The Christmas Train
The 1309 steam locomotive leaves Ridgely, WV on its way to Cumberland, MD.
Constructed in 1949 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway steam locomotive no. 1309 was built to handle the railroad’s heaviest coal trains throughout Kentucky and West Virginia until it was retired in 1956.
64 years later, no. 1309 underwent a meticulous and extensive restoration to service. The locomotive will eventually run between Cumberland and Frostburg, MD, and will be the largest operating steam locomotive of its type in the world.
