Do What You Love The same friendly conductor from my last photo pulls his train into Ridgeley Yard to end the day. Before the next run, trailing Dash 8 #561 will need some air compressor r... (more)

7436 was one of the side bonuses on last February's TRAINS charter....and I am told it hasn't turned a revenue wheel since, having broken down with computer issues on the charter. The other unit,... (more)

With the Pumpkin Patch train out of the way, the 'Frostburg Flyer' train begins making their way toward Cumberland to board the sould out trip, and head up the mountain.

Western Maryland Scenic has become at least a temporary home for two WM veterans, rebuilt SD35 7436 and SD40 7471. I was hoping one of them would be assisting 1309 on my trip, but alas, it was the... (more)

Welcome Back 1309. TRAINS Magazine chartered #1309 for its first big public outing in 2022 and the PNLX/GCK six-axles joined the fun.

The repainted #501 (ex-CR/PC/PRR #2249) sits with ex-CDAC #450 (nee-AMTK #380) supplying air for the passenger train.

A Chesapeake and Ohio Mallet runs again! WMSR / C&O 1309 is fired up and takes its first steps outside of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's shops in Ridgeley. Constructed in 1949, C&O 1309 ... (more)

WMSR 1309 is doing some testing around the shop complex in Ridgeley, WV. 1309 was dressed up in C&O lettering thanks to Trains Magazine. After these runs, 1309 was winterized and put away for some... (more)

WMSR 1309 is doing some testing around the shop complex in Ridgeley, WV. 1309 was dressed up in C&O lettering thanks to Trains Magazine. After these runs, 1309 was winterized and put away for some... (more)

WMSR 1309 is doing some testing around the shop complex in Ridgeley, WV. 1309 was dressed up in C&O lettering thanks to Trains Magazine. After these runs, 1309 was winterized and put away for some... (more)

WMSR 1309 is doing some testing around the shop complex in Ridgeley, WV. 1309 was dressed up in C&O lettering thanks to Trains Magazine. After these runs, 1309 was winterized and put away for some... (more)

On the night of December 31st, a monumental event occurred in the riverside town of Ridgeley, West Virginia. Former C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 made a move under its own power for the first time in 64 years... (more)

Western Maryland F7(A) 238 and 61. No photographer listed on slide.

Still with a fire in her belly and steam whispering in the air after her second to last run up the mountain and back. "734" gleams in the light of a photographers flash at dusk in Ridgel... (more)

Behind the Scenes II In preparation for a photo charter, the WMSR crew prepares the train on the yard lead at Ridgeley. This is the first of many switches that turns a yard lead into a mul... (more)