Walkersville Southern Railroad, just about an hour from Washington DC and Baltimore, is running STEAM! 1930 built Lehigh Valley Coal Company 126, an 0-6-0 Vulcan built, owned by the Gramling Family of Ashley, Indiana is pulling the usually diesel-hauled trips from Walkersville, MD to Frederick, MD and return. Steam will run tomorrow, Memorial Day and next Saturday and Sunday ONLY! #126 will be loaded on a truck and it will be off to the next stop (Delaware in this case). Outside of the 611 running out of Manassas, VA next weekend, #126 is the ONLY steam operating in the DC/Baltimore region this year as it appears WMSR won't have their #1309 operating this year and the B&O Museum in Baltimore also won't be running steam this year, unlike the past several years.
Until last summer, I was a volunteer with WSRR and had the extreme pleasure to fire #126 on several trips. Hard, dirty work but a LOT of fun. I learned a TON about steam doing that!
Big step into the future for Walkersville Southern - a newly rebuilt crossing with welded rail and crossing signals! Once the signals are active, hand flagging the crossing will (for the most part) be a thing of the past! Signals are also coming for other crossings in the future. 
I noted several coaches repainted, holes patched and nice logos applied. They looked great!
Former Pennsy 44 ton switcher is looking nice...this loco is privately owned. Other locos at WSRR include 2 Davenport 0-4-0 switchers (including one with side rods), a Plymouth Switcher, 2 Pennsy 44 ton switchers, a 45 ton switcher and an EMD Model 40 center cab 40 ton switcher. 
Also freshly repainted was this NKP caboose. It really looks great!
