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 Trail excursions in open cars hauled by a motorised works vehicle, or in self propelled pedal trolleys on a 6 mile (10 km) stretch of line from Clay. Operates 5 days each week from April to October.
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 April 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. Operates 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.
- Cheat Mountain Salamander Elkins to Spruce, about 64 miles (103 km) on the lines of West Virginia Central. Standard gauge, diesel hauled. Passengers may board at Cheat Bridge for a shorter journey. Occasional journeys travel beyong Spruce to Big Cut.
- Durbin Rocket Durbin to Piney Island, about 5 miles (8 km). Proposed extension to Cass (a further 4 miles, 6 km), connecting with other Mountain Rail services, with a projected opening date of September, 2019. Standard gauge, steam hauled.
- Mountain Explorer Dinner Train Elkins to Cheat Bridge on the line of West Virginia Central. Fully inclusive dining train, operates on a few evenings each month from May to October.
- New Tygart Flyer Elkins to Cheat Falls, about 23 miles (37 km) on the lines of West Virginia Central.
- Polar Express short journeys from Elkins on the lines of West Virginia Central. Operates Fridays to Sundays, November to mid December.
- Wild Heart of West Virginia Cass Scenic Railroad from Cass to Old Spruce, then Cheat Salamander from Old Spruce to Elkins, returning via the same route the following day; alternatively starting at Elkins and returning from Cass the following day.
Except as shown above, services operate weekends and most weekdays (although not necessarily identical days) from May to October (Some pages of website have unsolicited audio)
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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