WM 734 Pushes a train West. These were the good ol days

Very early in the 734's 2005 season, she has fresh paint, smokebox with new graphite, bell and whistle polished, looking good here on the turntable.

Room with a View

A freight led by Western Maryland's 2-8-0 #734 thunders past a residence at the peak of the grade just shy of the depot in Frostburg.

Western Maryland #734 arrives at the station in Frostburg.

The crew of the Frostburg fire department quench the thirst of WM #734 at a station stop during a Lerro Productions photo charter.

Frostburg Engine 164 arrives on the scene as a thirsty engine of another kind awaits a much needed quenching.

Drifting down to Cumberland. A fleeting snow flurry temporarily dims the winter sunlight as Western Maryland Consolidation #734 drifts downhill over the old Cumberland & Pennsylvania Bridge... (more)

Pump It Up! Usually a WMSR trip is done without refilling the tender, but on this day they chose to add water at the midpoint of the trip in Frostburg, with water pumped from a hydrant by ... (more)

One last ride. Western Maryland Consolidation #734 rides the Frostburg Turntable as the engine is turned during a Lerro Productions Freight Charter in February of 2016. The locomotive per... (more)

Heading Back Down! A freight prepares to leave the passing siding at Frostburg and head down the hill to Cumberland with a few carloads of freight. A Lerro Productions photo charter.

The unsung heroes. Silently standing by day and night, ready to serve their community when the call comes, the fellows pictured here don't normally get a lot of attention. Fortunately, on t... (more)

Frostburg Arrival. After an hour-long struggle up the steep grades out of Cumberland, Western Maryland Consolidation #734 arrives at the station in Frostburg with a mixed freight.

Origin... (more)

Western Maryland Scenic's 2-8-0 sends a plum and steam and smoke skyward as it easily pulls the freight cars in tow past the Frostburg Station as the eastbound passenger train departs the station ... (more)

Western Maryland 734 arrives at the C&P depot in Frostburg with the Cumberland & Pennsylvania local.

Western Maryland Scenic's 2-8-0 thunders toward Frostburg with the throttle wide open and a plume of smoke and steam breaking into the sky on a very crisp February day.