In a rare move, Shay #6 backs down the C&O main while Shay #5 runs past the Cass depot. This photo was taken while Shay #6 had been turned for the Great West Virginia Train Race in July.

Shay No. 11 and No. 6 pass each other in the yard as they are prepped for the day's runs. At 103 and 162 tons respectively, these are the two largest locomotives on the Cass roster.

Dean Gordon oils Tavares Eustis & Gulf No. 2 at the depot in Tavares, FL following a day of pulling passengers on the Orange Blossom Cannonball.

Tavares, Eustis & Gulf #2 pulls the Orange Blossom Cannonball back to the town of Tavares, Florida.

With engineer Thomas East at the throttle, Tavares Eustis & Gulf #2 crosses the Apopka Beauclair Canal as the train makes its return trip back the Tavares, FL.

The view from the cab of Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad's Dixiana Shay No. 1 as she rolls downgrade over the Indian Creek trestle and past some of the massive redwoods.

The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad's Dixiana Shay No. 1 rolls through Big Trees as it makes its way downgrade after a trip up Bear Mountain.

The immaculately kept Dixiana is dwarfed by the massive redwoods as she rolls downgrade over the Indian Creek trestle. The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad's Dixiana Shay No. 1 was built in 19... (more)

Western Maryland Shay No. 6 and Western Maryland BL2 No. 82 rest beside each other following the Great West Virginia Train Race. Also pictured is former Western Maryland coach No. 835.

After coupling up to a cut of coal hoppers, engineer Danny Seldomridge discusses the afternoon's train movements with conductor Gene Lambert and Ben True of the D&GVRR.

Black Diamonds and Irony: This image shows Cass's legendary Western Maryland Shay No. 6, coupled to a cut of coal hoppers alongside the former lumbering town of Spruce, West Virginia. 85 years ago... (more)

After coupling up to a cut of coal hoppers, Western Maryland Shay No. 6 prepared to pull its train to Spruce.

The Heisler sits by the depot during Saturday's night photo session as part of The Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association's annual Railfan Weekend.

A look inside the Big Cut on the former Western Maryland Railway as viewed from the air. At an elevation of 4,066 ft, this was the highest railroad grade of a major railroad East of the Mississipp... (more)

Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler No. 6 leads Shays 6, 5, 11 and 4 as they perform an impressive runby during the 2014 Cass Railfan Weekend.