Cumberland, MD September, 1987 - At the massive Cumberland Locomotive Facility, a C&O GP-38 sits in the repair bay at the end of its quarterly inspection. During the early CSX era, all 1,100 forme... (more)

With a load of new, unfamiliar coal, Don hand-fired the back corners for a ways up the hill before adjusting the stoker jet settings to his satisfaction. Thirteen carloads of passengers didn't kn... (more)

On a damp and dreary December night in downtown Cumberland, Western Maryland Scenic, 2-8-0 No. 734 boards passengers for the nighttime Polar Express trip to Frostburg. Each year, the Western Maryl... (more)

Cumberland, MD, October, 1989 - A colorful set of road power pulls a general freight past Mexico Tower and out of the Mexico Yard in Cumberland, headed for Brunswick, MD and points east. One of th... (more)

WM 734 Blast Westbound around Helmsetters Curve in Cumberland Maryland on it's way to Frostburg Md

Q317 snakes it's way out of Cumberland over Viaduct Junction starting it's trek on the Mountain Sub

As the sun sets over the Cumberland, MD area, Western Maryland 2-8-0 #734 pulls a freight train around the famous Helmstetter's Curve. Part of a Carl Franz photo charter.

Western Maryland 2-8-0 #734 darts through an opening in the foliage as it finishes up it's turn through Helmstetter's Curve on a beautiful fall day. Taken at a Carl Franz photo charter.

WM 734 enters Brush Tunnel.

WMSR 734 eases the weekly Saturday train into the station.

A large train on the WMSR makes his way up towards Frostburg with 2 GP30 helpers.

A neat three car special charter catches the sun playing peekabo with the clouds in this late day run. The train will pull the hill until it gets to my location above the hollow, in about seven mi... (more)

Western Maryland 734 pulling the grade at Helmsteaders Curve on an early Fall day.

Leading the day's excursion upgrade around the beautiful curve.