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History [ edit ] The Potomac Eagle Scenic runs on the track of the South Branch Valley Railroad , which was established by the state of West Virginia in 1978 to operate a line abandoned by the B&O. Freight service on this line operates on weekdays and occasionally on weekends, so the line is free for excursions on most weekends.
New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company of West Virginia: N&W: 1874 1881 New River Railroad of West Virginia: New River Railroad of West Virginia: N&W: 1881 1882 Norfolk and Western Railroad: New River Bridge Company: C&O: 1887 1890 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: New York Central Railroad: NYC NYC 1922 1968 Penn Central ...
Glade Creek Trail: located in the New River Gorge along Glade Creek, this 5.6-mile-long (9.0 km) trail follows an old rail bed; Glen Dale to Moundsville Rail Trail: a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) rail trail; Greenbrier River Trail: a 77-mile (124 km) rail trail that goes through pristine eastern West Virginia
Railroads also had better scheduling since they often could go year-round, more or less ignoring the weather. Canals and river traffic were cheaper if you lived on or near a canal or river that wasn't frozen over part of the year, but only a few did. Long-distance transport of goods by wagon to a canal or river was slow and expensive.
The Elk River Railroad (reporting mark ELKR) was a short line operating out of Gassaway, West Virginia that ran for 61.8 miles (99.5 km) between Gilmer, West Virginia and Hartland, West Virginia, and an additional 18.6 miles (29.9 km) between Dundon, West Virginia and Widen, West Virginia.
The Kanawha River (/ k ə ˈ n ɔː ə / kə-NAW-ə) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its watershed has been a significant industrial region of the state since early in the 19th century.
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exclusive of major tributaries, there are about 46 named rivers in West Virginia.
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.