Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

On Sunday, July 9: The first of thirty-six 5.5" flues went in. Each of these flues is 23' long weighing about 300lbs, and are the longest flues of any locomotive in operation.

90% of the tubes (203 to be exact) are cut and fit into the boiler, but they still need to be rolled and finished. 38 more tubes need cut and fit.

Friday, July 7, 2017

Railcom Repeater Now Up & Running! (Photos)

A work in progress for 4 years, our repeater has been plugged in and turned on! This means that we can now more easily communicate with our Frostburg Station! This system in particular came from Railcom and will produce better quality than we've ever had!

Special thanks to Allegany County Public Schools and specifically Vince Montana and John Wertz. This would not be a reality without all of your handwork.

Great American Picnic! (Photos)

The Great American Picnic was a Great American Success with an average of 180 people per trip!! Special thanks to Zeb's Barbecue, Kona Ice, Slim Harrison Appalachian Music and our great team at WMSR! And thanks to David Hazen for the great pictures!!

Saturday, June 3, 2017

New Caboose Colors (Photos)

Latest Friday Night News: Ridgeley, WV: June 1, 2017: The newest edition to the WMSR fleet! This is the as delivered paint livery in December, 1936. A huge 'thank you' to the WMSR Shop Team!! Well done, everyone!!

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Del McCoury Special Coach Car! (Photos)

Another special day here in our railroad! WMSR had the privilege to unveil the new 'Del McCoury' special coach car for the trainset!! Mr. McCoury is the founder of DelFest, which is held here in Cumberland over the Memorial Day weekend. Allegany County and Allegany County Tourism made this endeavor a reality! A sincere thank you to all who made this possible!!