734 blows by the photo line.

WMSR's big 2-8-0 starts the day, on the first weekend of the season, by firing up and getting its train together (backing down the track to the right of the distant WM engine), in the same WM yard... (more)

WMSR 734 thunders into Brush tunnel on a photo freight.

In a scene that could have played out seventy years ago, two inquisitive children are dwarfed by the huge behemoth reversing into the yard.

"Mountain Thunder" assembles a train in the yard on WMSR's third day of scheduled operations this year, putting on a great show. Seen in the distance is WM 7471, a former SD40, now belonging to t... (more)

The autumn silence is shattered as WMSR 734 pours on the steam approaching Brush tunnel as the sun breaks through the clouds.

A WMSR (Carl Franz) photo freight charges downgrade at Helmstetter's during the 2013 winter charter.

734 rolls through the cut west of Switch #9.

Mr. Helmstetter's calfs play in the barnyard as Mountain Thunder heads westbound up the hill to Frostburg.

WM 734 departs the station at Cumberland for the night trip of the 'Polar Express.' Thanks to Joe Gonzalez for the lighting.

WM 734 steaming through Brush Tunnel near Helmsteaders Curve on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Thanks to Joe Gonzalez for the lighting.

A Western Maryland freight makes an early departure out of Cumberland and thunders Westbound through the Narrows towards Frostburg on a blistery cold morning.

Lest anyone question why the Western Maryland opted for the Fireball livery... A pan at 1/8th.

WMSR engineer Joe Dailey changes the bulb on the headlight of 2-8-0 No. 734 prior to its late morning excursion from Cumberland to Frostburg. A lot of extensive servicing and inspecting takes plac... (more)

On a damp and dreary December night in downtown Cumberland, Western Maryland Scenic, 2-8-0 No. 734 boards passengers for the nighttime Polar Express trip to Frostburg. Each year, the Western Maryl... (more)