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)
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.
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 Shays 4 & 5 round the curve on the ex-WM trackage at Spruce.
Dirk slowly pulls Shay #5 into Spruce.
A Trains Unlimited charter lead by 103 year old Shay 5 siphons water from a below ground tank under the watchful eyes of the Cass crew.
I cant even remember the last time this happened, LITERALLY On a foggy morning in Cass, WV Shay's #4 and #5 sit in the Cass yard. This is the first time that both former Mower Lumber Co. en... (more)
An interesting study of the nozzle structure and front flue sheet inside the open smoke box of 102 year old Shay 5 residing in the Cass Shop. Even without the spark arrestor, that stack is rather... (more)
As seen from the front platforn of the caboose, Shay 5 pulls a photo charter up the side of Cheat Mountain.
Old Shay 5 celebrates her 100th Birthday and becomes the official steam locomotive of West Virginia. #5 is an 80-ton model Shay but actually weighs closer to 90 tons. This location was the junct... (more)
