Great news for this grand lady! The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced today that it will acquire #1309, a C&O 2-6-6-2 mallet, and return the locomotive to operation. The 1309, the last ... (more)

Clover Valley 4 runs rich during its 2nd photo runby at "The Spot"

Clover Valley 4 makes its first runby at "The Spot"

Clover Valley 4 rolls out of Niles on the point of a small freight train

C&O quickly reduced its surplus steam power to scrap at Peach Creek, W. Va., and the tender and underframe of 2-6-6-2 1518 was all that remained on Oct. 6, 1956.

Another never-to-be-called back on stage to perform, C&O 1344 in the dead line at Peach Creek, W. Va.

Have you ever arrived at a play late, just after the final curtain dropped? That was my luck at Peach Creek, W.Va. when C&O had just shut down stream operations. This was C&O 2-6-6-2 1421 after... (more)

Locomotives tucked behind the north car shop at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD

Clover Valley 4 pulls its train through Brightside on the return trip to Sunol

BHC Mallet #110 rolls past "Old No. 7" on display at the end of the former CB&Q mainline in Hill City, SD.

Clover Valley 4 splits what used to be SP semaphores at Brightside on the way back to Sunol

Newly restored Clover Valley 4 performs the first photo runby for a train a load of photographers on her debut outing

Newly restored Clover Valley 4 performs the first photo runby for a train load of photographers on her debut outing

Newly restored Clover Valley 4 pulls into the station to pick up a load of photographers on her debut outing

Newly restored Clover Valley 4 crosses the bridge at Brightside on the way back to Sunol