WM 734 seen in black and white at Helmsetters Curve
734 puts on quite a show here at the approach to the Frostburg Depot. There is a stiff grade there which causes the engine to work hard. It was near 20 degrees here, and the steam is well evident... (more)
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, 2-8-0 # 734 leans into Helmsetters Curve on this true, winter scene. No. 734 was featured for the 2011 WMSR Winter photo charter hosted by Carl Franz.
The unmistakable face of a GP30 is here represented by WMSR 501. In a few, the 501 will be assisting WMSR 734 up the hill to Frostburg with a seasonal heavy load of passenger cars.
The old lady shows off with a beautiful plume of fossil fuel waste against a blue sky. Sometimes she seems to have a penchant for showing off for the folks.
Running LHF...Mike Spooler notches up the throttle on GP30 #502 on a day when steam should be leading this train
A crowd of folks are on hand for photos of the Western Maryland Scenic in pretty fall foliage. watching as the WMSR Geeps shove on a long train. The cut here is a nice place to view the RR as it ... (more)
This is one of the steeper grades on the WMSR, up out of Woodcock Hollow, and the Geeps are giving it everything, shoving all out on this extra long train while a trailwalker watches.
734 heads west around Helmstetter's Curve.
A nice surprise as a pair of WMSR GP30's bring up the rear as 2-8-0 #734 leads the westbound around Helmstetter's Curve.
The 734 leads a Carl Franz photo freight into Frostburg.
WMSR's GP30's look good tail to tail shoving on an extra long excursion train. They will really be working hard on some of the steeper grades ahead.
The 734 performs a photo run-by during a Carl Franz photo freight at the location popularly known as 'second C&P bridge.' The last one and a half or so miles of the WMSR into Frostburg are over fo... (more)
Carl Franz photo freight rounds Helmstetter's Curve in this view from the top of Price Hill.
Carl Franz photo freight storms through the Narrows at sunrise.
