Tourist & Museum Railways in

West Virginia

Cass Scenic Railroad and Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad meet at Spruce

The Cass Scenic Railroad and the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad
meet at Spruce during an enthusiast weekend in 2000
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Autumn Colors Express Huntington to Hinton on lines served by the Amtrak Cardinal through the New River Gorge, about 150 miles (240 km). Operates on several days in late October.
Buffalo Creek Rail Rides railbikes (pedal powered trolleys) on a 6 mile (10 km) stretch of line from Clay. Not currently operating, reopening planned.
Joy Line Railroad 16 in (406 mm) gauge miniature railway, ½ mile (0.8 km) in length, at the Harpers Ferry Toy Train Museum. Operates weekends from May to October.
Locust Heights & Western Railroad ¾ mile (1.2 km), 3ft (914 mm) gauge line near Clarksburg, with a recreation of a historical logging train hauled by a replica steam tram locomotive. Private railway open to the public Wednesday evenings from June to October.
Mountain Rail West Virginia handle bookings and schedule enquiries for several railways, as well as other attractions such as camping cabooses:
- Cass Scenic Railroad Cass to Bald Knob, about 11 miles (18 km). Standard gauge, steeply graded line with switchbacks, usually steam hauled using geared former logging locomotives. Shorter journeys from Cass to Whitaker (about 4 miles, 6 km) also operate.
- Durbin Rocket Durbin to Piney Island, about 5 miles (8 km). Proposed extension to Cass (a further 4 miles, 6 km), connecting with Cass Scenic.
- New Tygart Flyer Elkins to Cheat Falls, about 23 miles (37 km) on the lines of West Virginia Central.
Except as shown above, services operate weekends and most weekdays (although not necessarily identical days) from May to October
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad Wappocomo, near Romney, to Petersburg on the lines of South Branch Valley Railroad. Standard gauge, diesel hauled. Trains serving the whole line operate typically one Saturday each month from May to October. Short journeys from Romney operate most Saturdays and some Sundays during the same period, and from Petersburg most weekends in October.

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