Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Appearance
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![]() A preserved Climax locomotive #3 of the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. | |
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Headquarters | Elkins, West Virginia |
Reporting mark | DGVR |
Locale | West Virginia |
Dates of operation | 1997–present |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Website | mountainrailwv.com |
The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad (reporting mark DGVR) is a heritage and freight railroad in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. It operates the West Virginia State Rail Authority-owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad (reporting mark WVC),[1][2] as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Virginia.[citation needed]
Beginning in 2015, DGVR began operating the historic geared steam-powered Cass Scenic Railroad, which was previously operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources as part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. [3]
Trains
[edit]The DGVR operates five different excursion trains in West Virginia:
- The New Tygart Flyer, which operates out of Elkins.
- The Durbin Rocket, powered by a Climax or Heisler geared logging locomotive, operates from Durbin. though this series has since been discontinued in favor of the “Greenbrier Express” series.
- The Cheat Mountain Salamander which operates out of Elkins.
- The Mountain Explorer Dinner Train which also leaves from Elkins.
- The Cass Scenic Railroad which operates from Cass. Five CSR trains are offered - one to Whittaker Station (Friday-Sunday); one to Bald Knob (Wednesday-Sunday), one to Durban (Wednesday-Sunday), one to Spruce (special schedule), and one to Walnes (special schedule).
References
[edit]- ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation, Durbin Railroad Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation, WV Central Railroad
- ^ "POCAHONTAS TIMES: "State Rail Authority takes over Cass trains"". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ^ "Durbin-Greenbrier Valley Railroad/New Tygert Flyer". Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ "Tourist Railway review : Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in Durbin, WEST_VIRGINIA". Archived from the original on November 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
External links
[edit]Media related to Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad at Wikimedia Commons
- Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
- HawkinsRails Durbin & Greenbrier Valley page
Categories:
- Heritage railroads in West Virginia
- Spin-offs of CSX Transportation
- Virginia railroads
- Tourist attractions in Randolph County, West Virginia
- Tourist attractions in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Randolph County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- United States rail transportation stubs