Every Year, the CALS (Chesapeake and Allegheny Live Steamers) holds a private run at the Cass Scenic Railway. They basically rent the railway for the weekend, limiting the total number of people on the entire railway to members of live steam clubs (no more then 75 to 100 people total). The lack of people makes the weekend special, the railroad was meant for 75, not 400 to 500 as is usually present at Cass. In addition to the lack of people, Cass ran two trains for us, so there were only 40 people per train! This years journey, May 5 through 7, was great. The first day, the 10 hour train ride took us over the mountain and down the valley to the Norfolk and Western MainLine, a trail seldom traveled by the regular public. The second day we took the more traditional ride up to Bald Mountain, what a view. The following photos were taken by myself and George Quiles, a member of the JLS Railroad. Enjoy...
