A log train crosses the third bridge over the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River on its way north.
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)
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.
The world's last working Shays outside preservation were on the Philippine island of Negros. Here Lopez Sugar Corporation's no. 9 is shunting sugar cane wagons.
As seen from the front platforn of the caboose, Shay 5 pulls a photo charter up the side of Cheat Mountain.
Old Shay 5 celebrates her 100th Birthday and becomes the official steam locomotive of West Virginia. #5 is an 80-ton model Shay but actually weighs closer to 90 tons. This location was the junct... (more)
Cass Shay 5 Does a Photo Freght runby at Cass Passenger Depot on Railfan Weekend 1995