Thunder in the mountains. For two weeks in February, WMSR 1309 was repainted C&O 1309, so for that reason, I'll upload it as such. The purpose of the repainting was for a series of Lerro Photogra... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

A steam freight chuffs out of East Ely yard, while the massive Nevada Northern shop complex looks on. Scenes like this easily take a visitor back to the early 1900s.

Locomotive 81 has the Steptoe Valley Flyer at track speed as it passes a phonebooth at a passing track

D&S 463 pulls up to the station stop at Rockwood.

After descending to grades from Silverton, Engineer John Hillier on D&S train 464 can now hook it up upon arriving in Hermosa as they proceed at speed for Durango.

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It on... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

Pennsylvania Narrow Gauge Reborn. When rail enthusiasts hear the words "Narrow Gauge", they usually think of Colorado, not Pennsylvania. Visions of roundhouses full of K-28s and K-36s come... (more)

In the last light of very cold Winter day, H-6 Class Mallet 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive #1309 built by Baldwin in 1949 is seen making its way around the iconic Helmstetter's Curve. She was re-lettere... (more)

H-6 Class Mallet 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive #1309 built by Baldwin in 1949 enters Brush Tunnel on its way to Frostburg, MD. She was re-lettered in the Chesapeake & Ohio livery for a series of charte... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

ATSF train 90, The Centennial State, is moving along at 50 MPH near Castle Rock, on August 14th 1949. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.