Western Maryland Scenic hosted a Fireball Photo Experience. Seen here is Western Maryland Scenic's 1309 (ex C&O 1309) built in 1949 departs Ridgley Yard alongside CSX 4621 built in 1966 (ex WM SD4... (more)

The crowd enjoying the shear magnitude of this Chesapeake and Ohio alum as it rests on a layover.

The biggest operator on the east coast showing her beauty in the Cumberland valley.

WMSR 1309 brings her train over the Potomac River in Cumberland, MD enroute to the depot to pick up her passengers.

A pan shot shows Western Maryland 1309 speeding westbound through Cumberland, MD.

Shortly after departing the station in Cumberland, the Frostburg Flyer passes through a short cut of trees and by an old Clinchfiled hopper car.

A pounding rain falls as Western Maryland 1309 leads an evening excursion around Helmstetter’s Curve in La Vale, MD.

Western Maryland 1309 getting ready to leave the yard and head towards Cumberland for their excursions for the day.

Slowly chugging away into the sunset, WM 1309 puts on a show as they move towards Frostburg.

After a long break from a major mechanical failure, 1309 is back to running on home rails as they pass thru a tunnel on former Western Maryland Raiload rails.

For the first time in almost 2 years Maryland Thunder (WMSR 1309) charges west towards Frostburg through the beautiful narrows.

Western Maryland 2-6-6-2 #1309 pulls into the station in Cumberland to run for the first time since being put back into service.

Steam is back in Cumberland! Western Maryland 2-6-6-2 #1309 is back to operating condition and takes its first run after being fixed on by the scenic railroad!

Charging uphill with a short freight on a great charter weekend.

Hey, a chase train can have its moment in the spotlight. Her a veteran of PRR/PC etc. is looking great after decades of drabness. Beautiful bygone schemes like this make me fearful that ugly is ... (more)