Close-up shot of a Shay train engine. Three cylinders fronting the cab of this 1880 Model Shay engine dispatches power to all twelve wheels equally. When one wheel spins, they all spin, which is a rarity indeed.
Earl Palmer, "Blue Ridge Mt's Roamin' Cameraman," Cambria, Va. 'This decaying building was once the worlds largest double bandmills'. During the hey-day of operations at Cass, 2500 men worked here and in the woods round about, turning out a quarter million feet of wood products per day, working two 10 hour shifts. Nowadays the old bldg. is an object of curiousity amongst thousands of rail fans who pass by on logging train excursions to Bald Knob.
No. 4 takes on a tank of water, and it takes 1,500 gallons of it from nearby Leatherback Creek for each puffing trip up Cheat Mountain, with about 400 thrilled passengers, that is. The neighboring Chesapeake and Ohio Railway donated the water tank.
The 'Cass Symphony' plays spritely folk and logging camp tunes to the delight of a Sunday afternoon audience on the railroad station platform of the Cass Scenic Railroad. This informal group is composed of ex-loggers.
Engineer Walter Good and Fireman Paul Bradley Adjust Grease Cups
Date:
undated
Description:
Walter Good applies wrench to the grease cups lubricating the side rods of his engine before going up on the Mt. while fireman, Paul Bradley looks on. Both were veterans of log hauling days before passengers where hauled on Cass Scenic Railroad.
'Black and white print of Cass Scenic Shay #11 is posing along with Bret Evanich who is standing on the Collis P. Huntington Chapter, National Railway Historical Society of Huntington, WV's handcar. Photo by Herbert Parsons.'
'Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety no.5. To Mower Lumber Co. in 1943, their No.4. Later to Cass Scenic R.R. No. 4. Type: 3 Truck Shay. Builder: Lima Loca, Works. Dec. 1922. Builder's No. 3189'
'Train climbing mountain to Bald Knob, part way up at rest stop. Type: 3 Truck Shays. Builder: Lima Locomotive Works. Builders No: 3373, 3189. Year: 7/28, 12/22.'
'Built as Strounds Creek and Muddlety No. 5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber Co., their No. 4. Later to Cass Scenic Railroad. Type: 3-Truck Shay. Builder: Lima Loco. Works, Dec. 1922. Builder No. 3189'
'Built for Bostonia Coal and Clay Products Co., New Bethlehem Pennsylvania, their No. 20. sold to Meadow River Lumber Co., their No.6. Then Cass Scenic Railroad No.6. Type: 3 Truck Heisler. Builder: Heisler Locomotive Company. Year: Oct. 1929. Builders No. 1591.
Type: 3-Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: Dec. 1922; Builder's No. 3189. Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber co., their No. 4.
'Cass Scenic Railroad #2-4; Type: 3-Truck Shays; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: 7/28, 12/22 at Whittaker, W. Va. Builders Nos: 3373, 3189. Train climbing mountain to Bald Knob, part way up at rest stop.'
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: July 1828; At Bald Knob, W. Va. Train at top of mountain. Lunch stop before returning to Cass.
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: July 1928; Builder's No. 3373; 'Pacific Coast Type' shay brought from British Columbia in 1970.
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: 7/28, 12/22; Builder's No. 3373, 3189. At Old Spruce, W. Va. Train climbing to Bald Knob, taking water out of Spruce Creek at right.
'Heisler No.6 built as Bostonia Coal and Clay Product Co., New Bethlehem, Pa. No.20. Sold to Meadow River Lumber co., their No.6. Shay No.4 built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. Sold in 1943 to Mower Lumber Co., their No.4. Type: 3 Truck Heisler, 3 Truck Shay. Builder: Heisler, Lima Locomotive. Year: 10/29, 12/22. Builders No. 1591, 3189.'
'Built for Bostonia Coal and Clay Products Co., New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, their No. 20. sold to Meadow River Lumber Co., their No. 6. Type: 3 Truck Heisler. Builder: Heisler Locomotive Company. Year: Oct 1929. Builder's No. 1591.'
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: Dec. 1922; Builder's No. 3189. Built as Strouds Creek and Muddlety No.5. In 1943 became Mower Lumber Co. No.4.
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: July, 1928; Builder's No. 3733; Train has just arrived after coming down mountain from Bald Knob. 'Pacific Coast shay' came from British Columbia in 1970.
Type: 3 Truck Shay; Builder: Lima Locomotive Works; Year: July, 1928; Builder's No. 3320; At Cass Station; 'Pacific Coast' type shay. From Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1970.
Cass Scenic Railroad Depot, Cass, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1974
Description:
Color photograph of Depot, surrounding buildings and train with steam raised, on the track. Information on the back: "Stephen Trail Collection, Cass, Pocahontas Co. , WV; from Buddy Strokes 3/2000; Photographer Dr. J. W. Strokes, M. D.".
Cass Scenic Railroad Loaded With Tourists, Cass, Pocahontas County, W. Va.
Date:
1974
Description:
Color photograph of crowded open cars on the Cass Scenic Railroad. Information on the back includes: " Stephen Trail Collection. . . from Buddy Strokes 3/2000"
