Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad

Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad

The DGVR depot on July 19, 2009
Overview
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
Length	92 mi (148 km)
Other
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, 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	B 55-2	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.

External links

• Trains portal

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