In Petersburg, the Diesels growl restlessly, waiting for their respective runs the next day.
Also in Petersburg, the two steam powered switchers are serviced as they simmer beside the S. Main street.
On the excursion the next day, the heat is oppressive. The windows are open in the coaches, but the train is moving so slowly that not much of a breeze is created.
This old man spent most of the trip sleeping.
Our train prepares to depart the station, after our nice visit to Frostburg.
On the way down, I get an excellent opportunity to photograph the canal, a small viaduct and a freight train on an adjacent track, all surrounded by mountains.
Back in Cumberland, we saw this building. Do you think the ugly rectangular bit in front was added on? Why would they do such a thing? Either way, a very interesting building.
The sounds of the working locomotive echo through the valley as we climbed higher and higher into the mountains.
Still climbing higher, we go through a horseshoe shaped curve. The city has fallen away and turned to farmland.
Our destination: Frostburg Maryland. Because of the elevation, it is much cooler here.
As we wander through Frostburg, our steam locomotive is turned on the turntable. She will then be watered and serviced to prepare her for the return trip.
Western Maryland steam engine number 734 rounds the curve into the station.
Western Maryland railroad's locomotive number 734 is a former Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad locomotive cosmetically altered to resemble original Western Maryland Railway locomotives of the 2-8-0 Consolidation type.
I took this on April 9th, 2010, in Clemens North Carolina. This, technically, is not part of my summer trip of 2010, but it is the trip that kicked off the year of photographing trains in different places. Engine 1894 originally ran for the Southern Railway. She is of the 0-8-0 wheel arrangement.
