Western Maryland 1309 Part 1 Friday Night Frostburg Flyer Trains Charter

Part 1 of 3. This past weekend was the first photo charter for the newly restored C&O 1309. Trains Magazine ran a wonderful charter, and just as they had promised, we all left with full memory cards. So full that one video for the entire weekend would be way too long. So I plan on uploading 3 main parts organized as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, plus a few single clips afterwards. For part 1, we enjoyed a night run to Frostburg behind 1309, only the second time this locomotive had ever been run the length of the line, the first time being earlier that week as a test-run. There were no run-bys planned for the evening and it was just meant to be a fun ride to get us excited for the weekend. However, the railroad did have a surprise in mind for us: the leased Western Maryland diesels from Precision would meet us in Frostburg, pose for some photos, and then lead us back down the grade to Cumberland. Overall it was a great night and was only a tease to the fun weekend we had ahead. Parts 2 and 3 will be much longer and take a bit longer to edit, so keep an eye out for those towards the end of this week. Also, I forgot to thank the Precision team at the end of this video, so thanks to the Precision team for their help and leasing their beautiful diesels.

[@valeriebassett3107]

What was the flashing lights from? Did something happen? Your video is great, can't wait for the next two.

[@JasonSchaedlerVideos]

The Frostburg fire department was on hand each day to help refill 1309's tender and so their firetruck made for some interesting lighting that night.

[@valeriebassett3107]

@@JasonSchaedlerVideos Oh so glad it wasn't something bad. Thanks for getting back to me so quick.