The Cass Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad located in Cass, West Virginia and operated by the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in Durbin, WV. The railroad has a collection of geared steam locomotives, most of them are operational and used on tourist excursion trains.
Locomotive Roster[]
Current Locomotives:
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Wheel Arrangement | Manufacturer | Locomotive Class | Status |
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Mayo Lumber Company No. 2 | July 1928 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | PC-13 | Operational |
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Hofius Steel & Equipment Company No. 3 | December 1920 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | C-80-3 | Retired From Excursions in 1994; Placed on Static Display in Cass |
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Mower Lumber Company No. 4 | December 1922 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | C-70-3 | Operational |
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Buffalo Creek and Gauley No. 4 | 1926 | 2-8-0 "Consolidation" | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Class Ks | Being restored to operational status for the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad |
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Greenbriar Cheat & Elk No. 5 | November 1905 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | C-80-3 | Operational |
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Western Maryland Railroad No. 6 | 1945 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | C-150-3 | Operational; Recently Returned to Service From its FRA Mandated 1,472-Day Boiler Inspection and Overhaul On September 3, 2023 |
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Meadow River Lumber No. 6 | 1929 | 3-Truck Heisler | Heisler Locomotive Works | C-90-3 | Currently Leased to the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad as of June 2016 |
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Raine Lumber Company No. 7 | October 1920 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | C-70-3 | Stored |
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Moore, Keppel & Co., Inc. No. 8 | 1919 | 3-Truck Climax | Climax Locomotive Works | C-70-3 | Operational |
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Hutchinson Lumber Company No. 11 | July 1923 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | C-90-3 | Operational |
Former Locomotives:
| Photograph | Locomotive | Build date | Wheel Arrangement | Manufacturer | Status |
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Greenbriar Cheat & Elk No. 1 | 1905 | Three-Truck Shay | Lima Locomotive Works | Traded to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD in 1980 in exchange for WM 3-truck Shay 6 |
Trivia[]
- 3-truck Shay locomotive 5 was designated as the official state steam locomotive of West Virginia.
- 3-truck Shay locomotive 5 is the oldest operational Shay locomotive in the world.
- The railroad has two locomotives with the road number 6. Heisler locomotive 6 is lettered with Cass Scenic Railroad and 3-truck Shay locomotive 6 is lettered with Western Maryland.
- Restoration on Climax locomotive 9 began in the early 2000s and was completed in September 2019, at which point, the locomotive joined the operational fleet at the railroad. It was originally numbered as 6, but was renumbered to 9 since the railroad already has two Shay locomotives in service with the road number 6.
- As of June 2016, Heisler locomotive 6 is leased to the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad until their Climax locomotive 3 returns to service from its Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) mandated 1,472-day boiler inspection and overhaul.