Train Driver RELEASES STEAM on RARE No. 1309 Steam Locomotive at MD RAILFEST 2026 in Cumberland, MD

Time signatures: 0:00 - Train driver releases steam at no. 1309 front 2:15 - End screen text begins Watch this interesting SHORT-LENGTH (approx. 2 min., 35 sec.) video of the magnificent No. 1309 steam locomotive of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's (WMSR) Helmstetter's Highball train waiting at the WMSR's Cumberland, MD station during MARYLAND RAILFEST 2026. This train ride begins at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad train station in Cumberland, MD, and rides out to Helmstetter's Curve, stops, and then returns to the same station. (1) The video shows the train driver standing on the front of the no. 1309 steam locomotive and moving around the front and side as he releases steam from different places on the engine. The Great Allegheny Passage (a 150-mile bike trail from Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA) runs alongside much of the tracks from Cumberland to Frostburg. (2) The WMSR "is a heritage railroad based in Cumberland, Maryland, that operates passenger excursion trains and occasional freight trains using both steam and diesel locomotives over ex-Western Maryland Railway (WM) tracks between Cumberland and Frostburg. The railroad offers coach and first-class service, murder mystery excursions, and special seasonal trips." (3) Train rides that the WMSR offers include The Polar Express Train Ride, Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Allegheny Winter Express, Allegheny Mountain Dinner Train, and Helmstetter's Highball. (4) Here is the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad website: https://wmsr.com/ The No. 1309 steam locomotive, aka the "Maryland Thunder," is definitely the star of the show! It is a special locomotive, for it is the LARGEST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN REGULAR SERVICE in the eastern US, and it "is the only articulated steam locomotive operating east of the Mississippi River." (5) Enjoy watching this entertaining video of the no. 1309 steam locomotive being maintained by the train driver at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad train station in Cumberland, Maryland, in the eastern US!!! THANK YOU FOR WATCHING, LIKING, AND SUBSCRIBING to my channel!!!!! Sources: (1) https://wmsr.com/marylandrailfest (2) https://gaptrail.org/ (3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western... (4) https://wmsr.com/ (5) https://steamgiants.com/survivors/ope... #train #railroad #railfan #westernmarylandscenicrailroad #wmsrtrainstation #1309 #1309locomotive #baldwinrail #baldwinlocomotive #2662 #steamlocomotive #steamloco #steamlocomotives #helmstetterscurve #helmstettershighball #polarexpress #murdermysterydinnertrain #alleghenywinterexpress #chesapeake&ohiorailway #railyard #trainyard #cumberlandmdtrainstation #marylandvideographer #maryland #marylandusa #westernmaryland #cumberlandmd #cumberland #cumberlandmaryland #railfan #historicplaces #trainspotting #railspotting #railspotter #passengertrain #streetcrossing #historictrains #historictrain #historictravel #wmsr #wmsrrailfest #railfest #traindriver #traindrivers #traindriversview