Durbin & Greenbrier Valley
New Tygart Flyer - Cheat Mountain Salamander - Durbin Rocket
The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad operates a variety of tourist excursion trains in north central West Virginia. Managed in conjunction with the shortline hauler West Virginia Central, both operations utilize a series of former Western Maryland subdivisions (later CSX Transportation) that crisscross the region and are now owned by the state of West Virginia.
Explore wild, wonderful West Virginia from an entirely new perspective aboard any one of our four unique trains! From April to December, the surrounding mountains and valleys come alive with the welcoming wail of whistles from beautifully refurbished and historic locomotives that depart both Elkins and Durbin depots. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad offers Five Mountain Rail Adventures, each with its own unique journey, into some of the best scenery this side of the Rockies! Our unique collection of trains roll through a potpourri of West Virginia mountain wilderness areas!
Tourist trains operated by the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad include: the New Tygart Flyer, the Cheat Mountain Salamander, and Mountain Explorer Dinner trains, all based out of Eklins; the Durbin Rocket, a steam-powered short ride based out of Durbin; and more recently, the Cass Scenic Railroad based in Cass and formerly operated for years by the state park system of West Virginia. Elkins-based mainline trips are powered by several first-generation EMD locomotives serviced and stored at West Virginia Central shops in Belington. For years the Durbin Rocket operation was physically isolated from the remainder of the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley system, but work is underway to restore the former Chesapeake & Ohio trackage along the Greenbrier River that will connect the Cass Scenic Railway operation to the Durbin Rocket. The Cass operation already connects to the mainline at Spruce, West Virginia. In addition, the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley also operates shortlines outside its home region, including the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in northeastern Virginia.
DGVR system map / web
collection
collection
2006 tourist train guide ad / collection
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
See also our complete West Virginia Central Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines
collection
Motive Power
Western Maryland #67
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Western Maryland #67
to Seaboard System #118
to CSX Transportation #118
lettered Western Maryland, stenciled DGVR
Jul 2011 / RWH
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Western Maryland #82
Belington, WV / Nov 2014 / Pat Miller
Western Maryland #82
to Western Maryland #7172
to South Branch Valley #7172
to Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #82
painted Western Maryland
Belington, WV / Jan 2016 / Ben Wells
Belington, WV / Jan 2016 / Ben Wells
Western Marland #243
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Western Marland #243
to Montreal Urban Com Transport #1301
to Quebec Central #1301
to Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #243
painted Western Maryland, stenciled DGVR
Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Western Maryland #415
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Western Maryland #415
to CSX Transportation #117
to Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #415
painted Western Maryland
Belington, WV / May 2016 / RWH
Belington, WV / May 2016 / RWH
Baltimore & Ohio #6641
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Baltimore & Ohio #6641
to Southern Pacific #5893, 3422, 3010
to Durbin & Greenbriar Valley #6641
painted Baltimore & Ohio, stenciled DGVR
Jul 2011 / RWH
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Chesapeake & Ohio #7094
Belington, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Chesapeake & Ohio #7094
to Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #7094
painted Chesapeake & Ohio
stenciled DGVR
Jul 2016 / RWH
Belington, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Belington, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
See more locomotive roster shots in our West Virginia Central scrapbook in Shortlines
Rolling Stock
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #120
open end observation / Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #324
coach / Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #506
coach / Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #1301
coach / Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley #1493
diner / Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
West Virginia Central #6765
hotel power car / Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Locations
Elkins depot
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins depot area overhead / Google Maps
Click to see the Elkins depot plotted on a Google Maps page
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Cheat Bridge depot
Cheat Bridge, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Click to see the Cheat Bridge shanty plotted on a Google Maps page
Cheat Bridge, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Cheat Bridge, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Cheat Bridge, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Cheat Bridge, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Cheat Bridge, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
West Virginia Central shops
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Belington, WV / May 2016 / RWH
Click to see the Belington shop area plotted on a Google Maps page
Trains
Lagniappe
New Tygart Flyer
Belington, WV / Jul 2011 / RWH
Frequent Flyers
Elkins, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
F Units at Faulkner Road
Canfield, WV / Jul 2016 / RWH
Links / Sources
- Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad website - excursion information
- Wikipedia article for Durbin & Greenbrier Valley