Vacation to West Virginia's Mountain Railroads

It's getting routine for me to ride the rails in the Fall. Some years I travel to Colorado and some to West Virginia. This year I returned to Pocahontas County WV to ride the Cass Scenic Railroad and the Durbin & Greenbriar Railroad. This trip was timed almost perfectly---the leaves were turning at lower elevations and at peak on the mountain tops. I hope I captured some of the intense color of the leaves seen from the mountain trains.
The last two pictures are from Pipestem Resort State Park. I made an overnight stop there on the recommendation of a friend. Leave color there was just beginning.

Trees Accross Street from The Hermitage At the junction of US 250 and WV 28/92		Single Maple in Color In the town of Cass.
Chestnut Log Donated to Cass SRR State Park.		Cass Scenic Railroad Shay Locomotives Three Shays preparing for today's travel.
Shay No. 2 Routine Maintenance Cass Scenic RR shop.		Shay No. 6 Making One of Today's Trains Read more about Shay locomotives.
Cass SRR Train Arriving at End of Day		Cass SRR Switchback #1 Lower switchback at MP 2.3
Fall Colors on the Cass SRR Near MP 3		Cass Train Passing Through Limestone Cut MP 3.1
Whittaker Station MP 3.8. Station grounds and static logging displays.		Fall Colors on the Cass SRR Bald Knob is peak in center.
Fall Colors Seen from Whittaker Station		Fall Colors Seen from Whittaker Station
Fall Colors from Cass SRR Not far from Whittaker station.		Engine No. 6 Taking On Water Shays have steam siphons to draw water from small tanks or streams.
Train End with Caboose Not far from Whittaker Station		Distant View of Spruce (Ghost Town) Far left of picture.
View of Bald Knob Rightmost peak - 1485 m (4870 ft.)		Stop and Picnic Area near Bald Knob Peak. Train stops here for 30 minutes.
Road in Gaudineer Scenic Area See FS website		Gnarl on Tree in Gaudineer Scenic Area
Virgin Red Spruce Trail 1 km trail through a stand of virgin red spruce.		View from US 250 Overlook on Shavers Mtn. Approximately 5 miles west of Durbin.
West Fork Greenbriar River Taken from Durbin Rocket (train)		West Fork from Durbin Rocket
Carl on Track at Whittaker Station Taken 10-Oct-08 on Cass SRR trip to Spruce.		Fall Color from Cass Scenic RR Just past Whittaker Station.
Fall Color from Cass Scenic RR Just past Whittaker Station.		Bald Knob in Distance
Cass SRR Train on Spruce Connector Tracks		Cass SRR Line to Spruce
Cass SRR Line to Spruce		Fall Color on Cass Scenic RR Hillside near Spruce.
Locomotive No. 6 in Spruce Adding more coal in preparation for departure.		Spruce Markers Railroad marker for Spruce with yard limits sign.
Historical Plaque in Spruce See more		Spruce Interpretive Trail with Plaques This location near old rail line from Cass.
Cass SRR Train While in Spruce		Train Cars on Tracks in Spruce The Cass train stops here for 30-40 minutes.
Fall Color as Seen from Spruce		Big Cut A 100 ft. cut in the hills not far south of Spruce (MP 89)
Small Tributary of Shavers Fork MP 85.5		Fog in the Bluestone Canyon Seen from Pipestem Resort S.P. (See more)
Bluestone River Inside Pipestem Resort State Park		THE END Total Pictures= 45