A pan of a WM freight heading down the hill beneath one last splash of fall color, just hanging on. A Carl Franz charter. To see Mitch Goldman's take on a WM caboose pan, see Railroad: Western Maryland Railway
Locomotive: Caboose
Location: Frostburg, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WM 1813
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 26, 2009

Western Maryland GP35 3577 (Class DS-28) represents an order for five of the second-generation geeps which were delivered in December 1963. They arrived in the then-current black paint scheme and ... (more)

Western Maryland locomotives were literally "lounging" all over the Maryland Junction Engine Facility on Memorial Day, 1975. F7A 241 represents the second order of F7s for the WM. Altogether, sixt... (more)

The Rochester to Salamanca Chessie System freight is beginning the 1.3 % climb to Gainsville. The freight has a very colorful lashup led by a WM unit. The train will be down to a crawl soon, as it... (more)

Another site I visited frequently was Pine Junction, a very busy location in Gary, IN. It was a junction between two different Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad subdivisions, the New York... (more)

Here is a scene from the Spruce festivities during Cass Railfan Weekend 2009. Western Maryland power in the form of an FP7 and BL2 head up a hopper train with Shay #6 "pushing". On the near track ... (more)

The 1975 Memorial Day holiday found me wandering around the Cumberland, Maryland area and searching for trains, but none were to found! I decided to cross the border and see what was happening ov... (more)

This picture contains a wealth of details we seldom see in the 21st century. A roundhouse, turntable, color position light signals, and second generation standard cabs are all on display in Grafto... (more)

Western Maryland 202 a 4-6-2 locomotive on display in Hagerstown Maryland has been going through some restoration in hopes to see it travel the high iron again. This cab shot shows how good a shap... (more)

Western Maryland #1813 brings the rear of the train around Helmstetter's Curve. Nothing like a red caboose! A Railroad: Western Maryland Railway
Locomotive: Caboose
Location: Corriganville, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: WM 1813
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 19, 2009

A machine room on wheels. That's my first impression every time I see a Shay Locomotive. The vertical cylinders, the massive drive shaft, the open gearing and the steam wafting out everyw... (more)

WM 3580 leads two WM sisters on Alpha Jet train DJ-12 at N&Ws Oakwood yard near Detroit as a Michigan snowstorm begins.

Almost forgotten Western Maryland BL2 #7172 (nee-#82) sits behind the South Branch Valley shops in the weeds awaiting it's fate in 1993. Luckily this unit has been saved and now runs as it's orig... (more)

WM 132 shows off it's Fireball logo in the early morning sun.

Railfans are on the loose as WVC's recently painted 'WM 243' exits the 'Big Cut' at the head end of a hopper train during the MSR&LHA's Cass Railfan Weekend.