Where rod engines fear to tread. Cass Shay #5 crests the hill at the Lower Switchback and will shortly take on the 6.3% uphill grade that you see on the right....in reverse....as she works ... (more)
Durbin to Cass by rail. Cass Shay #5 runs southbound toward Cass on the old C&O Durbin Branch, with a set of empty log flats. Can you really go from Durbin to Cass by rail? Well, not jus... (more)
The Cass Scenic Railroad deadline on a warm humid Summer night.
Three Shays pause in the engine servicing area during Cass Scenic Railroad;s 1981 railfan weekend. Shay number 3 in the center went back to the west coast in 1996, now residing at the City of Prin... (more)
Smoke from the Cass Scenic Railroad's #2 Shay appears to pigtail as the train rounds the bend during a charter trip.
Cass Scenic Railroad's #2 Shay passes through Old Spruce heading in the direction towards Bald Knob.
A watchful eye keeps track of the Cass Scenic Railroad's #2 Shay as it approaches the first of two switchbacks on a run to Bald Knob.
Shay nbr 11 backs away from the water tank at Cass.
After being down for an eight year rebuild, Cass Scenic Railroad's #2 Shay returned to service for a Trains Magazine charter run to Bald Knob.
On a rare sunny day at Cass, the Bald Knob excursion prepares to depart the Cass depot for the shops to be put away for the day. Shay #2 is only on its 4th run, as it was just recently restored af... (more)