Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 1309 enters Cumberland Station under her own power for the first time ever. This event turned a new chapter in a storied history of the WMSR.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's C&O2-6-6-2 H-6 Class #1309 rounds the curve at Bone Cave with hoppers and a caboose in tow towards Helmstetter's Curve.

In January, the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad announced the acquisition of the Georges Creek Railway, a 12-mile line spanning from Borden Shaft, MD to Westernport, MD for freight and passenger ... (more)

No. 967, an E60CH with head-end power, is pulling a northbound Amfleet-equipped train past Aberdeen in the late spring of 1976.

“Seven, Count ‘Em…7”
RF&P 145 plus six additional bring CSX R171 (formerly OBSS), the Orange Blossom Special-South, west through Rosedale on the (former B&O) Philadelphia... (more)

B&O Unlocked. The B&O Railroad Museum is running a year long program in 2024 to allow visitors to go inside of a different piece of equipment each month on select days. In January it was fo... (more)

The NS yard crew was switching out some cars in Bayview on this sunny November day.

I gave myself some afternoon railfanning for my birthday. I had been striking out most of the day but saw this guy getting ready to go at Bayview, so off I went to get ahead of him.

Strong winds kick up snow on the ground, as an empty hopper train with 8098 on the point awaits an NS crew at the CONSOL departure yard.

“Slow Off the MARC”
With Kawasaki cab car MARC 7852 on point, MARC 27, in push mode, powers MARC 525 southward, departing Perryville station. Despite the heavy snowfall, MARC operat... (more)

Changing Colors. MARC GP40PH-2A no. 4145 is seen laid up with non-revenue equipment at the railroad's facility in the Riverside neighborhood of Baltimore. Though the colors of the "... (more)

Maryland Commuters. Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) MP36PH-3C no.s 17 and 24 are seen with their trains at the railroad's facility in the Riverside neighborhood of Baltimore.

Darkest Before Dawn In Westernport. The Western Maryland Railroad Station Museum and Park in Westernport, Maryland sits dark on the night of November 21, 2019. The museum itself reopened af... (more)

Last Train To Frederick. MARC 71 (GP39H-2, M-K, ex-CR 3066, exx-PC 3066, née NYC GP40 3066, EMD, 8/1967) sits on the platform at Frederick, Maryland as train P895 on the evening of January... (more)

Birds fly into the blue hour as 1309 sets up at the depot.