A Hot Bear. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad F40M-2F 450 (née Amtrak 380 F40PH, 7/1981) was returning to the WMSR facility in Ridgeley, West Virginia when it crossed the North Branch Potom... (more)
The Curve Near Cumberland. When the Western Maryland Railway sought to expand its line west of Cumberland, Maryland in the early 1900s, land was acquired from the Helmsetter Family for the ... (more)
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)