BELLAIRE — The Great Stone Viaduct Historical Society is planning a day trip to the Cass Scenic Railroad on Saturday, June 16.

The trip will depart Bellaire from in front of Frizzi Law Offices, 224 32nd St., and travel by chartered bus to Cass, W.Va., where the group will board the train. This trip will include two train rides in one day.

The group will spend 5.5 hours split between two trains. The rail journey begins when they depart the Cass depot at noon. The ride is in open air, covered cars pushed by the mighty steam-driven Shays, up a 6 percent mountain grade past Whittaker Station, located four miles up the track from Cass.

At the remote location of Old Spruce, the group will transfer to the vintage, diesel-powered Cheat Mountain Salamander to continue the journey to Elkins. A lunch of cold cuts and condiments will be available onboard. (Lunch is included in your ticket cost.) The remaining 4-hour trip to Elkins takes one through many pristine areas only accessible by rail. Stops include a 30-minute layover at the former site of Spruce, once the highest and coldest incorporated logging town east of the Mississippi, a short station stop at Cheat Bridge and lastly, a 20-minute layover at the beautiful High Falls of Cheat. The trip will make its final arrival at the Elkins depot at about 5:30 p.m.

Guests may bring a small personal sized cooler with them as well.

GSV will have cold water available on the bus at no charge.

This trip will depart Bellaire at 5:15 a.m. by chartered bus. The group will depart Elkins at 6:15 p.m. for home and arrive back in Bellaire by 11:30 p.m. The group will be making a stop for dinner on the way home. All dinner costs and souvenirs are the responsibility of each person on the trip.

Each person attending is responsible to supply their own devices to assist them during this tour, as well as any person they need for their assistance. GSV is not responsible to provide these devices or assistance. Please let organizers know of any issues when making your reservation.

GSV Charter and Sustaining Member price is $175. The non-member price is $190. Price includes bus transport, lunch and tickets to both trains. Only 50 tickets will be allotted to this trip for this group.

Send check or money order to: GSV Society Cass Trip, P.O. Box 145, Bellaire, OH 43906. Include the full name, address and telephone number of each person going on the trip. For more information, call 740-963-3500, ext. 2, and leave a message.