My favorite shot from Cass this year is this simple wedge of Western Maryland Big 6 pushing a log train up the 6% grade at Gum Field. The weather on Cheat Mountain in the spring is often cloudy a... (more)

Long before Top Fuel and Pro-Stock were ever thought of, manly gear-heads were settling scores with more primitive muscle machines. Pictured here is a drag race between Shay Locomotives some place... (more)

Shay Power! Cass Engine Crews unleash 135,000 lbs of tractive effort in an impressive demonstration of mountain muscle. With the 104 year-old Shay #5 on point, this triple-header also in... (more)

Shay Power! Cass Shays 5, 11 and Big 6 team up to haul a log train toward the Cass Water Tank on a misty spring morning. This impressive demonstration of geared steam power was orchestrat... (more)

Almost there... Western Maryland Shay #6 storms past a little-used emergency water stop as she hauls her log train up the last half mile to the summit of Bald Knob. This is probably Carl... (more)

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)

Big Six pulls the log train toward the Back Mountain Road grade crossing on a Carl Franz Photo Charter.

Inspired by a photo taken by Walter Scriptunas back in 2007, I thought I'd try a slow shutter speed to add some motion to the shot.

Fireman Amy polishing the number plate on Shay #11. Carl Franz Photo Charter

Big Six approaches the Upper Water Tank on the way to Bald Knob

Big Six is shoving a flat car up the grade at the 1st Switchback. Carl Franz Photo Special.

And here they come down the backstretch... #5's leading by a locomotive length, #11's gaining ground quickly and Big Six is bringing up the rear on the three train race at this year's Carl Franz ... (more)

The first runby of the day was the tripple-header led by Shay #5, followed by Shay #11 with Big Six bringing up the rear. Special thanks to the entire staff of the Carl Franz Photo Special and th... (more)

Cass Railroad #4 is topped off at the water tank after a quick test run.