Western Maryland 1309 works its 12-car freight train up the grade at Coal Tipple.
Western Maryland 1309 poses at the recently cleared Garner's Meadow. After a flood in 2016 prevented operations into Frostburg, the once heavily wooded curve before C&P Bridge 1 had to be cleared ... (more)
The sun sets on Western Maryland 1309's first day on its first ever photo charter. In this scene, 1309 sits on the interchange track that connects the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad with CSX.
Western Maryland 1309 rests in Cumberland, Maryland with a 12 car freight train after a long day of runbys.
Western Maryland 1309 works up the grade as it nears Helmstetter's Curve.
The sun sets on Western Maryland 1309's first year of service as it waits to depart from Cumberland for its last run of 2021.
Western Maryland 1309 rounds the bend as it heads towards Bone Cave.
Once a daily occurrence with 734, Western Maryland 1309 repeats this same ritual of crossing the Potomac River and arriving in Cumberland, Maryland.
1309 thunders through La Vale, Md after dark.
1309 pulls one of the night time trips to the North Pole, seen here just outside of Cumberland, Md.
WMSR 1309 approaches the crossing just before Helmstetter's curve in La Vale, MD.
Completed at Last! After a 7-year-long restoration, 3.5 million dollars, and a lot of hard work, Western Maryland 1309 steams again on one of its first revenue trains in over 65 years. With the... (more)
Newly restored Western Maryland 1309 slows as it is about to stop at Helstetter's Curve, AKA the North Pole, during one of the Polar Express runs.
2nd day of testing for WM 1309 heading west in the Narrows