WMSR #734 passes Helmstetter's Farm on a wet & rainy May morning.

WMSR #734 returns to the station amidst the hustle & bustle of downtown Cumberland.

First train of the season makes its way to the Cumberland station.

734 takes a spin on the turntable at Frostburg.

Profile of a hog...Built in 1916, former LS&I #34 has 57 inch drivers, 26x30 inch cylinders, and packs a hefty punch of 60,500 lbs. of tractive effort.

Looking much like the ancestors of the line, WM 734 works her way past Slabtown and is ready for the 3% grade up to Frostburg.

Water columns were integral parts of the railway environment in steam days, and this one provides authenticy to this late afternoon scene at the beautifully preserved Western Maryland station in C... (more)

Locomotive breath... WMSR 734 does her best dragon impression after the run from Cumberland as she sits on the turntable at Frostburg. It is a truely remarkable feeling being face-to... (more)

Merry Christmas! On the last day of operation in 2007, #734 leads the train around Helmstetter's curve with a fresh dusting of snow on the ground, ice on the trees, and fog in the mo... (more)

The last WMSR run of the year on a VERY windy & icy day. You can see the ice falling from the trees (I was getting pummeled by falling ice chunks from the trees) & you can see how the wind is blo... (more)

Steamin around the Christmas tree...Let the Christmas spirit ring...Later we'll have some pumpkin pie...And we'll do some caroling....

Rounding Helmstetter's Curve on a cold snowy December afternoon.

The regular excursion pulls into the 1891-built ex-C&P Depot at Frostburg after the run up the hill from Cumberland.

What?! I can't hear you; there's a steam engine in the tunnel! This was truely one of the loudest experiences of my life. Some see the trail as a an eyesore and a nuisance as for my brother and I,... (more)

Helmstetter's Curve in early November