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This new railroad was initially named the Greenbrier, Elk and Valley Railroad, and then renamed the GC&E in 1910. Spruce became the area's rail hub, as tracks were extended west through Laurel Bank and along the Elk River to Bergoo by 1914; and north along the Shavers Fork valley to Cheat Junction by 1917. [1] [3]
The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad (reporting mark DGVR) is a heritage and freight railroad in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.It operates the West Virginia State Rail Authority-owned Durbin Railroad and West Virginia Central Railroad (reporting mark WVC), [1] [2] as well as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in Virginia.
Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk River Shay #1 built in 1905. Central Railroad of New Jersey 4-4-2 #592 built in 1901, one of five surviving Camelback type locomotives. Potomac Electric Company (PEPCO) Fireless 0-4-0 #43; Pere Marquette SW1 #11 built in 1942. Operational. Central Railroad of New Jersey #1000: first commercially successful diesel built ...
Greenbrier, Cheat and Elk Railroad: WM: 1910 1927 Western Maryland Railway: Greenbrier and Eastern Railroad: C&O/ NYC: 1919 1931 Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier Railroad: Greenbrier and New River Railroad: C&O: 1881 1901 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: Guyan, Big Ugly and Coal River Railway: 1907 1921 N/A Guyandotte Valley Railroad Company: C&O ...
An annual tradition for the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, Santa Trains begin leaving the depot Nov. 25 and continue every Saturday through Dec. 23.
This list of museums in West Virginia encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad (BC&G) was a railroad chartered on April 1, 1904 [1] and ran along Buffalo Creek in Clay County, West Virginia. The original Buffalo Creek and Gauley ended service in 1965. The BC&G was one of the last all-steam railroads, never operating a diesel locomotive to the day it shut down on February 27, 1965. [2]
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a state park and heritage railroad located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.. It consists of the Cass Scenic Railroad, a 11-mile (18 km) long 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.