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

I originally started “Red sky at morning………..” then something didn’t look right and I knew someone would correct me. I was wrwrwrong! “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight” is mo... (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

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)

Chase Gunnoe organized a small photo group to tour the Western Maryland Scenic Shop and photograph Western Maryland GP 9 #25 and 39 over on the George’s Greek. Ex C&O 1309 is currently in the s... (more)

Turn It Up. The photo and volume as Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (née-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 1309, 2-6-6-2, Baldwin, 1949) is charging uphill at LaVale, Maryland on October ... (more)

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 1309 enters Cumberland Station under her own power for the first time ever. This event turned a new chapter in a storied history of the WMSR.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's C&O2-6-6-2 H-6 Class #1309 rounds the curve at Bone Cave with hoppers and a caboose in tow towards Helmstetter's Curve.

Top Down Tea Kettle. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 (née-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad 1309, 2-6-6-2, Baldwin, 1949) is sitting at the Cumberland Station in Cumberland, Maryland on O... (more)

Ex. C&O 1309 blasts into the winter sun at Trimble Road, just outside Mt. Savage, MD. Taken with a 1949 Argus C3 using Illford HP5 film.

“Sloppy Seconds”
Still in C&O garb from its recent charters, “C&O”/WMSR 1309 arrives at the former C&P Frostburg depot at 14:42 with Frostburg Flyer Winter Service Train #... (more)

Western Maryland 1309 works hard at Trimble on a beautiful January morning.

Western Maryland 1309 performs a runby at West Sunnyside for the Trains Magazine photo charter.

"Evenings at Price Hill": On November 6, 2022 Western Maryland #1309 thunders up Helmstetter's Curve as seen from Price Hill in a brilliant mountain sunset.