Saturday of the 1981 Cass railfan weekend found Bald Knob mountain encased in patchy fog, with the scenic view from the summit being all of about fifty feet. On the way up, doubleheaded Shays 4 an... (more)

Coal smoke fills the air as Shay 4 pauses with a short freight train at Spruce.

Storming into Whittaker. With a thunderstorm hammering Cass and nearby Greenbank just over 3 miles behind her, the 162-ton Western Maryland Shay #6 does a little storming of her own, enteri... (more)

Work extra to Spruce. The 70-ton Lima Shay #4 heads north on the main line with a short work train destined for Spruce. This location is known as "Old Spruce" and is the junction... (more)

Where rod engines dare not tread. Demonstrating a feat that no rod engine can perform, the former Mower Lumber Company Shay #4 accelerates her work train away from a water stop at Oats Cree... (more)

Mounting a top-end charge. In the vernacular of the drag racer, the 162-ton Western Maryland Shay #6 makes her move to "drive around" the 90-ton Heisler #6 as the Mountain State R... (more)

Race ya to the water tower! Three of the Cass Scenic Railroad's four operable steam locomotives participate in the annual "Great Locomotive Race" at the Mountain State Railroad & ... (more)

One of the frequent questions you hear at Cass is "What's your favorite Shay?" Most folks will say Western Maryland 6 (it's the biggest) or Cass No. 5 (it's the oldest). Mine? The oft... (more)

Freight to Cheat Bridge. The former Meadow River Heisler #6 hauls a well-used freight consist across the Shaver's Fork of the Cheat River, en route from Spruce, WV to Cheat Bridge, as part ... (more)

Steamscape: Cass Hill. The spring vegetation is definitely in full bloom as a Cass Work Train hammers uphill toward Old Spruce with Shay #4 on the point. This locomotive is a 70-ton Lima S... (more)

What a difference a year makes.... You are looking at the inside of the Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association's (MSRLHA) Killoran Restoration Shop at the Cass Scenic Rail... (more)

A hostler and night watchman discuss what a "night out on the town" means in Cass in-between checking on their two locomotives at the depot.

Slithering through lower gum field, Shay No. 4 eases into a tunnel of green foliage on its descent to the switchbacks with a work train in tow.

Heisler No. 6 sits under a crystal clear, night sky at Cheat Bridge, WV during an overnight layover that was part of the Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association's Cass Railfan Wee... (more)

Cass Scenic Heisler No. 6 steams over Shaver's Fork between Cheat Bridge and Spruce, during one of many excellent photo runbys staged for Cass Railfan Weekend 2015, sponsored by the Mountain State... (more)