Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad






























Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad logo.jpg

Engine Three at Chestnut Hollow Bend - Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad - West Virginia, USA - 16 May 2013.jpg
DGVR #3, a preserved Climax locomotive, in 2013.

Reporting mark DGVR
Locale West Virginia
Track gauge
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Headquarters Elkins, West Virginia
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


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 geared logging locomotive which operates out of Durbin.

  • The Cheat Salamander which operates out of Elkins.

  • The Mountain Explorer Dinner Train which operates out of Elkins.

  • The Cass Scenic Railroad which operates out of Cass. 3 Trains offered 1 to Whittaker Station, one To Bald Knob (daily) and one To Spruce. (Specials)


[4][5]



References




  1. ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation, Durbin Railroad


  2. ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation, WV Central Railroad


  3. ^ "POCAHONTAS TIMES: "State Rail Authority takes over Cass trains"". Retrieved 2014-12-02..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Durbin-Greenbrier Valley Railroad/New Tygert Flyer". Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-17.


  5. ^ "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





  • Media related to Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad at Wikimedia Commons

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