The kerosene ignites producing an impressive display of fire. In the background you can see former Agnew Lumber Shay #3. The tire is heated, expanding the tire and then it is beat off of the wheel... (more)

Dollywood # 70 (ex-WP&Y) is serviced after a long day of pulling passengers.

Almost Heaven Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #6 is dwarfed by the colorful mountains of West Virginia from this stunning view atop of Bald Knob. A motorcar ride and a half-mile walk up hill gav... (more)

Artie Barkley poses in the cab of Heisler #6.

Grady Smith cleans out stay bolt tell-tale holes with a 3/16 inch twist drill bit. By regulation, tell-tales on the outer ends of rigid stay bolts must be free of obstructions, so that steam and w... (more)

Ohio Central's LS&I #33 pulls the Ohio Rail Tourism Association special up hill out of a cut. A big thanks to Jerry Jacobson for keeping steam in Ohio alive!!!

Welcome Back! For the first time in nearly forty years, the former WM Railroad High trestle welcomes steam again as Western Maryland Shay #6 pulls a MSRLHA, D&GVRR, CSRR sponsored photo cha... (more)

Union Pacific #844 takes a spin on the turntable before having to return back to Denver later in the evening.

The Durbin Rocket pulls its train back to Durbin on a cool and rainy Fall day in the mountains of West Virginia.

The steel tire has expanded from the hot fire and with a few hits of a sledge hammer it falls off the wheel and onto the ground.

Cass Scenic Railroad's new 44ton diesel sits in the Cass shop. The engine which was purchased by the Mountain State Railroad and Loggin historical association is currently undergoing repairs in th... (more)

The Cass Scenic Railroad's 103 year old Shay #5 travels down the former C&O main along with the CSRR's four other Shay locomotives. For more Cass photo's Railroad: Cass Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Shay
Location: Cass, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: CSRR 5
Train ID: Adv. Shoot
Photo Date: May 26, 2008

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 Durbin rocket passes a small farm on its way back to Durbin.

Fireman Jerry Beck throws in another scoop of coal as engineer Brad Hoover eases Shay #5 into Old Spruce. After helping the Bald Knob train up the hill earlier in the day, we will now wait for it ... (more)