Western Maryland 1309 performs a runby at West Helmstetter's.

Western Maryland 1309 rounds Helmstetter's Curve on a cool October morning.

Maryland Midland UBHF is coming through the fields entering the city of Rocky Ridge, MD

"Class H-6 in a Hurry": O. Winston Link has a famous photo of a Class A in full charge outside of Blue Ridge, VA on the N&W Blue Ridge Grade in the late 1950s during the last years of N&... (more)

Who knew a C&O H-6 built in 1949 was good for 60? Here Western Maryland ex-C&O 2-6-6-2 #1309 hustles past the photographer on November 5, 2022 hauling an empty hopper train for the Trains Magazine... (more)

Over the Mason-Dixon Around this time 2 years ago, I adventured up the Norfolk Southern Lurgan Branch. A really cool spot along the line is where it crosses the Mason-Dixon Line. I just love how ... (more)

Sunrise glint at City Junction. Just moments after the sun made its appearance above the hills to the east, Western Maryland 1309 begins her spirited charge up the hill out of Cumberland, p... (more)

A trail-side portrait. Here's a trail-side portrait of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's recently restored Mallet Locomotive #1309, posing at the west portal of Brush Tunnel (MP 172.2)... (more)

Western Maryland 1309 comes around the famous Helmstetter's Curve with a giant cloud of smoke.

"Fall on the Mountain": Even with most of the foliage gone from the 2022 fall season, color still remains in the trees and mountainsides outside of Cumberland, MD as Western Maryland #13... (more)

"Fall on the Mountain": Even with most of the foliage gone from the 2022 fall season, color still remains in the trees and mountainsides outside of Cumberland, MD as Western Maryland #13... (more)

A moment on the recent Trains Magazine charter.

Mallet Articulated 2-6-6-2 #1309 performs the first runby of the weekend, soon after leaving Cumberland for Frostburg.

Brilliant peak fall colors light up the mountain slopes in Cumberland, Maryland as Western Maryland H-6 Mallet #1309 charges north for the Narrows on November 5, 2022.

"Shadow, Steel and Steam": Silhouetted against a brilliant mountain sunrise Western Maryland #1309, ex-C&O, charges north for the Narrows on the former Western Maryland right of way. Mea... (more)