The Cass Crew: Firewoman Amy Beck goes about the daily rituals of readying her engine by tightening down the spark arrester.

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)

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)

Two Shays meet in the valley near the old town site of Spruce. Pictured here are 90-ton model 11 built in 1923 and 80-ton model 5 built in 1905. The 5 has spent its entire life hauling logs then t... (more)

Shay #11 navigates the wye in a driving rainstorm.

Cass Train Crew member Bob Starks waits for Shay #11 to move the passenger train forward so he can align the switch for Big Six and the log train. A Carl Franz Photo Charter

With a combined 100,000 lbs of tractive effort, Shays 11 and 6 take the 10-car, Cass Railfan Weekend double-header across the first of two bridges over Leatherbark Creek. The train's destination... (more)

Cass Shay #11 and Western Maryland Big 6 pause at Oats Creek Tank to take on water before double-heading to Bald Knob. Back in the day, logging engines such as these often operated on temporary ... (more)

Shay #11 takes on water as Heisler #6 passes by on the mainline. Railfan Weekend 2010

Shays 11 & 6 pull the passenger train over the Leatherbark Creek Bridge. Railfan Weekend 2010

Cass Scenic Railroad Shay's 11 and 6 take on water before heading up the mountain to Spruce pulling the Chesapeake and Allegheny Live Steamers photo trip.

Cass Scenic Railroad's 103-ton Shay Number 11 whistles the Logging Road Crossing at MP 2.9 as she drifts downhill with a log train. Number 11 is a transplant to the Eastern United States, having ... (more)

Shay 11 heads out of the upper switchback as it approaches Whittaker Station.

Shay #11 reverses a train of log flats up the 6% grade between the 1st and 2nd switchbacks on Cass Hill under a threatening sky.

Shay #11 crossing over the culvert at Sugar Grove, about to tackle the 8.7% grade toward Whittaker Station