Pseudo pan shot of engineer Brad Hoover looking very relaxed while tackling the 9% grade nearing Bald Knob. He’s most likely eyeing the pressure gauge, and one can see thru the window that the ... (more)

The inside of the firebox of a model 80-3 Shay sitting on the deadline at Cass. The flue sheet gives away that this is obviously a saturated engine. A close look reveals the boiler is empty of fl... (more)

This former Brimstone & New River model 70-3 Shay sits forlornly on the Cass dead line with a pile of metal rubbish sitting on the frame where the cab and coal bunker should be. The engine has a g... (more)

In a fury of smoke and whistles, a doubleheader conquers an 8.7% grade while negotiating an S-curve.

A log train climbs into the lower switchback and will soon reverse onto the track to the right. One can easily see how this is an easy way to gain quick altitude with a minimum of real estate. I... (more)

The rusted out cab interior of a derelict former US Army consolidation on the Cass dead line. 612 was built in 1943 and came to Cass in 1972 to be used on the C&O Greenbrier Sub. This line was w... (more)

Pan shot of engineer Gary Cassell bouncing along in the Heisler.

Tripleheaded steam is an impressive sight, even when only moving at ten or so miles an hour.

Amid the morning fog Cass Scenic Railroad Shay #2 storms through the Back Mountain Road crossing with Heisler #6 following from behind.

Under some interesting lighting, the log train tackles the 9% grade on the approach to Bald Knob looking like a moving wildfire.

A somewhat overhead view of CSRR #11 as she arrives at Whittaker station.

The three train race: classic Cass. Shays 4 and 5 should join these three for the start of the operating season once their paperwork is filed. With five engines potentially under steam at any gi... (more)

Pacific Coast Shay 2 peaks out of Limestone Cut with a log train. Shay 2 was built in 1928, has 13x15 inch cylinders, makes 38,200 lbs. of tractive effort, and has burnt wood, oil, and coal over ... (more)

CSRR #2 and Heisler #6 both lettered for the Mower Lumber Co arrive at Whttaker Station.

Shay 11 shoves around Gum Curve with a passenger train. 11 was built in 1923, sports 14.5x15 inch cylinders, makes 40,400 lbs. of tractive effort, and is a favorite with the crews at Cass.