The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad is a

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and freight

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in the

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and

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. It operates the

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-owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad , as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in

. Beginning in 2015, DGVR began operating the historic geared steam-powered

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, which was previously operated by the

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as part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.

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. * 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

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. Three CSR trains are offered - one to Whittaker Station (daily); one to Bald Knob (daily) and one to Spruce (special schedule).

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