Here's young Cody Cook bringing WMSR 734 around Helmstetter's Curve on his last regular run with 734. That's John Helmstetter's new barn in the background. Cody is now in training as a CSX conduc... (more)

Her smokebox front and all the smokebox innards in place, 734 will soon be ready to roll out of the shop.

25 and 501 wait, after being turned on the turntable at Frostburg, to go back to Cumberland.

Hard to belive there's a coal loader near here! The rural setting belies the fact there are several strip mines in a five mile raidus of this farm. 546 and 492 pull past the loader, and 268 and 2... (more)

Done for the day..this remote operator has collected his gear and will hop into his waiting ride..then home. Speaking of mismatched number boards, check out 2507's. In the right background, you ca... (more)

Not stored quite as neat as at Altoona! 403's hood rests on two ties surrounded by grass..the rest of her is in the Winchester & Western shop getting a "massage". Love WW's Nickle Plate paint sche... (more)

WMSR 734 works nicely thru the Narrows, steam coming from what I've been told is a reproduction whistle as used on the Western Maryland's Potomacs.

Wide open, 8800 horsepower up front, same on rear, this string of coal struggles up the west slope of Sand Patch, east bound. The color is near peak.

A Wheeling and Lake Erie train powers up as it passes thru the interlocking at Mexico Tower. The three engines are two W&LE EMDs with a CSX Ge in the center. The train is heading east with hoppers... (more)

The Cap zips thru the Cumberland Yard with the Heritage Unit up front.

The conductor is climbing down from the Sand Patch helper. He'll get the switches lined so 8570 can shove a manifest up the hill. It looks as if walking around in that deep snow is not fun. 2507 a... (more)

This nice little train is a "Murder Mistery" Train. It leaves the station at 6pm, which allows light on this side of the train and station. The three cars are those used as the first class cars on... (more)

734 works upgrade high above Mt Savage. This is typical of most of her run, grade and curves! Note in this 2003 photo there is no trail alongside the ROW. That would come later.

734 is just into Helmstetter's curve here, having just crossed Cash Valley road.

This Baltimore and Ohio I 17a Caboose sits on display at Oakland Maryland's lovely Baltimore and Ohio Depot. Nicely restored, inside and out by A J Savopolos, during 2013/2014, with help, he ... (more)