Shay #11 leads the freight train up an approximate 9% grade leading into Whittaker.

Shays #5 and #4 pose at the water tank at night. These two are the only shays remaining at Cass that were a part of the logging operation prior to purchase by the state.

Shay 5 and Shay 11 double head north through downtown Cass performing switching movies before coupling onto their log train. An MSRLHA event.

Arriving in "New Spruce" with a freight train in tow, Western Maryland Big 6 performs runbys for patrons of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. An MSRLHA event.

The engineer on Shay 6 watches carefully as he brings the train off the Mountain near Bald Nob.

Shay 5 and 6 sit by the Water tower at Cass on a pleasant Summer night. MSR&LHA night photo shoot

Western Maryland Big 6 leads a Spruce bound freight train around the Cass main near the Shops, while Shay 4 leads a passenger north on the former C&O main. An MSRLHA event.

Shays #5 and #11 make their presence known as they begin the climb up the 11% grade to Bald Knob.

The Fireman on Shay 6 shovels coal into the fire box as the train descends the hill from Bald Knob on Cass Scenic Railway... Thanks to MSR&LHA for the awesome weekend!

Former Western Maryland Railway Shay #6, the 2nd largest ever built and at 162 tons the largest left in existence, leads the freight train for Cass's annual Railfan Weekend downgrade into Spruce.

Mower Lumber Company #2 climbs an incredibly steep grade after making what appears to be an incredibly sharp hair pin turn. Oh, wait, come to think of it, that is actually one of the many switchb... (more)

This is a flash flood lit time exposure photo session directed by the late Jim Boyd and his crew for the benefit of attendees to the May rail fan weekend at Cass Scenic Railroad. Jim meticulously ... (more)

The steel tire has expanded from the hot fire and with a few hits of a sledge hammer it falls off the wheel and onto the ground.

The kerosene ignites producing an impressive display of fire. In the background you can see former Agnew Lumber Shay #3. The tire is heated, expanding the tire and then it is beat off of the wheel... (more)

The steel tire from Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #11 is removed from its wheel. The tire is heated, expanding the tire and then it is beat off of the wheel with a sledge hammer.