WM Shay 6 to Elkins

On July 10 2008 the Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association (MSR&LHA) with the Cass Scenic Railroad and the West Virginia Cenral Railroad (Durbin and Greenbrier Valley RR) ran an excursion with Cass's Western Maryland Shay #6. Big Six ran the 1st Steam Powered Trip to Elkins, WV in 30 years. Travel along for the ride up Cass Hill and down the Shaver's Fork of the Cheat River for this historic excursion.

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• Western
• Maryland
• Shay
• Big
• Six
• Cass
• Scenic
• Railroad
• West
• Virginia
• Central
• Elkins
• WV
• MSR&LHA

[4freespeech]

After growing up with coal engines the idea of pulling an oil car behind and blowing all that $4 per gallon diesel through just to "play trains" is a bit much. Might as well be an efficient diesel loco. As you can see lots if oil is wasted up the stack.

What's great about coal engines is you get your fuel out of the mountain and don't need to pay Osama and ship it across the ocean.

Photo quality of the vid is great. Some others make you seasick from the cameras bouncing all around. Good job!

[rg481]

the "oil car" that Shay 6 was pulling was actually a 10,000 gallon tank car full of WATER for the shay. since there are no water tanks from spruce to elkins, the water car was needed in order to continually fuel the water. and the shay runs off coal. she is not an oil burner.

[Engineer5344]

how many cars was shay number 6 pulling that day.

[rg481]

we started off with 4 cass cars and a caboose, then at spruce we picked up the three coaches they use on the Cheat Mountain Salamander, along with the tanker from MSR&LHA, and a boxcar with generators. we dropped off 2 of the cass cars there too. it was a LONG train

[2102FAN]

Great video. Why has there been no trips there in 30 years. Was't 2102 around there in the 70's?

[rg481]

yeah 2102 ran in the early 70's but that was between Roncevert and Durbin. The shays from cass used to go to elkins via slatyfork and up through there, but I guess due to CSX/Western Maryland not allowing them at some point they didn't run there anymore.

[HobbyTeen15]

#6 And #2's Whistles should be switched around a deep pitch hooter should be on the largest shay and the higher 3-chime should be on little #2

[shayfan]

Took us a little over 11hrs if I remember correctly. Really didnt seem that long to me. Fun times!

[Seekanddestroy1ful]

what was the amount of cars on the train the cass section

[Seekanddestroy1ful]

what was the amount of cars on the train

[trainalleycat]

Great Video! Thank You for sharing.

[drgonzo767]

I used to live in that area...would LOVE to take that ride to Elkins!

[rkhilburn]

I went to Cass for the second time this past year. Wish i could have caught this ride in 08!

[FatSeal45]

MD Whistles best whistle

[Kayushi]

what happened a while ago, maybe 20 years or so, the 6 went to durbin via C&O greenbrier branch... that would be sweet if she ran that line again,...... oh well :(

[trainlover479]

@4freespeech dude, ask before u say some stupid statement

[ble643]

this really cool best vid on youtube

[OSCALETRAINGUY]

Thanks for takin Me Along...A+