#734 roars through Helmstetters Curve, as she fights her way up the hill to Frostburg. What a great way to spend Thanksgiving weekend.

The trail along side 734's route to Frostburg is being used for a 3 mile run this day, and the lady handing out water gives the crew of 734 a wave, as the big 2-8-0 takes her train back to Cumberl... (more)

If you find yourself at this intersection the reflection in the K-10 eyeball at Knobley Street just could be a Steam Train...

My first decent pan shot, at 1/13th sec.

734 passes John's Helmstetters new barn. Between the Railfans, friends and neighbors the Farm Fund has raised over 41K to fill the huge gap between the insurance payout and the actual cost of repl... (more)

Mountain Thunder lives up to her nickname as she makes a spectacular entrance into Maryland, crossing the Potomac from West Virginia.

The time machine pays a visit: Beefy Western Maryland Consolidation #734 runs the last hundred yards of the westbound run into Frostburg. The trains are far less frequent, the freights are gone... (more)

Western Maryland's "Mountain Thunder" passes MP 167 in some early morning haze and fog that seemed hang around most of the day

Running The Narrows - Part II. The constant hum of rush hour traffic in downtown Cumberland begins to fade as the ears become aware of an almost explosive, staccato barking sound approachin... (more)

Running The Narrows - Part I. Western Maryland's Consolidation #734 runs the 900 ft. deep canyon known as "The Narrows", just a mile northwest of downtown Cumberland. She's pulling a heav... (more)