Elevation 4,700

The smoke belches out of the stack of Western Maryland Shay 6 during the final push to Bald Knob. In the distance sets the Greenbank Telescope, the Worlds largest fully steerable radio telescope.

As the track begins to level out shay 6 pops off as it comes to a stop at Bald Knob.

Flying high above Bald Knob, the Bald Knob train is seen shortly after making the 11 mile trip up the mountain from Cass. Some patches of snow still remain from the weekends snowfall. At a elevati... (more)

Shay 6 drifts downgrade from Bald Knob. With temperatures in the 20's, the passengers were eager to get off the mountain on this day.

Fireman Chris Lambert throws in another scoop of coal as we head up the steep grades to Bald Knob.

Rockin and a Rollin Western Maryland Shay 6 leads the three train race from this dramatic head on view. Shot during the 2009 Cass Railfan Weekend.

Former Meadow River Lumber Co. Heisler #6 sits at Whittaker Camp 1 while preparing to take the bobber caboose off the hill for storage.

Western Maryland Shay #6 pulls her excursion train across the Tygart River and into Elkins Depot during her 4-day visit in July of 2008. The visit was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversar... (more)

Fireman Amy fills the water tank on the Cass Scenic Railroad's 90-Ton, 3-Truck Heisler prior to a Carl Franz Photo Special. The former Meadow River #6 is one of the more powerful locomotives at ... (more)

Eager passengers await the arrival of Big Six, with the Bald Knob train.

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)

Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #6 and Shay #5 doublehead around Gum Curve during the trip to Bald Knob. The beautiful Fall foliage brought thousands into Cass for the weekend.

Big Six pulls into the depot to begin loading over 500 riders for the trip to bald knob.

A couple squirts here and there, and its time to go to bald knob. The colors speak for themselves this season!