Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (WMSR) is a heritage railroad operating between Cumberland and Frostburg, MD. Their roundhouse and locomotive shops are located in Ridgeley, WV. As of today, the railroad operates both steam and diesel-powered tourist excursion trains. In January 2024, the WMSR recently acquired the abandoned Georges Creek Division between the CSX Transportation interchange at Westernport, MD and Borden Shaft, MD through a long-term lease.

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Current Locomotives:

Image	Number	Wheel Arrangement	Classification	Type	Builder	Builder Date	Status	Notes
	No. 734	2-8-0 "Consolidation"	SC-1	Steam	Baldwin Locomotive Works	April 1916	Undergoing Operational Restoration	Nicknamed Mountain Thunder; Originally Numbered As LS&I 34; Undergoing Restoration Back to Operating Condition.
	No. 1309	2-6-6-2 "Mallet"	H-6	Steam	Baldwin Locomotive Works	November 1949	Operational	Nicknamed Maryland Thunder
	No. 25	B-B	GP9	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	1954	Stored	Awaiting Restoration Back to Operating Condition; Will Operate On the Recently Acquired Georges Creek Division.
	No. 39	B-B	GP9	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	1957	Stored	Awaiting Restoration Back to Operating Condition; Will Operate On the Recently Acquired Georges Creek Division.
Frameless	No. 111	B-B	SW7	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	1949	Stored	Originally Numbered As Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad (C&BL) 111; Acquired By the WMSR On August 19, 2025; Awaiting Restoration Back to Operating Condition
	No. 501	B-B	GP30	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	1963	Operational	Originally Numbered As PRR 2249; Previously Renumbered As WMSR 2131.
Frameless	No. 502	B-B	GP30	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	1962	Stored	Originally Numbered As RDG 5507; Previously Renumbered As WMSR 2175; Awaiting Future Overhaul.
Frameless	No. 539	B-B	B32-8	Diesel	General Electric (GE)	1989	Stored	Originally Numbered As NS 3539; Previously Leased By the Northern Illinois & Wisconsin Railway Corporation (NIWX); Acquired By the WMSR On August 30, 2024; Awaiting Maintenance Work.
	No. 558	B-B	B32-8	Diesel	General Electric (GE)	1989	Operational	Originally Numbered As NS 3558; Previously Leased By the Northern Illinois & Wisconsin Railway Corporation (NIWX); Acquired By the WMSR On December 29, 2023.
Frameless	No. 561	B-B	B32-8	Diesel	General Electric (GE)	1989	Operational	Originally Numbered As NS 3561; Previously Leased By the Northern Illinois & Wisconsin Railway Corporation (NIWX); Acquired By the WMSR On December 29, 2023.
Frameless	No. 1957	B-B	80-Tonner	Diesel	General Electric (GE)	1952-1953	Stored	Leased Locomotive; Leased By McHugh Locomotive & Equipment; Awaiting Restoration Back to Operating Condition; Will Operate On the Recently Acquired Georges Creek Division.
Frameless	No. 7496	C-C	SD40	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	November 1968	Stored	Originally Numbered As WM 7496; Currently in CSX's YN1 Livery As CSXT 4621.

Former Locomotives:

Image	Locomotive	Wheel Arrangement	Classification	Type	Builder	Notes
	Canadian Pacific No. 1238	4-6-2	G5c	Steam	Canadian Locomotive Company	Previously owned by the Prairie Dog Central Railway; Stored in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Acquired by the Waterloo Central Railway On December 30, 2023.
	Canadian Pacific No. 1286	4-6-2	G5d	Steam	Canadian Locomotive Company	Acquired by the Prairie Dog Central Railway; Stored in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Frameless	Mount Union Connecting Railroad No. 7	B	Plymouth 60-Tonner	Diesel	Plymouth Locomotive Works	Acquired by the Walkersville Southern Railroad and Previously Used As A Yard Switcher Until November 2019.
Frameless	Chesapeake & Ohio No. 40	B-B	GP9	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	Acquired by the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in 2018.
Frameless	Western Maryland No. 81	B-B	BL2	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	Loaned to the WMSR for Tourist Excursion Service in the Early 1990s; Placed On Static Display At the B&O Railroad Museum Since 1981.
Frameless	Western Maryland No. 236	B-B	F7A	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	Loaned to the WMSR for Tourist Excursion Service in the Early 1990s; Placed On Static Display At the B&O Railroad Museum.
	Canadian National No. 305	B-B	FPA-4	Diesel	Montreal Locomotive Works	Originally Numbered As CN 6771; Acquired By the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and Originally Renumbered As D&H 15.
	Canadian National No. 306	B-B	FPA-4	Diesel	Montreal Locomotive Works	Originally Numbered As CN 6780; Originally Renumbered As WM 306; Acquired By the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and Operates As B&O 800/6780.
	LTEX No. 450	B-B	F40M-2F (F40PH)	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	Originally Built As Amtrak F40PH 308; Previously Operated for LTEX and Canadian American Railroad Prior to Being Acquired By the WMSR. Later returned to LTEX.
Frameless	Chesanning & Owasso Central No. 1508	B-B	RS-3	Diesel	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	Originally Numbered As B&M No. 1508; Originally Renumbered As WM 199; Acquired By the Railroad Museum of New England in 2005.
	Chicago & North Western Transportation Company No. 1689	C-C	RSD-5	Diesel	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	Previously Operated On the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in 2005; Acquired By the Illinois Railway Museum in 2014.
	Western Maryland No. 7436	C-C	SD35	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	Owned by PNLX, Operated under lease agreement.
	Western Maryland No. 7471	C-C	SD40M-2 (SD40)	Diesel	Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)	Owned by PNLX, Operated under lease agreement. Operating under lease at Steam Railroading Institute.

Visiting Locomotives

Image	Locomotive	Wheel Arrangement	Type	Builder	Build Date
	Flagg Coal No. 75	0-4-0T	Steam	Vulcan Iron Works	December 1930
	Lehigh Valley Coal No. 126	0-6-0ST	Steam	Vulcan Iron Works	May 1931
	American Viscose Company No. 6	0-4-0T	Steam	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1924
Frameless	CSX Transportation No. 7288	C-C	Diesel	General Electric (GE)	June 1996 2024 (Rebuild)