Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad

New Tygart Flyer - Cheat Mountain Salamander - Durbin Rocket

Explore wild, wonderful West Virginia from an entirely new perspective aboard any one of our four unique trains! From April to December, the surrounding mountains and valleys come alive with the welcoming wail of whistles from beautifully refurbished and historic locomotives that depart both Elkins and Durbin depots. The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad offers Five Mountain Rail Adventures, each with its own unique journey, into some of the best scenery this side of the Rockies! Our unique collection of trains roll through a potpourri of West Virginia mountain wilderness areas!

Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad

The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad operates a series of tourist excursion trains in north central West Virginia. Operated in conjunction with the shortline hauler West Virginia Central, both lines utilize a series of former Western Maryland subdivisions (later CSX) that are now owned by the State of West Virginia. Tourist train operations include: the New Tygart Flyer, the Cheat Mountain Salamander, and Mountain Explorer Dinner trains, all based out of Eklins; the Durbin Rocket, a steam Climax-powered short ride based out of Durbin. Elkins-based mainline trips are powered by first-generation EMD locomotives serviced at WVC shops in Belington.

See also our complete West Virginia Central Railroad shortline collection

Motive Power

Baltimore & Ohio #6641

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Baltimore & Ohio #6641

builder:Electro Motive Division
model:GP9
type:B-B road switcher
built:May 1954, EMD #19485
series:2610 produced 1949-54
engine:EMD 567B (16 cyls, 1500 hp)
notes:
ex Texas & New Orleans #283
to Southern Pacific #5893, 3422, 3010
lettered Baltimore & Ohio, owned DGVR

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Maryland #67

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Maryland #67

builder:Electro Motive Division
model:FP7A
type:B-B passenger unit
built:Feb 1952, EMD #14804
series:301 produced 1949-53
engine:EMD 567B (16 cyls, 1500 hp)
notes:
blt Clinchfield #200
to Seaboard #118, later CSX #118
lettered Western Maryland, owned WVC

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Maryland #82

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Maryland #82

builder:Electro Motive Division
model:BL2
type:B-B branchline unit
built:Oct 1948, EMD #5922
series:58 produced 1948-49
engine:EMD 567B (16 cyls, 1500 hp)
notes:
blt Western Maryland #82

Western Marland #243

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Marland #243

builder:Electro Motive Division
model:FP7A
type:B-B passenger unit
built:Sep 1952, EMD #A372
series:301 produced 1949-53
engine:EMD 567B (16 cyls, 1500 hp)
notes:
blt Canadian Pacific #4071
lettered Western Maryland, owned WVC

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Maryland #415

Belington WV / Jul 2011 / RWH

Western Maryland #415

builder:Electro Motive Division
model:F7B
type:B-B cabless booster
built:Jun 1950, EMD #11957
series:1420 produced 1949-53
engine:EMD 567B (16 cyl, 1500 hp)
notes:
blt Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis #918
later CSX #117
letter Western Maryland, owned WVC