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Western Maryland Scenic Railroad GP30 #501 is in the lead of the 2023 Polar Express Excursion out of Cumberland, MD. It waits at the old WM Cumberland Station building for the 3:30pm excursion - one of a few excursions available on this day.

On one of it's first trips after being leased and painted for the WMSR, 558 is sitting, waiting for its afternoon train to finish unloading at Cumberland station

on the second day pulling excursions on the railroad. 558 drifts downhill at Helmsetters. This was a day both 1309 and 558 were to be on the train, but the crews decided to use the 558 alone.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 501 sits in the Cumberland Station. WMSR 501 is a GP30 and is painted in the Western Maryland Red and White "Circus Theme" paint scheme livery. The 501 is the western facing diesel on the passenger train for a photo charter.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 crosses the box trestle bridge over US Route 40. WMSR 1309 is pulling several hopper cars as part of a photo charter. The train repositioning to its next photo opportunity at Helmstetters Curve.

Western Maryland 1309 approaches the B&O viaduct as it highballs westbound out of Cumberland Maryland. The nighttime run was part of a Trains Magazine photo charter in early November of 2022. Taken from the tender, this view is seldom seen and was a must capture.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 2-6-6-2 Mallet crosses the bridge over US Route 40 in Cumberland Maryland. This 2-6-6-2 Steamer is a former locomotive of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and was extensively restored to operation by the WMSR in 2021.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 steams through the Cumberland Narrows on a warm autumn morning, with the sun illuminating the mountainside full of orange leaves. In this 1 second exposure, WMSR 1309 blurs through the landscape along Will's creek, pulling a few hopper cars and a caboose during a po

WMSR 1309 Heads west during the fall Trains Magazine Charter