Western Maryland 1309 getting ready to leave the yard and head towards Cumberland for their excursions for the day.

Slowly chugging away into the sunset, WM 1309 puts on a show as they move towards Frostburg.

After a long break from a major mechanical failure, 1309 is back to running on home rails as they pass thru a tunnel on former Western Maryland Raiload rails.

For the first time in almost 2 years Maryland Thunder (WMSR 1309) charges west towards Frostburg through the beautiful narrows.

Western Maryland 2-6-6-2 #1309 pulls into the station in Cumberland to run for the first time since being put back into service.

Steam is back in Cumberland! Western Maryland 2-6-6-2 #1309 is back to operating condition and takes its first run after being fixed on by the scenic railroad!

Charging uphill with a short freight on a great charter weekend.

Hey, a chase train can have its moment in the spotlight. Her a veteran of PRR/PC etc. is looking great after decades of drabness. Beautiful bygone schemes like this make me fearful that ugly is ... (more)

A watchful fireman doing much the same job as thousands of others over the years reminds us that this is fun for us but difficult and serious work for our train crew on these photo junkets. Hereâ... (more)

The engineer is oiling around as a crewman chats with visitors on the caboose platform...the occasion was Father's Day weekend in 2022 with the 1309 equipped with a PRR 3-chime passenger whistle

Snow falls on the Cumberland station as “The Polar Express” readies for another round of kids, cookies and hot chocolate!

A lite snow falls on the WMSR’s rendition of the classic movie “The Polar Express”! Dash 8 539 also wears a new coat of the railroads fireball scheme.

The daily “Frostburg Flyer” enters the Cumberland station on a beautiful fall day.

The L-26 (pumpkin patch limited) travels through the world famous narrows. Wills creek cut this route over millions of years of erosion, or so they say.

Steam In The Woods. A miracle story of steam restoration, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (née-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 1309, 2-6-6-2, Baldwin, 1949) was a regular part of the op... (more)