A selection of scenes of Mountain Thunder pulling a short freight during Pete Lerro’s western maryland photo freight held on December 18, 2006. The train passes Helmstetters Curve, backs up for a second runby, blasts through Brush Tunnel, and roars on towards Frostburg
Duration : 0:3:30
Tags: 734, Cumberland, excursion, history, locomotive, Maryland, Railfan, Railroad, steam, train, vintage, Western, WM, WMSR
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
wow that is awsome …
wow that is awsome i think i heard that whistel on a readind and northern 4-8-4 dressed up to look like a d&h northern they did an excursion up near lake george god do i love it
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
nice video..2:35= …
nice video..2:35=best shot!!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
I wish I was able …
I wish I was able to see helmessters curve back in the day when it was thriving with Western Maryland and B&O activity
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Great sound! What …
.. *JB*
Great sound! What kind of mic were you using? The whistle peaked on my audio.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Nice whistle on 734 …
Nice whistle on 734 and sounds great with that whistle.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
lol kool…didnt …
lol kool…didnt know it was intentional to make that amazing sound lol
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Yeah, playing with …
Yeah, playing with the throttle…Engineer Ray Larson was doing these runs and he knew how to make her RUN!!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
When you say bark …
When you say bark like a sewing machine do you mean playing with the throttle, or idk. I dont know much about trains, but I think there interesting and awesome. Thanks
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
its kinda big being …
its kinda big being a consolodation.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
That was awsome …
That was awsome after it came out of the Tunnel and still smoke wa sin it. I would wear a Gas Mask Just in that case goin through a Tunnel
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Ray was the …
Ray was the engineer on this trip. And yes awesome set of vids!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
i own land around …
i own land around that area and right along the tracks so if anybody sees blue markings and no trespassing signs thats my property
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
cool vid
cool vid
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Sewing machine on …
Sewing machine on steroids, I’ll tell you what!!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
OMG…Who was the …
OMG…Who was the engineer that day?!?!?! Hats off to that guy!!!!! He sure knew how to make ol’ 734 bark like a sewing machine going up that mountain!!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
too bad the boiler …
too bad the boiler was foaming making the whistle sound a little weird, but otherwise awesome video
March 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Awesome set of …
Awesome set of clips!