734 is pretty as a picture slowly moving around the upper side of Helmstetter's here. She's being operated by "trainee" Duane Barnes, under the careful watch of WMSR Senior Engineer Kevin Rice.

WMSR fireman Dan Morris cools off and checks the inside of this left hand turn for the engineer as we climb steep grade and sharp curves just west of Brush Run Tunnel. The photo was taken from t... (more)

WMSR Senior Engineer Kevin Rice along with fireman Dan Morris bring 734 into the Cumberland Station to pickup two persons who have paid to operate her today, at Helmstetter's Curve. It's 8am, and... (more)

Western Maryland 734 working hard on a cool October day

734 passes under an old Western Maryland signal bridge, symbol G H, as she works nicely up hill near the Frostburg Depot

734 charges around Helmstetter's with a heavy and full load of passengers enjoying the fall scenery. Almost six years have passed since I made this shot. Since then, the brush and trees have grow... (more)

Western Maryland's fall plumage makes a nice addition to shiny WMSR 734 in this 2006 photo. Notice the colors reflected on 734's big twelve wheel tender.

Here at Sunnyside straight, 734 shows her ability to make pretty smoke plumes..

Trains Unlimited Tour of 2008 was greeted by unwelcomed rain thoughout the day

A good view of 734 as she's about to go under Parkesburg Bridge. Note in this nearly ten year old photo, no trail beside the ROW! Taken with my little Nikon 990.

A small group on the Sunday trip permitted us to try out new and/or rarely used locations on the line including this unused siding located just East of Number 9 Curve.

734 storms up the grade past John Helmstetter's barn.

Mountain Thunder storms up the last bit of track leads to the Frostburg Depot on a beautiful spring day.

With 734's stoker not functioning, Fireman Dan Morris got quite a workout shoveling coal during the recent photo charter on the WMSR.