Cumberland dawn. The city of Cumberland is just waking up but the crew of this hefty helper locomotive has already been on duty for a couple of hours, getting their engine up to operating p... (more)

I panned a diesel and I liked it...

This was never the way I planned, not my intention... It's not what I'm used to, just wanted to try it... I was curious - WM GP30 #502 caught my at... (more)

Mountain Muscle. A heavy freight struggles past the old signal bridge at MP 179, on the 1.75% grade from Cumberland to Frostburg with the help of heavy Consolidation #729 pushing for all sh... (more)

A storm blowing through! A Western Maryland helper locomotive spews swirling, boiling vortex of smoke and steam as it storms through the little, private crossing on Helmstetter's Curve. An... (more)

A mighty push!. Western Maryland 729 rides shotgun on a long coal drag out of Cumberland, barking mightily as she crosses the old C&P Bridge #1453 just outside Frostburg.

The pavement t... (more)

Feedin' time for the herd. A hired hand from the Helmstetter Farm prepares to take some dinner to the herd, up yonder across the tracks on Price Hill.

Fireball Freight at Brush Tunnel. God-beams penetrate the veil of soot and steam as Western Maryland's hefty Consolidation #729 emerges from the west portal of the Brush Tunnel with a coal ... (more)

Good morning Cumberland! A Western Maryland helper locomotive and crew enjoys the warm, sunrise light as they make their way along the C&O canal basin toward the depot in downtown Cumberlan... (more)

High ball at Brush Tunnel. You can hear it coming for at least a solid minute before it arrives. The tunnel conducts the sound of its approach even before it enters the the east portal. I... (more)

What originally was intended to be a true silhouette shot turned out like this instead - as Western Maryland 2-8-0 #729 pulls a freight train upgrade around Helmstetter's Curve as the sun sets. P... (more)

Western Maryland 2-8-0 #729 pauses just outside of Brush Tunnel with her freight train before continuing up the hill to Frostburg, MD.

WM 729 Silhouetted against the setting sun

The crew of engine 729 gets a friendly wave from a local

Western Maryland 2-8-0 waits to depart Cumberland Md with another local freight. Thanks to Pete Lerro for changing 734 to 729. Thank you Pete for another A+ charter.

Western Maryland 734 crosses the rt 40 bridge. The morning sun shines on the front giving an extra glow