Add a generous ninety-minute layover in Frostburg, and the full round trip clocks in at about four and a half hours. That ...

Nov. 20—CUMBERLAND, Md. — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's steam locomotive No. 1309 received approval from the Federal Railroad Administration on Friday to be placed into service. "We were on ...

Jul. 18—CUMBERLAND — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's No. 1309 steam engine is down temporarily for repairs but is expected to return to service in mid-August. Known as Maryland Thunder, the ...

Dec. 10—CUMBERLAND — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's steam locomotive No. 1309 made a successful test run Thursday to Frostburg. The trial run was another step forward for the massive Baldwin ...

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad says it’s acquiring a 65-year-old steam locomotive from the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore. Spokeswoman Jody Shaw said Wednesday that ...

Yet another fine example of the peak of American steam locomotive technology is emerging from retirement to delight fresh generations of railroad enthusiasts. Ex-Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 1309 has ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s B&O Railroad Museum is putting a 217-ton steam locomotive aboard a train for a nearly 140-mile trip to Cumberland. The engine and its 104-ton coal tender have been ...

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive #1308 displayed at Safety Town in Huntington, West Virginia, was ...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore’s B&O Railroad Museum is putting a 217-ton steam locomotive aboard a train to its new home with the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland. A scenic railroad ...