In their element. Amidst the deep woods and mountain mist, Shays 5 and 11 meet at Old Spruce on a wet spring morning in May.

Running the Shavers Fork. A Mower Lumber Company train, led by the 1905-vintage Shay #5, drifts along the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River on a murky afternoon in May. This re-creation made... (more)

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.

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

The Cass Scenic Railroad's Shay #5 and #6 take on water at Oats Run on a cold and wet day on Cheat Mountain.

Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #5 takes on water at Oats Run after helping the Bald Knob train up the mountain earlier in the day as the snow begins to fall.

In a scene repeated thousands of times, and hopefully thousands more to come, a Shay backs out of the yard headed to the station with cylinder cocks open. The building in the foreground was the dr... (more)

Taking the Old Spruce main, Shay 5 rumbles upgrade with a log train in tow. An MSRLHA event.

Shay 4 and Shay 5 briefly pause from their duties in downtown Cass.

Approaching the Apex, Shay 5 will soon negotiate the wye high above Cass along the Cheat Mountain Ridge.