WMSR Senior Engineer Kevin Rice along with fireman Dan Morris bring 734 into the Cumberland Station to pickup two persons who have paid to operate her today, at Helmstetter's Curve. It's 8am, and... (more)

Western Maryland 734 working hard on a cool October day

A CSX auto train heads west out of Cumberland.

2 railfans I met(standing on the bridge below train) at Sand Patch met up with the K110 Wheeling and Lake Erie ore train waiting for a spot in CSX's Cumberland Yard.

6000 power starts grinding towards points east past some relics in the twilight.

CSX West Hump answering over....

4 Young TRESSPASSERS cut directly in front of a Cumberland helper getting ready to tie onto the rear of Q226-28 for a shove west over Sand Patch... apparently these young folks were playing aroun... (more)

Q249-29 departing downtown Cumberland

Q249-29 departing Cumberland and entering the east end of the Narrows

Amtrak heritage unit 66 notches up as it passes a clear signal at west hump

Heritage Amtrak unit 66 passes thru the Cumberland Narrows about a minute or so from its station stop downtown

B246-29 Cumberland helper is headed west on the rear of Q375

734 charges around Helmstetter's with a heavy and full load of passengers enjoying the fall scenery. Almost six years have passed since I made this shot. Since then, the brush and trees have grow... (more)

115 and friend are on the eastbound main thru the yards, and pouring on the power as they get a clear signal. The pigeon gallery overhead seems to be watching. Note the bird on the pole..must be t... (more)

This is a Wheeling and Lake Erie train heading east with loads. The nifty "Rio Grand" paint scheme looks good here.