Shay #6 waits her next assignment at the Cass Water tank
Big 6.
Whittaker arrival.
Big 6 hauls the freight train high up on the mountain.
Man and his machine: veteran Cass engineer Danny Seldomridge checks over his charge prior to a trip up the mountain.
Western Maryland Big 6 climbs the 11% grade near Bald Knob with a freight train in tow. She has successfully performed runbys all morning for patrons of the 2012 Cass Railfan Weekend. After a brie... (more)
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.
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.
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.
Former Western Maryland Railway Shay #6, the 2nd largest ever built and at 162 tons the largest left in existence, leads the freight train for Cass's annual Railfan Weekend downgrade into Spruce.
Arriving at Bald Knob, Western Maryland 6 has successfully pulled a loaded train up the 11% grades of the Cass Scenic Railroad. Despite the early fall, colors are incredible this year.
Lunch time at Bald Knob.. The 12pm train has successfully made it to Bald Knob on a beautiful summer afternoon.
Making our way back down the mountain at 8MPH, WM 6 passes Lower Gum while a teenage girl enjoys the sights of beautiful Appalachia.
Stopped at Whittaker, WM 6 unloads passengers for a quick bathroom break.
With nearly a half a dozen passenger cars in tow with tourists, Western Maryland 6 makes her way up switchbacks of the Cass Scenic Railroad.
