WMSR engineer 'Hoagie' Hovatter keeps a steady hand on the throttle of #501 as we slip-n-slide on wet rail and provide a shove for the westbound photo charter train after leaving Sunnyside.
After a day's worth of photo events, the eastbound train back to Cumberland has just departed Frostburg as seen from the conductor's side of the WM501. We'll make one more stop at Trimble Road for... (more)
Two geeps shove on the rear of this WMSR excursion. 14 cars ahead, 734 is working hard.
#501 on an early morning excursion, passing through the beautiful foggy mountains of Western Maryland.
#501 & #502, nose-to-nose, pulling through the Narrows on a beautiful autumn day.
#501 on the turntable on a rainy night in Frostburg. 15 second exposure.
A rainy night in Frostburg.
Cold night in Frostburg, MD
After leading WMSR 2-8-0 734 across the Potomac from the railroad's shops in West Virginia, GP30 501 glides to a stop alongside the ex-Western Maryland station in downtown Cumberland.
After leading #734 halfway over the the Bridge, WMSR #501 pulls into and sits at the station while waiting the head back.
WMSRR 501, a former Reading Unit, hibernates in the Ridgeley Yard, pondering what life will be like next season....sharing her ROW, with a rail-trail.
