2006 may have been 734's finest season ever. Here, strutting up the Narrows on a brisk fall morning, her stack is clear except for condensing steam. Clean and sharp, rods polished, what a pretty s... (more)
The young fellow in the lower right hand of the photo is preparing to run to Brush Run Tunnel. He was doing leg stretches on the gate, but as usual, everything stops when 734 thunders past!
734 will climb the steepest part of the run to Frostburg here at switch number nine. Two sharp curves over the old WM line and 2% plus grade combine to make her really work the final 2 1/2 miles ... (more)
In a light rain here, 734 walks up a steep climb with seven cars. It is impossible to get a shot here on a sunny day, too many shadows.
The Friday train splits the John Helmstetter farm on the upper side of the curve. Everyone, the passengers on this neat four car train, even the cows, seem interested in WMSR 734!
734 is just into Helmstetter's curve here, having just crossed Cash Valley road.
Mark St Aubin baling coal into 734's greedy firebox. The stoker is not working this day, and Mark will get a workout, hand bombing the old girl all the way to Frostburg.
One of my favorite "plume" shots of WMSR 734, here arriving at Frostburg after the hard pull of the last two miles or so.
8016, in C&O colors, leads the Potomac Eagle around big "Eagle Rock" in the rugged valley.
On a pretty summer morning, 8016 waits while passengers load. She's on the rear of today's train, and will lead on the way back to the terminal.
My first ride in an "F" unit. That's engineer Wayne Badger at the F's controls.
