On your mark, get set... The annual Three Train Race of Cass Railfan Weekend gets underway.

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

Amy Beck places coal in the firebox of Shay #11.

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.

The glamorous part of the days is done, all the photo runbys are complete, and the railfans are headed for dinner, but the day is far from over. Now the paper work begins for the conductors, and t... (more)

When the last scoop of coal is thrown in the boiler and the engines are put to bed for the night, there is a few moments for a short break amongst the hulks of torn down engines. Time for a more s... (more)

When this little dude showed up to the Mountain State night photo shoot all done up in his conductor outfit for the occasion, we just couldn't help but include him in a shot. Amazingly this guy pu... (more)

Massive WM Shay 6 produces a nice thick plume arriving at Whittaker as photographers line up to capture the more interesting right side of the loco. Visit www.msrlha.org.

Almost Heaven, [Cass] West Virginia. A typical 3 train "race" in Cass that never seems to get old...at least to me. This year's line up includes 1923 built Shay 11, 1945 built Shay 6, and Cass ... (more)

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