Cass Scenic Railroad
Sep 24, 2022 07:45:31 #
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
Sep 24, 2022 08:12:15 #
Cly72642 wrote:
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
Sep 24, 2022 08:20:01 #
2buckskin
Loc: Wyoming
Cly72642 wrote:
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
Very nice
Sep 24, 2022 08:26:25 #
Sep 24, 2022 08:42:07 #
Cly72642 wrote:
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
Thank you for sharing this.
Sep 24, 2022 08:48:25 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
[quote=Cly72642]Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain.
Looks like fun! Nice photos of a Shay locomotive. Thanks for sharing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_steam_locomotive
Looks like fun! Nice photos of a Shay locomotive. Thanks for sharing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_steam_locomotive
Sep 24, 2022 09:01:45 #
Sep 24, 2022 09:26:27 #
Cly72642 wrote:
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
Nice set.
I’m sure they would like to see this in the Trains section. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-131-1.html
Sep 24, 2022 10:41:10 #
Mac wrote:
Nice set.
I’m sure they would like to see this in the Trains section. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-131-1.html
I’m sure they would like to see this in the Trains section. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-131-1.html
Thanks,
How do I get it to train section without reposting?
Sep 24, 2022 10:46:42 #
Cly72642 wrote:
Thanks,
How do I get it to train section without reposting?
How do I get it to train section without reposting?
Send a PM to Admin asking it be moved.
In addition, as a backup, you can click on Report Issue and select Wrong Section, then click on Submit Report.
Sep 24, 2022 10:47:48 #
Mac wrote:
Send a PM to Admin asking it be moved.
In addition, as a backup, you can click on Report Issue and select Wrong Section, then click on Submit Report.
In addition, as a backup, you can click on Report Issue and select Wrong Section, then click on Submit Report.
Thanks for your help.
Sep 24, 2022 14:13:21 #
Sep 24, 2022 14:27:18 #
Cly72642 wrote:
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
I thought most interesting was how they went forwards - then backwards - then forwards again - while passing a train going the other direction - on the ‘switchbacks’.
Sep 24, 2022 19:12:40 #
The neatest thing about Cass RR is the collection of geared locomotives -- 5 Shays, 1 Heisler and 1 Climax.
Many industrial applications require a low speed locomotive with ample starting tractive effort. These industries range from mining and quarry operations to forestry and logging operations. Steeply graded lines, especially when the track is cheaply built and not suited to high speeds, will also favor the usage of a locomotive with a high tractive effort. The geared locomotive was developed to meet this need.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_steam_locomotive
Many industrial applications require a low speed locomotive with ample starting tractive effort. These industries range from mining and quarry operations to forestry and logging operations. Steeply graded lines, especially when the track is cheaply built and not suited to high speeds, will also favor the usage of a locomotive with a high tractive effort. The geared locomotive was developed to meet this need.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geared_steam_locomotive
Sep 24, 2022 19:18:38 #
Cly72642 wrote:
Last week my wife and I road the Cass Scenic Railroad to the top of Bald Knob, West Virginia’s third highest mountain. Cass is community established in the early 1900’s solely as a lumbering center. The train engine (circa 1910) is powered by steam produced from burning coal. From 1910 to 1930 the train hauled 126,000 board feet of timber per day. Beautiful scenery and great experience!
Very nice group of images.
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