The Cass Scenic Railroad and the Durbin & Greenbrier
Valley Railroad
meet at Spruce during an enthusiast weekend in 2000
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and the railways concerned
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.