Shay 2 with a short log train in tow negotiates the old Western Maryland horseshoe curve at Spruce, West Virginia. The cut up ties lying trackside were left there by CSX, which made rather costly ... (more)
Even in late May, there was a little snow on the shadowy hillsides just south of Spruce and the trees were still bare as Shay 11, lettered for the Mower Lumber Company, crawled through the S-curve... (more)
Western Maryland Shay #6 pulls her excursion train across the Tygart River and into Elkins Depot during her 4-day visit in July of 2008. The visit was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversar... (more)
A Mower Lumber Company crew enjoys a brief break after a run from Spruce to the Cass Mill with a fresh load of timber around 1948. OK, so the uniforms are a dead give-away that this is really 20... (more)