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![]() The DGVR depot on July 19, 2009 | |
Overview | |
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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]
The DGVR operates five different excursion trains in West Virginia:
Number | Image | Type | Class | Builder | Built | Status |
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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 |