I am planning a trip to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.Would like to see the 1309 up close to check out the progress and objective for the 1309. Their web pages shows a lot going on.
Hope to see some of the following.
A picture of the Chesapeake and Ohio No. 1309 steam locomotive is on a bulletin board in the shop at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard. Restoration work is being done on the locomotive, which was built in 1949 and was a part of the B & O Railroad Museum collection. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars along the scenic railroad for the 16 mile round trip between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
Protected from the elements under a shed roof, this is the rear end of the 1309 steam locomotive’s tender. At the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard, restoration work is being done on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad No. 1309 steam locomotive. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars on the scenic railroad’s 16 mile roundtrip between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
Stay bolts cover the boiler on the 1309 steam locomotive that’s being restored at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad No. 1309 steam locomotive was built in 1949 and was used to transport coal for several years. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars along the scenic railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
A lubricator box rests in the shop at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard, where restoration work is being done on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad No. 1309 steam locomotive. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars on the scenic railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
When the 1309 steam locomotive is in motion, this lubricator box, a mechanical pump, will send lubrication to various parts of the engine. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars on the scenic railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
Wheels for the 1309 steam locomotive are stored on the yard at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, where restoration work is being done on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad No. 1309 steam locomotive. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars along the scenic railroad for a 16 mile round trip between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
These superheater units take “saturated” steam, recycle it through the boiler flues and extract more power out of the steam that will propel the No. 1309 steam locomotive. At the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s Ridgely yard, restoration work is being done on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad No. 1309 steam locomotive. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars on the scenic railroad, which makes the 16 mile roundtrip journey between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
Nuts and bolts sit on the edge of a driving box as they wait to be installed in the No. 1309 steam locomotive, which is being restored at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s Ridgely yard. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars on the scenic railroad between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
The 1309 locomotive headlamp waits on a shelf to be restored at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard, where restoration work is being done on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad No. 1309 steam locomotive. When the restoration is complete, probably next year, the locomotive will pull passenger cars along the scenic railroad, which makes a 16 mile round trip between Cumberland and Frostburg. (Barbara Haddock Taylor, Baltimore Sun)
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Rail-fan: Gary
