Once a daily occurrence with 734, Western Maryland 1309 repeats this same ritual of crossing the Potomac River and arriving in Cumberland, Maryland.

1309 thunders through La Vale, Md after dark.

1309 pulls one of the night time trips to the North Pole, seen here just outside of Cumberland, Md.

WMSR 1309 approaches the crossing just before Helmstetter's curve in La Vale, MD.

No. 1309 blasts upgrade heading from Cumberland to Helmstetter's Curve. Lover's Leap on the far ridge is obscured by the plume.

Lucius Beebe would not approve of this for it is not the good ol... (more)

Completed at Last! After a 7-year-long restoration, 3.5 million dollars, and a lot of hard work, Western Maryland 1309 steams again on one of its first revenue trains in over 65 years. With the... (more)

Newly restored Western Maryland 1309 slows as it is about to stop at Helstetter's Curve, AKA the North Pole, during one of the Polar Express runs.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 charges westbound towards Frostburg, MD on its debut weekend.

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is rounding Helmstetter’s Curv... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is leading the test run from Rid... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is seen rounding Helmstetter’s... (more)

The Trem da Serra do Mar, a tourist train operated by ABPF in Santa Catarina state, leading by a big Baldwin Locomotive #204 and other "veteran" EMD G12 and 12 cars.

Logan, WV C&O shops, 09/04/53, photographer unknown. John E. Troxler collection.

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)