Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 734, also known as Mountain Thunder, is an SC-1 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in April 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Lake Sup
WMSR No. 734 pulling an excursion on Helmstetter's Curve, on May 31, 2013
1916 Baldwin builder's photograph of sister SC-1 No. 35, originally numbered 19
No. 34 stored in Melrose Park, Illinois, before its move to the Illinois Railway Museum in 1971
No. 734 hauling a photo freight train out of the WMSR's Brush Tunnel, on January 13, 2013
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 1309 is a preserved compound articulated H-6 class 2-6-6-2 "Mallet" steam locomotive. It was the very last steam locomotive for domestic service built by Baldwin Locom
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 734
…of service for a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)-mandated rebuild, and the WMSR set the restoration of former Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) 2-6-6-2 No. 1309 as a higher priority. As of 2026, the WMSR is currently restoring No. 734 to operating condition. No. 734—initially numbered 18—was one of three heavy…
No. 1309 heading to Cumberland, Maryland with the Frostburg Flyer excursion in August 2022
No. 1309's builder's plate
No. 1309 on static display at the B&O Railroad Museum, October 29, 2009
No. 1309 idling with a round-trip excursion at the former Cumberland and Pennsylvania station at Frostburg, Maryland, October 16, 2022