In a scene repeated thousands of times, and hopefully thousands more to come, a Shay backs out of the yard headed to the station with cylinder cocks open. The building in the foreground was the dr... (more)

Shay 5 pulls the log train to the top of Bald Knob during a run-by.

The Cass Crew: Here we see Dirk and Amy - the engineer and firewoman of Shay 11 - going out their morning rituals. Dirk seems to be imparting a little wisdom of greasing the gears which is accompl... (more)

Another interesting location high on Cheat Mountain is the wye that was used to turn the skidder in the logging days. We are on the ridge line here in the spruce forests as the star of the day's s... (more)

One last detail shot from the MSR&LHA's restoration shop. That is one of the engines cylinders you see sitting in the background. I would encourage you to visit http://www.msrlha.org/climax/index.... (more)

In a time honored tradition, the crew connects a hose to Shay 11's siphon intake. Another crew member will turn on the steam powered siphon and the locomotive will draw water up from the trackside... (more)

A set of slide valve blueprints sits in front of one of Climax 9's trucks. I would encourage you to visit http://www.msrlha.org/climax/index.html and check out this project or consider a donation.... (more)

Shays 4 and 6 both run in reverse around either side of the water tank as the back towards town to start the day's activities.

In the Mtn State RR & Logging Historical Assoc's restoration shop, the drive shaft of a 70-ton model Climax is being turned on a lathe. I would encourage you to visit http://www.msrlha.org/climax/... (more)

Shay 4 works the light grade up the Leatherbark Creek valley about a half mile after leaving Cass in the pouring rain. The 4 is a 70-ton model Shay built in 1922 and came to Cass around 1940 where... (more)

If a switchstand could tell its story, I certainly wouldn't mind hearing the tales this one could tell. A story of one of the busiest lumber mills in WV, of countless Shays treading soft overhead ... (more)

The heart of the old logging operation at Cass was this mill built in 1922 after the original 1902 mill was destroyed by fire. The "new" mill ran until 1960, and it too burned in the early 1980s. ... (more)

Cass Shay #5 works hard with a log train. A big thanks to members and staff of The Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association for a great weekend.

In a volcanic fury of smoke and screaming high pitched 3 chime whistle, 106 year old Shay 5 does what she was built to do as she storms out of the woods on a comparatively light grade and prepares... (more)

Shay 5 passes the emergency water talk as she claws up the side of Cheat Mountain less than a mile from her destination of Bald Knob.