WMSR 734 works uphill with the first run to Frostburg of the 2011 season. Great to hear her talkin' and working hard after the winter layoff.

734 is poised at the coal loader here, just beginning to back up and build today's train. It's a beautiful Sunday morning, and there will be lots of folks waiting to ride.

On the very last day of the 2010 season, I rode in the cab of 734. We lost the stoker, and stopped here on Sunnyside to build up steam, and fix a hole in the fire. I got off to take a few photos, ... (more)

734 slowly pulls into Ridgely and eventually turns at the Wye before parking on the other side of the shops

WMSR 734 comes out of the shed charging for Cumberland Station.

'Ol 734 being used as pusher service after a day long Franz Charter is coming to close, heading into Cumberland.

734 works Helmstetter's Curve with a clean stack, on a pretty fall day, headed for Frostburg.

734 rolls into Frostburg with Freight today

734 was used as a Helper on Freight service into Cumberland Maryland on this cold snowy morning

734 climbs the grade at Lap, if your wondering why not shoot a sec or 2 later... because this was as far as the train went on this runbuy and it barely even made it to where the caboose is on the ... (more)

734 Cleans the snow off the rails as it arrives at Helmstetters Curve

A breaking overcast on a cool fall morning finds Western Maryland 734 accelerating a heavy coal drag from a dead stop at West Sunnyside.

The skies finally cleared for one of the runby's on the October 18, 2010 Western Maryland Photo Special.

No mistaking this classic location, though think again if you thought the depot was native to the WM. Built in 1891 by the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the station was restored i... (more)

Wild Mary charges past the a recently (re)built farmhouse at a curve named for it's owner - Helmstetters.