Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad

Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
The DGVR depot on July 19, 2009
Overview
HeadquartersElkins, West Virginia
Reporting markDGVR
LocaleWest Virginia
Dates of operation1997–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length92 mi (148 km)
Other
Websitemountainrailwv.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.

Beginning in 2015, the 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 Durbin (Wednesday-Sunday), one to Spruce (special schedule), and one to Walnes (special schedule).

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Locomotives

Locomotive details[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Number Image Type Class Builder Built Status
2 Shay PC-13 Lima Locomotive Works 1928 Operational
3 Climax 70-3 Climax Locomotive Works 1910 Stored, awaiting 1,472-day inspection and overhaul
4 Shay C 70-3 Lima Locomotive Works 1922 Operational
5 Shay C 80-3 Lima Locomotive Works 1905 Operational
6 Shay C 150-3 Lima Locomotive Works 1945 Operational
11 Shay C-90-3 Lima Locomotive Works 1923 Operational
6 Heisler C-90 Heisler Locomotive Works 1929 Operational
9 Climax 70-3 Climax Locomotive Works 1919 Operational
4 Steam 2-8-0 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1926 Under restoration
7094 Diesel F7A Electro-Motive Diesel 1950 Operational
243 Diesel F7A Electro-Motive Diesel 1952 Operational

References

  1. ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation, Durbin Railroad Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation, WV Central Railroad
  3. ^ "POCAHONTAS TIMES: "State Rail Authority takes over Cass trains"". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  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.
  6. ^ "SHAY NO. 2". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  7. ^ "SHAY NO. 4". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  8. ^ "SHAY NO. 5". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  9. ^ "SHAY NO. 6". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  10. ^ "SHAY NO. 11". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  11. ^ "HEISLER NO. 6". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  12. ^ "CLIMAX NO. 9". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  13. ^ "A legend is reborn". www.steamthe4.com.
  14. ^ "Chesapeake & Ohio 7094". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.
  15. ^ "Western Maryland 243". Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.


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