Western Maryland Scenic's workhorse #734, "Mountain Thunder," rests at the Cumberland depot after another honest day's work, over 90 years since she first rolled out of the shop.

The young fellow in the lower right hand of the photo is preparing to run to Brush Run Tunnel. He was doing leg stretches on the gate, but as usual, everything stops when 734 thunders past!

#734 passes though the beautiful Western Maryland fall foliage, approaching Trimble Road.

#734 heads toward the turntable while the conductor looks on

734 will climb the steepest part of the run to Frostburg here at switch number nine. Two sharp curves over the old WM line and 2% plus grade combine to make her really work the final 2 1/2 miles ... (more)

Engineer Donnie Shaw has spotted us on the bridge and gives us a little whistle as 734 works up the Parkersburg Straight among pretty fall foliage.

#734 passes though the beautiful western maryland fall foliage on a Friday excusrion train.

GP30's 502 and 501 shove on a long fall special. 502 looks pretty good, fresh paint. These two engines make a nice team, tail to tail. If you look close at 502, you can see her Reading linage. Bot... (more)

A rain dappled photo of 734 after she hauled eight cars to Frostburg on rain slick rail. A great job by the beefy old consolidation.

This little guy, wearing his Engineer’s hat, hopes to some day pilot a beast like this as he supervises the fireman giving Mountain Thunder a couple squirts of oil.

In a light rain here, 734 walks up a steep climb with seven cars. It is impossible to get a shot here on a sunny day, too many shadows.

The Friday train splits the John Helmstetter farm on the upper side of the curve. Everyone, the passengers on this neat four car train, even the cows, seem interested in WMSR 734!