One of the traditions during Railfan Weekend is the "Shay Race" on Sunday morning. Here Western Maryland 6, Cass Scenic 5, and Cass Scenic 4 "race" away from the depot.

Shay No. 5 was delivered to this very location by the Lima Locomotive & Machine Works in 1905, which makes it "one of the oldest engines in continuous service on its original line, and the second ... (more)

Shays 5 and 6 doublehead the passenger train past the water tanks at Oats Run.

Short photo freight hauled by Cass Scenic No. 5 as part of Railfan Weekend 2013.

Cass Number 5 climbs the mountain during Railfan Weekend 2013.

Sweet Appalachia. Shay 5 steams through the hills that she's called home since her birth.

Cass Scenic 4 and 5 stand ready on the old C&O Greenbrier Division main line to head up the hill towards Old Spruce on the first day of Railfan Weekend 2013.

Exhibiting scars from years of service on Cass Hill, Cass Scenic Shay No. 5 has been called a “dented, sway-backed carcass” with “not a straight line on her.” The 80-ton Shay was delivere... (more)

Shay No. 5 puts on an impressive show with a short freight in the Cass yard.

Engine Number 5 has been going up against the mountain since 1905 - it's the second oldest Shay in existence, and the oldest still operating. Here it takes a well-deserved rest outside the Cass s... (more)

Shay No. 5 and Western Maryland Big 6 double head a passenger train through the S curve at Old Spruce on a gloomy morning of springtime mountain railroading in Appalachia. an MSRLHA event.

Cass Scenic No. 5 poses for photos at the Cass Depot during the 50th Anniversary Railfan Weekend. Thanks to the Mountain States Railroad & Logging Historical Association for making this image pos... (more)

Cass Scenic Railroad Shays #4 and #5 doublehead through the town of Cass.

Engineer Brad Hoover power washes the gears of Shay #5.