In January, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced the acquisition of the Georges Creek Railway, a 12-mile line spanning from Borden Shaft, MD to Westernport, MD for freight and passenger ... (more)

Fall foliage brightens up a sad sight as Western Maryland 303 slowly rusts away at the Georges Creek Railroad facility in Barton, Maryland.

WM 303 rusts away in the sun while weeds and flowers slowly grow around this classic from railroadings' past.

Western Maryland 303 slowly rusts away as it sits at the Georges Creek Railroad facility in Barton, Maryland.

Starry Night. Georges Creek Railway 303 (ex-LIRR 607, nee WM 303, Alco FA2) sits in Barton, Maryland on the night of Tuesday, November 21, 2019. An exposure of over 2 minutes brings in the ... (more)

GCK 154 waiting on restoration, along with WMRY 303 and 25 hibernate on this cold day at the Dawson siding with some rolling stock.

WM 25, 303 and GCK 154 hibernate on this cold day at the Dawson siding with some rolling stock.

Under cloudy skies on the Georges Creek Railway sit a chop nose Western Maryland EMD GP 9 # 25 originally purchased by the Western Maryland Railway in May 1954, Western Maryland ALCO FA 2 # 303 or... (more)

At twilight, GCK 25 and 303 are tied up on the main at Barton, trackage originally owned by the Cumberland & Pennsylvania RR.

Barton, MD 10/12/2012 - The Western Maryland Railway had four Alco FA-2s, one of which survives on the Georges Creek Railway along with sister WM GP-9 25. Sold by the WM in 1972, the FA-2 was stri... (more)

Barton, MD 10/12/2012 - Along the first mile of freshly restored track on the Georges Creek Railway, a pair of historic Western Maryland locomotives wait for the chance to move revenue freight onc... (more)

The 303's train rest on a new spur just constructed by the George's Creek. The two ballast cars in the consist are from the long gone Ma & Pa. and evidently the only two they had. The Alco is engi... (more)

Finally, a train on the George's Creek. 303,25, and two ballast cars. Looks like new ties and ballast is coming to the RR

303 sleeps the night away in Barton, across the street from the town post office.

The Western Maryland has been gone for decades, but you wouldn't know it by looking at this scene from Barton. Chop nose GP9 #25 and FA-2 #303 wear full WM speed lettering and look great for thei... (more)