The flagman is about to detrainand flag the crossing as WM 501 approached the public crossing at the Cumberland Station

WM 734 is working hard uphill as she pulls around Helmststter's curve.

The crew of WM 734 is topping up the water tank prior to departure from Cumberland.

A loaded CSX coal train waits for permission to continue into Cumberland after coming down the Sand Patch grade. CSX 9010, 9031, 5356, 4832

WMSR 734 returns after the run to Frostburg. Since this will be the last year for the 734 get your tickets now .

An eastbound train is leaving the yard at Cumberland, Md., as a westbound train makes its approach to the yard.

The excitement continues at the WMSR as work progresses on the 1309. This week Scott Lindsay of Steam Operations Corporation brought his experts to Cumberland to do an ultrasonic scan of the 1309'... (more)

Rosie The Riveters taking a break to talk a little girl talk.

Western Maryland conductor finishes his paperwork before his freight heads back to Cumberland then off to Hagerstown. This scene was shot during the twilight photo trip during the Steel Wheels Fes... (more)

Western Maryland 501 pulled the evening twilight train past photographers for the first photo run-by during the Western Maryland Scenic Steel Wheels Festival which runs thru September 13

Diesels make for good charters too! One of WMSR's GP30s poses at the station at the end of a WMSR/Lerro mini-charter.

Western Maryland 734 heads back to Ridgley Wv passing Mr Hartman's beautiful Mercury pickup truck. This photo was taken just before the Twilight Photo Trains departed during the Steel Wheels Festi... (more)

Q341 holds at Mexico Farms Rd. before heading into the hump yard.

An unexpected bonus from attending the WMSR/Lerro evening diesel photo charter was seeing 734 steamed up. The engine was making someone very happy as they enjoyed their "Hands on the Throttle" ti... (more)

The pumpkins were pretty neat. The lineage is something like this ACL>SCL>SBD>CSX.