734 is pretty as a picture slowly moving around the upper side of Helmstetter's here. She's being operated by "trainee" Duane Barnes, under the careful watch of WMSR Senior Engineer Kevin Rice.

Here 734 gets pretty for her debut May 1. The shop boys have started a fire, no steam yet, but the water's getting warm! Shiny black paint reflects the morning blue sky, as she gets masking tape r... (more)

746 and friend lead coal loads eastbound at Lownes, bringing the train into warm early morning light out of the mountain mist in the background

Four big GE's sit at idle, waiting for crew. Just east of these engines on RC2 sit eighty or so loads of coal which these engines will take to the Mt Storm power plant.

An unusual engine consist, two BNSF 70 Macs in two paint schemes, and two CSX switchers tail to tail, are pulling the Q forward after having put part of their train on receiving track three in the... (more)

8531 and 8664 lead a long graceful autorack on to the eastbound main as they pass Mexico Tower. In the background, you can see the cars on the crossover, leaving the westbound main. 8531 was just ... (more)

In the backyard at the CSX's Cumberland Locomotive Shop. The light tan added on structure is the pre inspection and wash building. The locos on the left are probably due for some mechanical or ele... (more)

GP30's 502 and 501 shove on a long fall special. 502 looks pretty good, fresh paint. These two engines make a nice team, tail to tail. If you look close at 502, you can see her Reading linage. Bot... (more)

WMSR's GP30's look good tail to tail shoving on an extra long excursion train. They will really be working hard on some of the steeper grades ahead.

734 moving into Cumberland to ready for a special run.

This train terminates at Cumberland, and will be backing into a freight track in a few moments. The power consists of two operating engines, and five that need work, either at the Huntington or Cu... (more)

This is one of the steeper grades on the WMSR, up out of Woodcock Hollow, and the Geeps are giving it everything, shoving all out on this extra long train while a trailwalker watches.

Crew has tied down 8589 at the helper pocket at Baltimore Street. This engine is one of the Sand Patch helpers that are parked here. The clock in the pretty church in the background was recently r... (more)

A good view of 734 as she's about to go under Parkesburg Bridge. Note in this nearly ten year old photo, no trail beside the ROW! Taken with my little Nikon 990.

The Capital Limited slips in for a stop at Cumberland, as CSX E726, with AC44CW 374 waits to go west with a string of empties. E726 will wait until the Cap loads and leaves before heading out on t... (more)