Turn It Up. The photo and volume as Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (née-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 1309, 2-6-6-2, Baldwin, 1949) is charging uphill at LaVale, Maryland on October ... (more)

Cold Steam. Near the end of a very frigid day on a Lerro outing, the 1309 does a runby on the famous Helmstetter's Curve.

Morning Run. Early on the first day of a Lerro Charter, the C&O 1309 runs by a photo lineup just past Helmstetter's Curve and slightly before Block Tunnel.

Theatrical Exit. Viewed through the 1309's exhaust leaving the tunnel, this nicely restored Western Maryland caboose brings up the rear of a Lerro Photography charter run by.

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)

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)

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)

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)

Mallet Pounding The Curve. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (née-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 1309, 2-6-6-2, Baldwin, 1949) has just crossed Dakota Avenue during a day of "Hands On Th... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is rounding Helmstetter’s Curv... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is seen rounding Helmstetter’s... (more)

The Curve Near Cumberland. When the Western Maryland Railway sought to expand its line west of Cumberland, Maryland in the early 1900s, land was acquired from the Helmsetter Family for the ... (more)

Western Maryland Scenic Railway’s Christmas City Express leans into the famous Helmstetter’s Curve at La Vale, Maryland, with recently repainted WMSR GP30 501 leading sister GP30 502.

Western Maryland Scenic Railway’s Christmas City Express leans into the famous Helmstetter’s Curve at La Vale, Maryland, with recently repainted WMSR GP30 501 showing the Christmas spirit in f... (more)

Western Maryland Scenic Railway’s Christmas City Express train is well into the famous Helmstetter’s Curve at La Vale, Maryland, with recently repainted WMSR GP30 501 leading sister GP30.