Besides wondering what happened to the Winchester & Western (I appreciate the responses by the way…the information and pictures were very helpful), I also viewed the Pentrex production Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. At the time the film was made the WMSRR was operating with and Alco RS3 (#199) and an FPA4 (#305). Now both locomotives have been replaced on the railroad with steam locomotive #734. What happened to the two alcos, especially the RS3? It had an unusual horn, but looked good in the WMSRR’s paint scheme.
Operations began on the WMSR in May of 1989, with steam motive power provided by Pacific type (2-6-2) steam engines of the Allegany Central, and a city-owned GP9 diesel. The steam engines, built by the Canadian Locomotive Company for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, class G5D, arrived with operator Jack Showalter from Covington, Va. There were lettered Alleghany Central, soon changed to Allegany Central, to correspond with local spelling. Engine 1238 did most of the excursion work, and was later joined by sister engine 1286 in the fall of 1990. The City of Cumberland diesel was painted black, and lettered in near-WM speedlettering style with a road number 40. It was a GP9 high-nose unit, ex-C&O 5940. It went back to Virginia with the Showalters. Starting with the 1991 operating season, the Scenic Railroad Development Corporation (Allegany County, City of Cumberland, Frostburg) leased diesel units from Sheridan Rail Operations, including an RS3 and an RS-D5. Several VIA rail FA2 units were obtained; one was painted in WM and one in B&O colors. One of the units in WM colors was later sold to the South Branch Valley Railroad in West Virginia, and has since been repainted. FA unit 800, in B&O colors, went to the Liberty Limited Dinner Train operation out of New Freedom, Pa. along with the Western Maryland lettered RS-D5. The pride of the Western Maryland Scenic motive power fleet is a 2-8-0 steam engine, painted WM Fireball, and numbered 734. The Railroad also acquired two ex-Conrail GP-30 diesels. Both are used as helpers on longer trains.
FPA-4 “B&O 800” is now owned by the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.It looks pretty good,even with the oversize Athearn lettering.