With cool temperatures and a light sprinkle Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #5 and #4 doublehead around Gum curve.
The sky has just began to open up as Shay #5 along with Shay #4 come to pick us up after a photo runby during the 2008 Cass Railfan Weekend.
Western Maryland Shay 6 made a brief appearence when it was taken from the shop to the water tank for a drink and then returned to the shop. This is a massive shay.
The engineers of Shay 2 and Shay 5 pause from their duties to take in the scene at Whitaker Station during the MSRLHA "Titans of the Mountain" railfest weekend.
With showers only minutes away Shay #5 doubleheads with Shay #4 during the 2008 Cass Railfan Weekend.
Cass Scenic Railroad Shay's #4 and #5 which are both former Mower Lumber Co. engines pose during a MSR&LHA night shoot. From left to right are Grady Smith, Kent Walker and Dave Vago a big thanks t... (more)
The early morning light shines on Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #4 as we head to Spruce a half hour ahead of the MSR&LHA chartered passenger train. Once at Spruce we would take on water and prepare th... (more)
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)
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 first stop of the day up the mountain was to remove water.....from the passengers. Usually the womens line for the restroom is longer, but not at Cass! This provided a chance to get a good loo... (more)
Shay #5 tops off her tanks at the water tower before heading up the mountain to Spruce.
Shays #5 and #4 bring a log rain into the ghost town of Spruce.
A well organized night session at the Cass Scenic Railroad
A work train pulled by Lima Shay 2 approaches the Back Mountain Road crossing.
Lima Shay 4, in the middle, and with Shays 2 and 5, accelerate out from the Cass Depot early Sunday morning.