A pair of Western Maryland SD40s shove against the caboose of a Chessie System freight as the sun drops, during rush hour in suburban DC.
Behind the Scenes II In preparation for a photo charter, the WMSR crew prepares the train on the yard lead at Ridgeley. This is the first of many switches that turns a yard lead into a mul... (more)
734 blast out of Brush tunnel during the final photo freight of her 22 year run at the WMSR
Western Maryland Scenic 501 gets orders from the conductor before leaving Ridgley with the evening dinner train
Western Maryland's 2-8-0 #734 leads a freight through Mount Savage while en route to Frostburg, MD.
WM 185 was an RS-3. A Roger Puta Photograph
Western Maryland Alco RS-3 No. 195
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) began producing road switchers starting with the RS-1 in 1941. The RS series (Road Switchers) were similar to ALC... (more)
Westbound at Helmstetter's Curve. Pounding upgrade in the hills west of Cumberland, a Western Maryland Freight negotiates the iconic horseshoe curve that has assumed the name of the family ... (more)
"The Last Western Maryland Locomotive" is appropriately stenciled on the side to the left of the cab number, 14 years after the demise of the WM. No. 6573 was built in August, 1971 as t... (more)
The Western Maryland helper is standing at Ridgely yard across from Cumberland, MD. I shot the F7s during a two-day fan trip that covered the entire WM behind NKP 2-8-4 759
WM FA1s 301, 302, 303, and 304 plus SD40 7434 passing F7A 59. A Roger Puta Photograph
A Roger Puta Photograph
WM FA-2s 301, 302, 303, and 304 plus SD40 7434. A Roger Puta Photograph
Taken from train WM-6. A Roger Puta Photograph
