Newly restored Western Maryland 1309 slows as it is about to stop at Helstetter's Curve, AKA the North Pole, during one of the Polar Express runs.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 charges westbound towards Frostburg, MD on its debut weekend.

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 rounding Helmstetter’s Curv... (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)

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 seen rounding Helmstetter’s... (more)

2nd day of testing for WM 1309 heading west in the Narrows

Fall, on the Western Maryland.

“Never Forget”
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Western Maryland Scenic’s GP30 501 pulls the Frostburg Flyer up the 1.75% grade through Slabtown.

The authentic =W... (more)

WMSR 1309 was recently painted into her new WM Fireball scheme, and put on display at Cumberland Station for Cumberland’s Whiskey Rebellion celebration. Here, 1309 is being pulled back to Ri... (more)

Everybody Works! A full train on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad meant that not only Conductor Billl but his 4 year old grandson Nathan were needed as conductors on Sunday, June 20, 20... (more)

A Hot Bear. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad F40M-2F 450 (née Amtrak 380 F40PH, 7/1981) was returning to the WMSR facility in Ridgeley, West Virginia when it crossed the North Branch Potom... (more)

The Curve Near Cumberland. When the Western Maryland Railway sought to expand its line west of Cumberland, Maryland in the early 1900s, land was acquired from the Helmsetter Family for the ... (more)

WMSR 2-8-0 734 in the Cumberland Narrows. Sure do miss the 734 and hope one day we will see her again roaming the rails

A Chesapeake and Ohio Mallet runs again! WMSR / C&O 1309 is fired up and takes its first steps outside of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's shops in Ridgeley. Constructed in 1949, C&O 1309 ... (more)

WMSR 1309 is doing some testing around the shop complex in Ridgeley, WV. 1309 was dressed up in C&O lettering thanks to Trains Magazine. After these runs, 1309 was winterized and put away for some... (more)