WM 734 steaming through Brush Tunnel near Helmsteaders Curve on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Thanks to Joe Gonzalez for the lighting.

WM 501 assist WM 734 up the hill at the West end of Helmsteders Curve near Cash Valley.

WM 734 steams onto the turntable at Frostburg to turn for the last time in the daytime for the 2012 season.

WM 734 arrives in Frostburg for the last daytime trip in the 2012 season. The train will tun on the turntable and head back to Cumberland. Once the train arrives in Cumberland, it will be serviced... (more)

Western Maryland 734 blast uphill rounding a curve during a Carl Franz photo trip.

A Western Maryland freight makes an early departure out of Cumberland and thunders Westbound through the Narrows towards Frostburg on a blistery cold morning.

Lest anyone question why the Western Maryland opted for the Fireball livery... A pan at 1/8th.

WMSR engineer Joe Dailey changes the bulb on the headlight of 2-8-0 No. 734 prior to its late morning excursion from Cumberland to Frostburg. A lot of extensive servicing and inspecting takes plac... (more)

On a dreary Saturday evening, a murder mystery train arrives at the Curmberland Station at 10:00 p.m. Thanks to Joe Gonzalez for the lighting.

With a load of new, unfamiliar coal, Don hand-fired the back corners for a ways up the hill before adjusting the stoker jet settings to his satisfaction. Thirteen carloads of passengers didn't kn... (more)

On a damp and dreary December night in downtown Cumberland, Western Maryland Scenic, 2-8-0 No. 734 boards passengers for the nighttime Polar Express trip to Frostburg. Each year, the Western Maryl... (more)

The Friday excursion heading back to Cumberland along the Great Allegheny Passage. I had ridden this train up to Frostburg. After eating lunch in town, I was late for the departure and the train h... (more)

Heading back from Frostburg a cyclist pauses to enjoy the sight of a steam passenger train emerging from Brush Tunnel.

After a trip from Cumberland the Western Maryland 734 arrives in Frostburg to turn the locomotive on the turntable. Once the locomotive has turned it will hook on to the other end of the train and... (more)

As the sun sets over the Cumberland, MD area, Western Maryland 2-8-0 #734 pulls a freight train around the famous Helmstetter's Curve. Part of a Carl Franz photo charter.