734 charges upgrade through the narrows
John Helmstetter's cows are pretty blase about steam trains by now.
Fall colors and steam, it hardly gets any better than this!
WM 734 storms into Brush Tunnel with a string of coal hoppers behind.
WM 734 storms out of Brush Tunnel with a string of coal hoppers behind.
WM #734 crosses US 40 and begins the climb to Frostburg.
We prepare to get blasted with Cinders as WMSR 734 roars eastbound into Brush Tunnel.
The setting sun catches WMSR 734 as it swings into Helmstetter's Curve
It's a cold, clear morning as WMSR 734 storms around Helmstetter's Curve.
WM Scenic 734 crosses the old Western Maryland grade on the climb to Frostburg.
The crew tries to break apart the frozen coal in the tender while 734 charges around Helmstetter's Curve.
Last run of the year.... Cold - Snow - Steam
Western Maryland Scenic passenger special sits at the Cumberland Station after an excursion to Frostburg.
Backing away from the turntable at the Frostburg station, about to couple on to the end of a tourist train, en route back to Cumberland, MD.
