Since fellow Arizonan, RyPN poster, and railfan Eric Hadder is too humble to do it here himself, I'll link to his recently posted video featuring a ride out and back on the new(ish) Cass Scenic RR's Greenbrier Express (not to be confused with earlier operations with C&O 614, Reading 2102, etc.):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d97RbWmUgW4

He has other videos from his (and his son's) recent Eastern railfanning junket on his YouTube channel, including Everett, Steamtown, EBT, R&N, and more, with likely more in progress of editing:

https://www.youtube.com/@ehadder

What I've seen of his work so far is a perfect blend of "tourist" and "rail expert"--no professional staging, he knows exactly what he's looking at and describing (unlike many other rail video producers out there), with no fancy photo charters or the like.

In the run-by of the freight car dead line I saw a painted-over Penn Central logo on an open-top hopper car I believe, a good candidate for their vintage freight car restoration, possibly as PRR or NYC.

What is the rod engine shown in 9:22-9:24 sitting on a flatcar? I wasn't aware that CSRR or D&GV had a rod engine other than BC&G #4. Eric mentions at the end of the video that it is likely one of the WVN 2-8-0s long stored in Elkins. There is a status note for WVN #9 on https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=1028 that says it is in Cass for restoration. It seems a little small to me to be one of the WVN 2-8-0s but who knows.

Thanks for the heads up on an awesome set of videos! Looking forward to watching more.

Sandy is correct, I'm too humble to do my own self promotion. But the compliments I have received on this series of videos, both public and private, has been highly gratifying.

I've been trying to find a unique blend between a typical railfan video which is nothing but endless runbys, and a generic travel video where the host knows nothing about the content they are displaying. Some videos are more technical than others, which developed because of the nature of each destination and the particular access I was granted. It's important to me to appropriately hold true to the nature of a particular location, as least as I see it.

In areas that I think might be of a sensitive nature, I've reached out for permission as to what is allowable content and what should remain private. I fully realize that because of my status in the industry and personal connections I'm privy to more detailed information than most, and it's more important to me to keep those relationships of mutual trust than to promote my YouTube channel for selfish interests. For instance, one of my favorite videos is Episode 2, where I have a 5 minute interview with Johnathan Smith, Manager of Public Relations for the East Broad Top. I sent him a preview copy before going public to get his feedback and make sure he was fully comfortable with the content presented. It turned out to be a great program, and one of the highlights of the series so far.

Other videos on my channel cover a variety of topics, and as I mentioned earlier, some get fairly technical. They may not be for everybody, but I'm trying to break things down in a way that people can have a better appreciation for not just the 'What it is', but 'Why it is', or 'How it is'.

It's been fun, and I have many more ideas in my head waiting to get out.

Eric Hadder

Eric - I believe one of the locomotives near the Cass Shop (you ID'ed it as #10) to be Brimstone Shay #36. I have to say I'm envious....68 steam locomotives in two weeks. Wow!

I know, having seen them in person back even before the left Madley, Pa..

That's absolutely the right size for either WVN 2-8-0. The cylinder chests match, and there are four sets of driver bearing brackets on the frame. So all the evidence points to WVN/Preston #9.