Cass Scenic Railway May 2000 Page 1
Cass Scenic Railway
May 6, 2000
Page 1
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...
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Both trains leaving the station at Cass
Closeup of engine #2, the coal burner.
Beautiful shot of #2 with George's panoramic lens.
A panoramic shot of the oil burner, engine #11.
Yet another shot of engine #2, rounding the first curve
coming out the top of the switchback.
Taking on water at Cass.
The Cass Shop.
A photo of the old run down saw mill.
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