Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad explained
| Railroad Name: | Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad |
| Logo Filename: | Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad logo.jpg |
| Marks: | DGVR |
| Locale: | West Virginia |
| Start Year: | 1997 |
| End Year: | present |
| Hq City: | Elkins, West Virginia |
| Website: | mountainrailwv.com |
The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad 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,[1] [2] as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Virginia.
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
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).
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References
- [West Virginia Department of Transportation]
- [West Virginia Department of Transportation]
- Web site: POCAHONTAS TIMES: "State Rail Authority takes over Cass trains". 24 October 2014 . 2014-12-02.
- Web site: Durbin-Greenbrier Valley Railroad/New Tygert Flyer. 2007-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20071121050229/http://www.randolphcountywv.com/MajorAttractions/Durbin-GreenbrierValleyRailroad_TygertFlyer.htm. November 21, 2007.
- Web site: Tourist Railway review : Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in Durbin, WEST_VIRGINIA. 2007-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20061124081208/http://www.touristrailways.com/namerica/Reviews/137.html. November 24, 2006.
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