Shay #11 travels through the S-curve near Spruce. Note the snow, this photo was taken on May 19th the weather in the mountains is always unpredictable.
Cass’s two popular west coast Shays (2 from British Columbia and 11 from California) arrive at the junction of the CSRR and the West Virginia Central at Spruce.
Shay 11 rounds the big curve at Spruce on the former Western Maryland. It’s hard to imagine this remote valley was once the site of a bustling logging town.