The town of Cass was founded in 1901 as a company town for loggers. The West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company designed the town and built the lumber mill. Construction of the railroad began the same ...

CASS, W.Va. - The Cass Scenic Railroad is a hard-working, up-the-mountain tourist rail line. It's a slow 7 miles per hour on the steam-powered trains up Cheat Mountain to Whittaker Station and upward ...

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CASS, WV (WVNS) – Cass Scenic Railroad transports visitors back to an era when steam-driven locomotives were an essential part of everyday life. The town of Cass was founded in 1901 by the West ...

GREEN BANK, W.Va. (AP) — Fifty years to the day after the first tourist train made its way up Cheat Mountain, the Cass Scenic Railroad will make a special anniversary run. On June 15, Shay No. 4 will ...

Gov. Jim Justice announced significant developments at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and Lost River State Park as part of ongoing investments to enhance outdoor recreation and tourism in the state.

Scenic railroad tours run up the Greenbrier River through the Monongahela National Forest. (Photo Courtesy of Durbin Greenbrier Valley Railroad){p}{/p} CASS, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Cass Scenic Railroad is ...