visitor's center of the National Capital Trolley Museum on March 29, 2008. This car was retir... (more)