Cass Scenic Shay No. 5 leads the Whittaker train toward the Upper Switchback on its return leg from Whittaker Station to Cass. Spring is in full bloom on the Cass Scenic Railroad on this May 21, 2... (more)

Brimstone Shay #36 working near the Southern interchange at New River, TN in this February 1961 scene.

Inside the cab of Cass Shay locomotive 11. The fireman looks over the locomotive from the ground.

Shays 5 and 6 take a rest at Whittaker station on a rainy fall afternoon with the Whittaker and Bald Knob trains, respectively. Both trains would later coast downhill to Cass.

The newest addition to Cass’ roster, Western Maryland 150-ton three-truck Shay #6, simmers near the coal dock, while 80-ton three-truck Shay #3 switches equipment. The big 6, which was recently ... (more)

A Cass Scenic log train, operated as a Carl Franz photo special, passes the "emergency water stop" just below the end of the line at Bald Knob.

Shay #4, temporarily re-lettered for the Mower Lumber Company, rounds the curve at the bottom of the Whittaker S Curve during the 2014 Cass Photography Workshop hosted by Walter Scriptunas II and ... (more)

Looking a bit like Humpty Dumpty, Shay #2 is seen here inside the locomotive shop at Cass, West Virginia, awaiting the completion of its rebuild.

Where only geared steam dare tread, Western Maryland "Big Six" shoves our train up to Bald Knob on a chilly Fall afternoon.

The famous three-train race kicks off Sunday morning at the Cass Scenic Railroad. Class Shay No. 4 is joined by Western Maryland Shay No. 6 and Cass Heisler No. 6.

Joe Gonzales uses his bullhorn to give instructions to Christopher Brang during the night photo session at the Cass Scenic Railroad during the annual Railfan Weekend. Western Maryland No. 6, the l... (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.

Shay no. 4 passes Western Maryland Shay no. 6 at the wye below Bald Knob in a scene that could easily be mistaken for the early 20th century. Shay no. 4 is pulling an extra work train, while big 6... (more)