Cass Scenic Railroad
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The Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia opens its tourist season with the Cass Railfan Weekend. Trains that aren’t regularly a part of the season’s schedule are operated – and are captured here for you.
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| Producer | Pentrex |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 52 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
Each spring, the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia opens its tourist season with a special event known as the Cass Railfan Weekend. Trains that aren’t regularly a part of the season’s schedule are operated then to the delight of riders and photographers. Pentrex takes you back to 1990 to experience the extra runs and excitement of that year’s Railfan Weekend and discover why Cass draws crowds back year after year.
A parade of steam opens the event with a spectacular display of vintage Shay action! Three Shay locomotives, Numbers 2, 3 and 4, run side-by-side down the triple tracks, spewing great billows of steam and thrilling the crowd with their antics. Then the Shays triple-head to Bald Knob at the top of Black Allegheny Mountain with a passenger train in tow, followed closely by a vintage log train pulled by the railroad’s Heisler locomotive.
The Shays make numerous run-bys as they struggle up the daunting eleven percent grades of the mountainside. You’ll ride in the cabs of several as the firemen work intensely to keep the hungry engines fueled with shovel after shovelful of coal. The locomotives’ intricate systems of shafts, flywheels, and gears are seen close up as they strain to pull the trains uphill. Cass Scenic has it all: unusual locomotives, vintage cars, and fabulous scenery. Here’s your chance to enjoy it at its best!
jeremyschultz7 –
I LOVE this overview of what Cass is all about, despite the fact that it was made in the 90s… I haved lived in Maryland for over a decade now, and have STILL never taken the time to travel to West Virginia just to visit this unique tourist line full of Shays… Shame on me! Haha. 🙂 Thank you Pentrex for giving us a taste of what it was like not too long ago.
rickyfreni –
While the Majority of this Recently turned 30 year old Program was Focused on Shays 2, 3, & 4, there is some appearances by Heisler number 6, while the other number 6-A Large Western Maryland Shay, is down for repairs at the workshop. Service shots around the yard is shown as well as some Racing scenes at the main depot.