Western Maryland Scenic 734 leads todays 2nd excursion around Helmstetter’s Curve

#734 through the beautiful fall foliage.

#734 passes through the beautiful fall foliage. This train is a delight to ride & photograph in the autumn.

Cold windy night

Approaching Frostburg in the rain

Helmstetters Curve in a rain storm.

Autumn is coming early in Western Maryland

Rainy day at Helmstetters Curve.

Western Maryland "Fast Freight" 2-8-0 #734 charges West delaying a local resident a few monents on his way home.

Preserved in BW, the last days of WMSR steam (prior to the bike trail, that is). WM #734 barrels out of the West end of Brush Tunnel on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.

Here's a shot from 1958 that I took in 1998.

A Western Maryland fast freight image recreated at Helmstetter's Curve.

Pan shot of 2-8-0, Western Maryland #734 (former Lake Superior and Ishpeming) at speed Westbound through the Narrows.