Today another major componet of the 109 rebuild took place when the 109 was lifted off her drivers. Boiler work is proceeding and the tender is near completion.

The excitement continues at the WMSR as work progresses on the 1309. This week Scott Lindsay of Steam Operations Corporation brought his experts to Cumberland to do an ultrasonic scan of the 1309'... (more)

Workers continue to remove parts from the boiler of the 1309. The 1309 will be a great addition to steam in the east once she is complete.

Work continues on C&O 1309. Volunteer worker cleans years of grime from the 1309's rods

Taken during a work session here is 1309 minus front running gear as work had just started on the rebuild. You can get some before rebuild photos by attending a night photo Session by chase Ganoe ... (more)

C&O Railroad 2-6-6-2 #1309 sits next to WM 2-8-0 #734 at the Ridgeley, WV shop on an early fall night for a photo shoot. #1309 is going through an extensive rebuild and when complete will be the l... (more)

As daytime fades to darkness, C&O 2-6-6-2 No. 1309, WMSR 2-8-0 No. 734, and Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 0-6-0 No. 126 are illuminated in a twilight scene outside of the railroad's Ridgeley, W.Va. shops... (more)

Railroading never sleeps... Shop workers evaluate C&O H-6 Class 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 during an overhaul at the railroad's locomotive shops in rural Peach Creek, West Virginia.... In reality, actors po... (more)

2-6-6-2 1309's front drivers sit in front of a Western Maryland hopper till they are repaired for operation This scene was thanks to the Western Maryland Scenic Ralroad foundation and Chase Ganoe.... (more)

2-6-6-2 1309 sits beside her stable mate WM 734 waiting for her turn in the limelight. This seen was thanks to the Western Maryland Scenic Ralroad foundation and Chase Ganoe.

2-6-6-2 1309 getting some tender loving care during the night shift in Ridgley yards.This scene was thanks to the Western Maryland Scenic Ralroad foundation and Chase Ganoe.

Built in 1949, C&O no. 1309 a 2-6-6-2 class Steam locomotive sits on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Interchange track. The locomotive made a lengthy journey from Baltimore, MD, the engine fi... (more)

Four sidewinder cranes hold the C&O 1309 about seven feet in the air as a depressed center flat car is positioned underneath it. The maneuver is carefully choreographed by the Hulcher crew at the ... (more)

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)

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