The short line, which ceased operations in 2019, was recently leased to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad for passenger and potential freight opportunities [See "Western Maryland Scenic to ...

Wesley Heinz is the Executive Director of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, a nonprofit which offers passenger excursion rides from Cumberland to Frostburg. The trains run most of the year ...

The best way to sing the praises of a trip on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad is to begin by pointing out what it is not. This quaint, historic train is not Europe’s intriguing Orient ...

Feb. 6—CUMBERLAND — The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad has been awarded a state grant for $200,000 for track maintenance, according to CEO Wes Heinz. Although the scenic railroad is in the ...

But now, the train restoration and railroad tourist organization Western Maryland Scenic Railroad hopes to relocate the engine to Cumberland, Md., to restore and run the locomotive on its railroads.

The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, established in the 1980s, has recently placed the massive Baldwin steam locomotive No. 1309 into service following a $3 million renovation. Dubbed Maryland ...