Shay Power! Cass Shays 5, 11 and Big 6 team up to haul a log train toward the Cass Water Tank on a misty spring morning. This impressive demonstration of geared steam power was orchestrat... (more)

Almost there... Western Maryland Shay #6 storms past a little-used emergency water stop as she hauls her log train up the last half mile to the summit of Bald Knob. This is probably Carl... (more)

Cass Shay #11 rounds the hairpin at Sugar Grove and begins to tackle the 8.7% grade to Whittaker Station. Shay 11 is the former Feather River #3 and is the 2nd largest Shay at Cass, weighing in ... (more)

A Shay in its element. Deep woods, steep grades and sharp curves are the hallmarks of the kingdom of the Shay locomotive. With freight car-like articulating trucks and gearing for maximu... (more)

Mower Lumber Company Shay #4 pauses to take on water at the Cass Tank before dropping its string of log cars at the nearby saw mill. Of course, this is a recreation for photographers and one o... (more)

As the sunset approaches, Western Maryland Shay #6 returns to downtown Elkins after a special excursion to Kelly Mountain Tunnel. In July of 2008, Shay 6 and a mixed consist of cars from the Cas... (more)

Mower Lumber Company Shay #4 arrives at Whittaker Camp with a short log train on a misty gray morning in May.

With high winds on the mountain, Big Six takes the connection to Spruce toward home rails. The Western Maryland once owned the right of way at Spruce, these days it's under the control of The West... (more)

Shay's 11 and 2 head toward the shops during the annual Shay Race, the winner, 11 had a top speed of 10 mph.

With the mountain socked in with fog, Shay's 11 and 2 meet on the horseshoe curve originally owned by The Western Maryland. In the heyday of the WM this was a very busy railroad town, these days, ... (more)

Shay 2 with a short log train in tow negotiates the old Western Maryland horseshoe curve at Spruce, West Virginia. The cut up ties lying trackside were left there by CSX, which made rather costly ... (more)

Shay 11 simmers next to Beaver Pond as the log train (out of frame) reverses into position for another run-by.

Even in late May, there was a little snow on the shadowy hillsides just south of Spruce and the trees were still bare as Shay 11, lettered for the Mower Lumber Company, crawled through the S-curve... (more)

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)

A Mower Lumber Company crew enjoys a brief break after a run from Spruce to the Cass Mill with a fresh load of timber around 1948. OK, so the uniforms are a dead give-away that this is really 20... (more)