In the afternoon sun, Shay 5 negotiates the sharp curves along the Cass Scenic Railroad. An MSRLHA event.

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)

In the morning sun, Shay 5 negotiates the Appalachian Mountains with a log train in tow. An MSRLHA event.

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.

A scene at the Cass depot as part of the 2011 Mountain State RR & Logging Historical Assoc Railfan Weekend. Visit www.msrlha.org for info.

The Cass Scenic Railroad's Shay #4 and #5 are seen from this aerial view as they depart the Cass depot for an impressive doubleheader up the mountain to Bald Knob. Shay #5, built in 1905, has spen... (more)

Doing her best impression of Mount Vesuvius in full eruption, the 105 year-old Mower Lumber Company Shay #5 charges past Oats Creek Tank in a pelting rain.

Shay #5 passes the emergency water tank during a very wet day on Cheat Mountain.

Cass Scenic RR Shay 5 (Lima 1905) with a short log train at the Oats Creek water tank. Railfan Weekend 2010.

Shay #5 pulls the log train through the rain and fog on its way to the top of Bald Knob.

Shays 4 and 5 pose by the Cass depot during the 2008 Cass Railfan Weekend. Similar scenes will be recreated in 2010.

The 2008 Cass Railfan provided many first, including rare steam and diesel pacing shots around the former logging town of Spruce. For the 2010 railfan weekend will will stray away from Spruce and ... (more)

Take the high road or the low road? Passengers get to experience both with this switchback...

Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #5 along with Western Maryland Shay 6 take on water at Oats run during the trip to Bald Knob. Sitting on a 8% grade, the mighty shay engines will have to give all they ha... (more)