Cass Scenic Railroad

• RestroomsBald Knob has one onboard restroom in car 8 plus destination facilities; Whittaker has no onboard restroom but has destination facilities; Spruce has one onboard restroom in car 3; Greenbrier has onboard facilities; product-specific special pages control
• Ownership And OperationCass Scenic Railroad is a West Virginia state-park property; Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad operates all Cass trains under Mountain Rail West Virginia and has done so since 2015
• Calendar ScopeAll current public FareHarbor items and August-December 2026 calendars were reviewed; only experiences boarding at Cass are included, preventing duplicate counting of Durbin-, Elkins- and Belington-only products
• Bald KnobForty-eight noon departures remain from August 16 through October 25; each live availability is noon-5 p.m., with eight dates sold out at the cutoff
• WhittakerSixty-one two-hour departures remain on 31 dates from August 16 through October 25, normally at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; September 7 publishes only 11 a.m.
• Greenbrier ExpressForty-nine 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cass-to-Durbin round trips remain from August 20 through November 15; October 17 and 21 were sold out and the other 47 were bookable
• Dated SpecialsSpruce runs September 5 at 11 a.m.; Bluegrass & Barbecue September 18 at 5 p.m.; Fall Photography October 12 at 8 a.m.; Halloween October 30-31 at 5 p.m.
• Camp CarTwenty-one Thursday or Sunday overnight starts remain from August 20 through October 29, but every start was sold out; the package includes a short Cass steam-and-caboose transfer to historic camp car 419
• Christmas StatusChristmas at Cass is officially announced as 2026 tickets on sale soon, but no date or public inventory exists; it remains undated
• Arrival And BoardingArrive at least 30 minutes before departure; boarding is at the Cass depot between the visitor parking lot and Company Store complex
• Rural NavigationUse the official directions and Cass depot coordinates rather than trusting a mobile route alone; service is limited and the operator warns that rural GPS can select unsuitable roads
• Seating And WeatherBald Knob, Whittaker and Spruce use roofed open-sided cars with wooden benches; riders choose a booked car, then seats, may not move between cars, and should plan for rain, cooler elevation weather, smoke and loud steam equipment
• Access By ProductCurrent product pages identify advance-reservation access cars: Bald Knob car 8, Whittaker and Spruce car 13, and Halloween car 8; Greenbrier Express, Christmas, Camp Car and Fall Photography are not wheelchair-accessible
• FoodBald Knob, Spruce, Greenbrier Express and Fall Photography include lunch; regular Whittaker has no operating concession despite stale product-page wording, while Halloween specifically advertises event concessions and Bluegrass & Barbecue advertises dinner
• FaresBase coach fares shown on the current core product pages are $85 adult for Bald Knob, Greenbrier and Spruce and $65 for Whittaker, before taxes and fees; fall rates add $10 from September 16 and live checkout controls
• PetsPets are not permitted; service animals required because of a disability are allowed
• Onsite ParkThe free Cass Historical Museum, theater, Company Store, restored company town, walking tours and state-park lodging belong to the Cass site and should be planned separately from train time

Mountain Rail says every train leaving the Cass depot is steam-powered. The current Bald Knob page describes a Cass collection of five Shays, one Heisler and one Climax, and identifies Shay No. 5 as an operable locomotive with exceptionally long service on its original line. Those statements establish collection and heritage identity, not a guaranteed consist. Bald Knob, Whittaker and Spruce normally use converted logging flatcars with roofs, open sides and wooden benches. Greenbrier Express uses enclosed climate-controlled coaches, while Christmas advertises heated coaches and limited caboose seating. The September 5 Spruce page plans Western Maryland Shay No. 6 but explicitly reserves substitution; the October 12 photo special plans Climax No. 9. No exact locomotive, car order or mechanical availability should be promised beyond the live product's stated access car.