Franklin County historian Mike Marotte shares the story of the old Pen Mar Park just over the Md. line near Wayneboro.

Articulated steam locomotives, both Mallet and simple ... 1309, which operates today on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Md. A healthy amount of articulates were preserved ...

Then when I was 18, I was given another opportunity to go out to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad and fire No. 1309. That introduced me to big steam and wanting to dedicate myself to them.