The 3rd truck of Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler #6 is rolled out from under the water tender. Repairs will be done in the coming weeks to fix a bad clanking noise, shortly after this photo was taken... (more)
A Carl Franz photo special passes the rarely used upper water tank (a rusty old boiler) approaching Bald Knob.
All in a days work! Note: The rare steep switch back, a trademark of West Virignia Logging railroads. For more Cass photo's Railroad: Cass Scenic RailroadLocomotive: HeislerLocation: Cass, West Virginia, USALocomotive #: CSRR 6Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 29, 2006
With 1929 Heisler #6 on the point, a doubleheaded log train stomps up the 8% grade at Oats Run passing the rusty old boiler and tender tank after Railroad: Cass Scenic RailroadLocomotive: 3 truck HeislerLocation: West Virginia, USALocomotive #: CSRR 6Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: May 12, 2007
Although the boiler house and drying kilns are still standing, this collection of foundation footings, pulleys, drive shafts, flywheels, and other metal junk are all that remains of the once huge ... (more)
She'll be comin around the mountain when she somes....
Nothing says logging railroad like geared locomotives and spruce trees.
I caught a shot of the Heisler on the tail track of the wye as the passenger train rolled through on the main.
Putting on a great show for the photographers, the doubleheader roars over the top of the grade at Old Spruce junction.
The expression on the engineer’s face here is great. Not sure who he was yelling at or what he was saying, but I wish I could’ve heard. This shot was taken at the wye on the mountain that wa... (more)
In a fury of smoke and whistles, a doubleheader conquers an 8.7% grade while negotiating an S-curve.
Pan shot of engineer Gary Cassell bouncing along in the Heisler.
Tripleheaded steam is an impressive sight, even when only moving at ten or so miles an hour.
A double headed log train smokes it up on its climb towards Bald Knob, the second highest peak in West Virginia.
Under some interesting lighting, the log train tackles the 9% grade on the approach to Bald Knob looking like a moving wildfire.
