The WV Presents "THE POWER OF THREE AND MORE" Cass Scenic Railroad Railfan Weekend 2014 runbys

SPECIAL PRESENTATION! "The Power of Three and More".
The WV returns to Cass for the 2014 Railfan Weekend, featuring three days of mountain railroading at its best. On Friday, it was 'the power of three' with a rare tripleheader featuring Shays 5, 6, and 11 overpowering a 10 car train to the summit of Bald Knob. On Saturday, it was a return to Spruce and the Big Cut, featuring vintage diesels from the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. Sunday, it was back to tradition as we started the day with the famous "Three Train Race", followed by runbys below Whittaker Station. Includes at least three exclusive runby angles from this year's event not seen elsewhere on KZbin!
The weekend also featured runbys of CSRR's Heisler #6 hauling a simulated freight train between Cass and Bald Knob. To see footage from those runbys, please check out the companion video, "The Back Allegheny Heisler" ( • The WV Presents "THE B... )

[@mushtaqabdelaziz7583]

من العراق........تحية اجلال وإكبار لتلك العقول الرائعه من الرجال والنساء التي ابتكرت تلك الوسائل لراحة الانسان ....نحن مدينون لهم الان لكل هذا التقدم والرقي الذي نعيشه الان

[@d6931139]

I have been on this train in Cass what beautiful scenery.i want to go back someday

[@jesikebiking]

Back in the early 90's my wife and I took our son down to Cass ( was only 6 wasn't too happy with all the whistles ) Still hot and heavy in model RR now 71

[@gundathroneps448]

Gotta love the sound of those whistles echoing through the mountains!!

[@BornAgain77757]

Brandon Jones...Yes this is true however, I was concerned that they was going too run low or out of whistle fluid.

[@Rascal-yx6ir]

@@BornAgain77757 "whistle fluid"

[@Angrywolfe1]

It still brings tears to my eyes every time I look back and remember the mighty shay #6 on my way to Bald Knob in October of 2011.

[@nightlightabcd]

Three engines to pull ten cars with few people on them! I'd say they are loosing money on this one! One heck of a great video. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@derethmontero4446]

Great video, Thank you for the effort. I so love watching and wish I could be there.

[@craigmcfarland1940]

Me and my wife went there last year in October 26th. If you like trains you got to go see these ones. Best steam trains on the East Coast.

[@captainred22449]

Quite an empty train for a triple header but love the sounds and whistles. Wish I could go back

[@thewvnetwork]

It was a photo special...the passengers were on the ground taking photos of it passing by. Even loaded still really didn't "need" a tripleheader...was just for photos. :)

[@jimbenline6325]

You have to be there to hear that sound through out the valley !!

[@AGIII49]

Great video, Thank you for the effort. I so love watching and riding this part of our Heritage

[@joemc111]

One of the best parts of the trip is the story told by the guide about how the Men lived their lives.

[@tharakadamsarademattanpiti4012]

So lovely

[@Trainman-cw1zl]

man I love cash scenic Railroad and I've always have my favorite locomotive is three trucks shade and number six Western Maryland I love that locomotive and someday I wished I could go there and see her she's the most prettiest steam locomotive I've ever seen it but the sad thing is I live near the old abandonedsunburst logging railroad that used to run from the Great Smoky mountains in the Canton North Carolina for our paper mill

[@tharakadamsarademattanpiti4012]

well done

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

Nice D&RGW 5 Chime

[@paulinotaufer6972]

Boa tarde, muito bom

[@AlfysOutdoorAdventures]

Great work Matt!

[@seong-cheolhuh8304]

Beautiful..

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

Shay 6s whistle sounds kinda like 487 from the C&TS

[@scottleatherwood5899]

Great video, would love to see them in person. Where could I get more info on the rail fan weekend?

[@thewvnetwork]

Hi Scott! The Railfan Weekend event is traditionally organized by the Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association and usually occurs the weekend BEFORE Memorial Day Weekend. Visit the website shown at 20:28 in the video for more information about next year's event as it becomes available. Thanks for viewing!

[@nightlightabcd]

I'm wondering if they are showing the steam engines as lures, but when you get there, you are riding on a diesel instead?

[@timbrake3404]

If you go to the Cass Scenic Railroad you will be riding on a train propelled by a steam engine. They have six engines, if memory serves, all gear driven, 5 Shays and one Heisler. The grades are over 10% in places, way too steep for diesels. The Diesels shown are from a different excursion train and travel much flatter rails.

[@thewvnetwork]

Just to be perfectly clear, up to this point in 2019, all of the Cass Scenic Railroad's traditional tourist excursions up the mountain to Whittaker or Bald Knob have been powered by geared steam locomotives, largely because of the steep grades that most conventional locomotives can't handle easily. It is true that the Durbin &Greenbrier Valley Railroad, which took over operations of the railroad at Cass shortly after this video was filmed in 2014, has operated diesels between Cass and Old Spruce on the mountain, but thus far, none of those trips have been for revenue but rather just to allow the diesels to access the Cass Shop complex (in other words, the diesels were "deadheading"). It is unknown whether there is a diesel engine that could handle the grades with a full load of passengers. I would suspect if someone wanted to prove it could be done, it would be possible, but I doubt it would really be a "cost saving" measure because running the heavy grades like that with a locomotive not meant for it would probably cause far more damage and require more repairs than they would save financially to do so. WITH THAT SAID, D&GV is reaching the completion milestone of reconnecting to Durbin, and I would imagine that diesels WILL play a part in the regular runs between Cass and Durbin once they finally make the connection. So, nightlightabcd, as it stands now, if you want guaranteed steam at Cass, book one of the traditional trips to Whittaker or Bald Knob! Also, the tripleheader in this video was for a special railfan event, and yes, it is true that doing this was not really a profitable measure, but it was done for the fans. In fact, this was the most recent tripleheader to go up the mountain, and it was filmed five years ago now! I am all but 100% certain that tripleheading at Cass--even for special occasions--is now a thing of the past, with the exception of the short "three train race" on the old C&O trackage.

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

0:20 the soot from three! Fool engineers trying to play tunes instead of letting us hear the locos workin’.

[@SteamEnthusiastProductions]

where were the last two run bys on sunday i cant think of the name of them....i was there but the name is not clicking

[@thewvnetwork]

The last two "official" runbys were at Gum Curve and the S-curve. However, the last two shots on this video were actually standing next to the Whittaker gate.

[@ReiKrisRazo]

Chugga Chugga...

[@rhino2960]

third shay in line must not be doing alot of work, his safety valve keeps going off

[@hemipatton7799]

Shut the damn whistles up! I'd LOVE to hear just the #6 WORKING HARD!

[@Alina1301ify]

😢😢😢😮

[@jackpetty6535]

iPad

[@thewvnetwork]

Huh? This was recorded on a Sony prosumer camera. But this WAS the first railfan where I saw someone else using an iPad to do ALL their recording.

[@Stichting_NoFa-p]

This shit should be banned and is nothing to be proud of.

[@cassscenicproductions8888]

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