The massive former B&O station, which belies Grafton’s small population, overlooks a train of empties coming off the West End passing a trio of GATX Geeps used by the Appalachian & Ohio.
The crew of Shay 5 oils around during a Mountain State RR & Logging Historical Assoc. night photo shoot.
A CSX coal drag momentarily disrupts activities in downtown Grafton.
Log train? No. Classic Cass? Yes. Looking like a Cass Scenic RR train straight out of the 1960s before foreign power started arriving on the line, Shays 4 & 5 cross Leatherbark Creek in the pourin... (more)
A pair of AC's leads 95 empty coal hoppers over the abandoned SAL ROW just before crossing the Roanoke River. The old Seaboard depot is now a library.
The D&GV’s cute little former Moore-Keppel 1910 Climax clatters along the Greenbrier River valley on a sunny afternoon.
Cass crews take great pride in their locos. Here we see Brad (Shay 2’s hogger) readying his engine for day’s work while Jerry (his fireman) polishes the bell.
The James River Valley provides a spectacular backdrop for coal drags along the old C&O main line.
In a time honored Cass tradition, firewoman Amy fastens the spark arrestor on Shay 5. The grate is so thick that, if left in place at night, the lack of draft would cause smoke to exit through the... (more)
Mower Lumber Co. Shays 4 & 5 rest near the Cass depot.
These two sets of power have just arrived in town on a train of westbound empties and are being split for the continuation of their trips west.
A trio of leased GP38-2 rebuilds rests by the platform of the old B&O station by the once bustling Grafton yard.
Mower Lumber Shays 4 & 5 round the curve on the ex-WM trackage at Spruce.
This 1950 Baltimore and Ohio E-unit looks rather rough in its faded US DOT paint awaiting restoration as part of the WV RR Museum collection.
A Trains Unlimited tour crosses the new bridge over the Tygart River which allows WVC to access downtown Elkins on a rainy evening.
