Five Shay locomotives (four of them hot) in the yard at Cass, West Virginia. John Denver must have been singing about Cass when he recorded "Country Roads." It is "almost heaven."

Three locomotives under steam at the Cass shop for Railfan Weekend. Engine No. 4 wears temporary "Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat & Bald Knob Scenic Railroad" lettering - the first name of the tourist op... (more)

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)

During an early railfan weekend, Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 4 and 5 lead a train up Cass Hill through Gum Curve on May 16, 1975. Photograph by more)

Cass Scenic Railroad Shays 2 and 5 lead a train of empty log cars on one of the railroad's early photographer's specials near Bald Knob on November 4, 1972. Photograph by more)

Cass Scenic No. 5 with Western Maryland "Big Six" at Railfan Weekend 2013, sponsored by the Mountain States Railroad & Logging Historical Association. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the ... (more)

Cass Scenic No. 4 (wearing "Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat, & Bald Knob Scenic Railroad" lettering in honor of the 50th anniversary of tourist line) poses for night photos with a log train in downtown Ca... (more)

Shay #5's pedigree

A Man and a Ladder Seen from above, Cass Scenic Railroad's Shay 4, and Shay 11 are seen on the coal dock track. These two engines will sit here until Cass Railfan Weekend (2013), and for th... (more)

Under the darkness of night, with only the illumination of the Cass Shop lights and flashes, SHAY 11 sits on the coal dock track and waits for Cass Railfan Weekend, along with the new season to be... (more)

Cass Shay 11 under steam waits for the 2013 Railfan Weekend, and Cass' 50th Anniversary/2013 season. Thanks to Joe Gonzoles for lighting assistance. Click Railroad: Cass Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Shay
Location: Cass, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: 11
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 27, 2013

Cass Shay #4, Western Maryland Shay #6 and Cass Shay #11 race during Cass Railfan Weekend sponsored by MSR&LHA.

Kermit the Switcher. This green switcher sits outside the restoration shops at Cass. The shops are home to the reconstruction of a Climax locomotive. This locomotive is used to switc... (more)

Oiling up Big 6 befor a run up the hill.