Here is 734 showing a nice patina after a few months of excursion work, running "light" with a caboose on an engineer training run.

A symbol "U" coal haul led by 877 heads east. The train on the right is a 10,000 tonner ready to head west. 540 and friend will be led by two 44's up front and use the old Western Maryland Thomas ... (more)

Poor little vagabond..racked by vandals a few years ago, never completely repaired, it still shows some of it's B&O heritage. The side between the windows was completely torn off! Nikon D70s, Niko... (more)

734 eases on to the table at Frostburg, to turn westbound for a number of photo runs.

The extreme end ot the west Cumberland Yard is just across from the Amtrak Station, which is where I was standing when I took this photo of the remote operator and his steed.

Almost eight years have passed since this photo was made, and to see Conrail blue at the shop now is very rare. Back then it was common, and fun, as it added a lot variety to the locomotives there

Engineer Donnie Shaw has spotted us on the bridge and gives us a little whistle as 734 works up the Parkersburg Straight among pretty fall foliage.

The unmistakable face of a GP30 is here represented by WMSR 501. In a few, the 501 will be assisting WMSR 734 up the hill to Frostburg with a seasonal heavy load of passenger cars.

The fourth engine back, a CSX GP15T, is the only home road engine on the eastbound "Q". BNSF 9224 leads the engine consist, lookin' good like an ACE should leading the train down by Henderson Av... (more)

Here 75 is being run by a novice who has paid for the privilege of operating her. This little engine has the loudest shrill whistle I've ever heard. It and New Hope Valley's 17 were pure delights ... (more)

The great old Western Maryland Fireball, born in the steam era, never looked as good as it did to me than the day I saw it on 734 with steam swirling about, as the crew readied her for the day's r... (more)

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)

This Harsco machinery leaves Piedmont in a cloud of dust as it -pardon the pun- grinds its way past a pair of AC44's waiting to do helper service later in the day on 17 Mile Grade.

Western Maryland's fall plumage makes a nice addition to shiny WMSR 734 in this 2006 photo. Notice the colors reflected on 734's big twelve wheel tender.

A Dreary weekend at WMSR's 25th anniversary did not dampen the sprits of the riders, or the photographers, as evidenced by the full passenger car, and folks making videos and pictures. Here litt... (more)