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)

729 pushes its train out of Cumberland.

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 gentleman waits for a freight to pass in his 1939 Packard at the unguarded crossing at Trimble Road.

Following through with Janusz, I kept the theme rolling and cloned out the pedestrian cro... (more)

WM 729 brings a freight around the bend at Helmstetter's Curve. (WM #734 as WM #729 during a Lerro Productions photo charter - former LS&I #18/#34,)

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)

Finally the wait is over! This repairman has been waiting for a while but now that the pusher is in sight he knows the private crossing is about to clear.

For other shots from the WMSR ... (more)

DL&W #664 leads a Steamtown excursion out of the Nay Aug Tunnel in Scranton in a scene very reminiscent of days long gone. The right of way is former Lackawanna and provided a link from Scranton,... (more)

A silver tail brings up the end of the coast starlight. These former California Zephyr cars have been spared from the scuppers torch and are available to charter.

Chama after dark. The crew of a D&RGW Locomotive prepare their engine for a late evening departure as the Chama Station baggage handlers load the mail and other cargo aboard a Baggage Expre... (more)

Family's coming, but not yet! Locals, having spiffed up their cars in anticipation of picking up long-unseen family members, patiently wait as a pusher engine moves on to its next assignmen... (more)

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

Fall is beautiful in any conditions! Even on an overcast day the season shines, if you have the leaves!

For other shots from the WMSR Foundation/Lerro Productions WMSR photo charter, go... (more)

Rolling through Dixmoor on the way to Proviso Yard.

Cumberland, MD 7/9/2012 - Passing underneath the B&O's Mountain Subdivision mainline to Grafton, WV, a pair of Western Maryland six-axle EMD's are on the Number Two Secondary track of the former W... (more)