Cass Scenic Railroad Climax 9 heads for the shops after the day's festivities at the Parade of Steam event.

Sunlight cuts through the hazy smoke emanating from Shay #2 inside the Cass Shop yard complex on July 5, 2020. Cass Scenic Railroad is the same railroad that was built in 1901 to haul lumber to th... (more)

Smoke and sun fill the small cab of Shay #2 at the Cass Shops at the Cass Scenic Railroad on July 5, 2020. Shay #2 is a pacific coast Shay and was built in 1928 for the Mayo Lumber Company of Pald... (more)

"The Land of Shays" - Prior to a 11 am departure to Bald Knob Shay #2 at the Cass Scenic Railroad simmers away in the yard while a mechanic looks over a few items on the railroad's other... (more)

During the Cass Parade of Steam, Shays 2 and 11 Doublehead with some recently restored vintage freight cars in tow

After all steam events in early 2020 were cancelled, The Cass Scenic Railroad started their steam season with the "Parade of Steam." The main star of the day was 3-Truck Climax 9, which ... (more)

Cass Shay #6 powers the now once daily excursion up to Bald Knob. Engineer Kenny Queen monitors progress as the cab is lit up from the open firebox doors. After several days of rain it was nice to... (more)

Cass Heisler #6 simmers away a rainy night outside the small shed in Durbin, WV. In the morning the ashes will be shaken out and the fire stoked to bring steam up to pull the days passenger runs u... (more)

In June of 2020, in celebration of West Virginia Day, the Cass Scenic Railroad hosted an event titled, "The Parade of Steam" which offered numerous photo opportunities of all 5 operating... (more)

Cass Scenic Railroad's Bald Knob train returns through the Cass Shops as Shay 4, Climax 9, and Shay 5 all rest for the evening.

Cass Climax number 9 and Shay 4 and 5 setting up for a quintuplet run by with Shay 11 and 2

Cass Climax number 9 setting up for another run by along with Shay number 4 and shay number 5 which is just out of view.

Cass Scenic Railroad Climax 9 and Shay 4 Light up the night as they pose for a night shoot in the yard at Cass shops

Cass Scenic Railroad Climax 9 and Shay 4 rest at the water tower in the yard at Cass. The locomotives await being posed for a night photoshoot later that evening

Cass Scenic Railroad Climax 9 Leads 5 of the Railroads finest locomotives in a parade of steam! the event kicked off the 2020 season, as well as being one of the first events around the country to... (more)