Another Giant Back on the Rails

[KB02]

4014 got all the press, but it looks like another giant has come back to life!

 

[gjohnston]

It............is.............alive! Very cool. That’s why they call them steam engines.

 

[TLOC]

I chased 4014 with my wife in Wisconsin In 2019. This looks like a cooler looking locomotive. Thanks for sharing.

TomO

 

[beiland]

What version was that C&O?

 

[bnsf971]

What version was that C&O?

It's a Baldwin H7, built in 1949.

 

[beiland]

Wow, I didn't even think they had saved one of these. I thought I heard rumors there was an Allegheny being restored?

Perhaps that will spur someone to build a plastic model of this beast,...link
C&O H7 in plastic

 

[JazzDad]

That guy in the (somewhat) green jacket put himself in a dangerous spot.

 

[BigGRacing]

Is there a group that looks after that engine or is a company bringing it to life ?
It’s amazing !

 

[bnsf971]

Is there a group that looks after that engine or is a company bringing it to life ?
It’s amazing !

Western Maryland Scenic has restored it for excursion service.

 

[dennis461]

still a lot of work needed.

Western Maryland No. 1309 — Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

The largest operating steam locomotive east of the Mississippi calls the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad home in Cumberland, Maryland. Learn more about No. 1309 and her restoration.

wmsr.com

" Diversified Rail Services has been contracted to complete 1309 as time and funds permit. ..."

 

[Selector]

Yay! Another large articulated.

 

[beiland]

I thought the H7 was a 2-8-8-2 locomotive?

 

[gjohnston]

The 1309 is an H-6 class.

 

[beiland]

It's a Baldwin H7, built in 1949.

Sorry, but its an H6, not 7
https://wmsr.com/1309-restoration/

lots of restoration photos
https://wmsr.com/1309-restoration/

 

[bnsf971]

Sorry, but its an H6, not 7
https://wmsr.com/1309-restoration/

lots of restoration photos
https://wmsr.com/1309-restoration/

You're right, the H7 is bigger, and has more wheels. For some reason, I thought I'd hit "6", but I guess I didn't.

 

[KB02]

Another great video of the event with a bit more detail:

 

[gjohnston]

Love the guy with the cardboard box on his head at 2:50. I wonder how the engineer can see where he is going with all of that steam! Great locomotive, and video. How can you not love those old steam machines!

 

[Deane]

That certainly is a beauty. More character than most steam engines.

 

[beiland]

That H7 I posted the pic of (#12) has CHARACTER !