Shay Logging Locomotive at Cass, West Virginia, 1900-60

Here's the complete history of every geared steam locomotive used by lumber companies that operated the logging railroad out of Cass, WV. It is said to be one of the largest lumbering operations in West Virginia and the eastern part of the U.S. It included the West Virginia Spruce Lumber Co., West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., and the Mower Lumber Co. Details include data of all of the Shays and on one Climax used by these companies while lumbering the great hardwood forests of Pocahontas County, WV.