#1309 is on its first charter of 2022, on the interchange track between WMSR & CSXT. What a great weekend.

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 1309 rests in the late day sun by the former Western Maryland station after running a photo special earlier in the afternoon.

The sun sets on Western Maryland 1309's first day on its first ever photo charter. In this scene, 1309 sits on the interchange track that connects the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad with CSX.

Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 H-6 eases through the Narrows at first light for Trains Magazine's Welcome Back 1309 Charter.

#1309 is on the interchange track along Canal Place. An untold amount of thank-you's need to be given for this to have happened.

Western Maryland 1309 rests in Cumberland, Maryland with a 12 car freight train after a long day of runbys.

GCK 7496, Ex CSX 4621, to my knowledge is the only locomotive still wearing a YN1 paint scheme. Here it is in all it's glory, sitting in Cumberland's deadline.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 2-8-0 734 and its train departs the station in Cumberland on a rainy day. Built by Baldwin in 1916 and now painted in Western Maryland colors, this Consolidation ... (more)

The sun sets on Western Maryland 1309's first year of service as it waits to depart from Cumberland for its last run of 2021.

The sounds of steam will soon echo throughout the narrows as 1309 rushes west by a cut of vintage C&O and CRR hoppers parked at City Junction.

Once a daily occurrence with 734, Western Maryland 1309 repeats this same ritual of crossing the Potomac River and arriving in Cumberland, Maryland.

1309 pulls one of the night time trips to the North Pole, seen here just outside of Cumberland, Md.

Onlookers watch from the platform as steam bellows from WMSR 1309. The former C&O H-6 2-6-6-2 was recently restored back to operation, brining railfans from all around to Western Maryland to watch... (more)

No. 1309 blasts upgrade heading from Cumberland to Helmstetter's Curve. Lover's Leap on the far ridge is obscured by the plume.

Lucius Beebe would not approve of this for it is not the good ol... (more)

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad performed a shakedown and load test run with recently restored ex-C&O turned WMSR 2-6-6-2 1309 on December 16. The locomotive is leading the test run from Rid... (more)