A different view of Helmstetter's... The soft steady cadence of 734 working up the mountain with a short 3 car train nears, the crossing bells begin ringing, and 734's blaring Hancock fills the va... (more)
I brace myself against the oncoming rain of cinders as 734 continues her steady uphill march under an overpass near Mt. Savage with a short Friday run to Frostburg.
Fresh paint almost buries the detail of 734 as she pulls in to the station for her first run of the year. As usual, she's posing for photos, in particular for the young lady in the right foregroun... (more)