Cass Shay #11 rounds the hairpin at Sugar Grove and begins to tackle the 8.7% grade to Whittaker Station. Shay 11 is the former Feather River #3 and is the 2nd largest Shay at Cass, weighing in ... (more)

A Shay in its element. Deep woods, steep grades and sharp curves are the hallmarks of the kingdom of the Shay locomotive. With freight car-like articulating trucks and gearing for maximu... (more)

Mower Lumber Company Shay #4 pauses to take on water at the Cass Tank before dropping its string of log cars at the nearby saw mill. Of course, this is a recreation for photographers and one o... (more)

Mower Lumber Company Shay #4 arrives at Whittaker Camp with a short log train on a misty gray morning in May.

Western Maryland Shay #6 pulls her excursion train across the Tygart River and into Elkins Depot during her 4-day visit in July of 2008. The visit was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversar... (more)

A Mower Lumber Company crew enjoys a brief break after a run from Spruce to the Cass Mill with a fresh load of timber around 1948. OK, so the uniforms are a dead give-away that this is really 20... (more)

Fireman Amy fills the water tank on the Cass Scenic Railroad's 90-Ton, 3-Truck Heisler prior to a Carl Franz Photo Special. The former Meadow River #6 is one of the more powerful locomotives at ... (more)

Veteran Cass Engineer Danny and West Virginia Central Trainmaster Matt clear the area ahead as Western Maryland Shay #6 pulls its special excursion train out of Cheat Bridge Station and heads sout... (more)

The one and only "Big Six" poses for the assembled photogs in front of the Elkins Depot on the first night of her visit.

Western Maryland Shay #6 brings her excursion consist onto the platform lead at Elkins for the final time as she prepares to board her passengers and depart for home at Cass.

Western Maryland Shay #6 crosses the Tygart River in Elkins for the last time as she begins her long journey back to Cass. The tank car behind her is an auxiliary water car which was painted whi... (more)

The Western Maryland "Big Six" returns to Elkins Depot after an evening excursion to Kelley Mountain Tunnel. Every arrival during this event brought out the local townsfolk, many of whom had pro... (more)

Almost looking like a freight train from 60 years ago, Shay #6 and her excursion consist emerge from the woods and become visible for the first time to railfans gathered along Rt. 250 above Cheat ... (more)

It is not often that steam enthusiasts get to photograph these historic machines in truly remote wilderness settings. Having waited patiently on the shores of the Cheat River for over an hour, I... (more)

Homeward bound! The "Big Six" puts on a show for the cameras at Cheat Bridge Station under a misty gray sky. Following a brief water stop, she and her trainload of adventurous railfans would c... (more)