Running The Narrows - Part II. The constant hum of rush hour traffic in downtown Cumberland begins to fade as the ears become aware of an almost explosive, staccato barking sound approachin... (more)

Running The Narrows - Part I. Western Maryland's Consolidation #734 runs the 900 ft. deep canyon known as "The Narrows", just a mile northwest of downtown Cumberland. She's pulling a heav... (more)

The Check Presentation The Helmstetter Farm Fund Committee proudly presented a check representing the more than $40,000 raised to date by the committee. Thanks to the hard work by the gen... (more)

A Western Maryland Fast Freight highballs through Cumberland. The shot of the day on the third and final of the John Helmstetter Benefit charters occurred not at some remote photo location,... (more)

Cab ride anyone? A CBS News Videographer sent to cover the John Helmstetter story sets up for a shot that will give the viewing public a really close view of "Mountain Thunder" in ac... (more)

Work on the Helmstetter's new barn comes to a standstill as Mountain Thunder rounds the curve.

Western Maryland Carl Franz photo Freight at it crosses over the Potomac River in some really serious pea soup thick fog. Photo taken from high atop Wills Mountain

#734 passes under the Western Maryland signal bridge near Trimble Road at the peak of fall color.

A plume taller than the trees, as high as Price Hill. A Carl Franz charter.

#734 exits Brush Tunnel with a clean stack on a beautiful Fall day.

#734 rounds the curve on a late fall day. Thanks to the dedicated volunteers on the brush cutting crew, scenes like this are able to be photographed again. As recently as July, this shot would h... (more)

Mountain Thunder charges East around the curve on at the peak of fall color.

Pushing hard up the steep grade into Frostburg. A Carl Franz charter.

With a full head of steam WMSR 734 exits Brush tunnel westbound

At the end of day, one more freight charges up the hill past a stand of corn. A Carl Franz charter.