The inside of the firebox of a model 80-3 Shay sitting on the deadline at Cass. The flue sheet gives away that this is obviously a saturated engine. A close look reveals the boiler is empty of fl... (more)
This former Brimstone & New River model 70-3 Shay sits forlornly on the Cass dead line with a pile of metal rubbish sitting on the frame where the cab and coal bunker should be. The engine has a g... (more)
A log train climbs into the lower switchback and will soon reverse onto the track to the right. One can easily see how this is an easy way to gain quick altitude with a minimum of real estate. I... (more)
Shay 11 rounds the big curve at Spruce on the former Western Maryland. It’s hard to imagine this remote valley was once the site of a bustling logging town.