Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Now home to the C&O Canal Museum and nearby Shops At Canal Place, the Western Maryland Station dates back to the 1920’s.

Our elegant downtown area flourishes with restaurants, antiques, shops, live theater, art studios and corporate offices.

Photo Credits: ©2004 Governor’s Press Office

This cut in the Allegheny Front was America’s first Gateway To The West, used by the National Road, the B&O, C&P and Western Maryland railways.

Leaving the Narrows, our train crosses the National Road before heading north past Wills Mountain toward Mount Savage.

Photo Credits: ©2004 Governor’s Press Office

A favorite photo spot for train buffs, Helmstetter’s Curve is a 1/2 mile arc that sweeps across Cash Valley, looking very much as it did in the hey-day of steam railroading.

If it looks familiar, you may remember this tunnel from the Pontiac Montana commercial shot here a few years ago! Riders especially enjoy entering and exiting this curving portal.

Photo Credits: ©2000 Thomas Biery

A hairpin turn and an increase in grade are sure signs that we’ve arrived a Woodcock Hollow, rarely seen until the WMSR opened in 1989.

Photo Credits: ©2004 Bill Larduskey

The C&P Railroad Depot was built in 1891 and is the only survivor among 12 built along the line, which primary carried coal from Georges Creek to points east.

One of the most entertaining parts of the trip, the turntable can be viewed from any of the numerous decks leading up to Frostburg’s Main Street.

Photo Credits: ©2002 Bill Brunner