Find Your Perfect Train Ride in West Virginia Today

The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad operates three separate and distinct railways over 135 miles of scenic railroad. Scenic train rides in the Mountain State include the Cheat Mountain Salamander, the Durbin Rocket, featuring a 1910 Climax steam locomotive, and the New Tygart Flyer.

Murder mystery excursions operating out of Huntington, WV can be found on the Cass Scenic Railroad.
Fine dinning is offered on the Mountain Explorer Dinner Train which runs on weekends out of the Elkins depot.The New River Flyer Train excursions offer a dramatic trip across a mountain pass to the High Falls of the Cheat river. The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is one of West Virginia’s premier tourist railroads featuring diesel power from the C&O and B&O railroads while offering birdwatchers a chance to see American bald eagles along the Potomac River.

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West Virginia is home to over 30 steam locomotives. Operational steam locomotives today are limited to Shay geared locomotives used by the local logging railroads. You can experience mountain logging railroading on the Cass Scenic Railroad. The railroad houses 11 steam locomotives with a large collection of Shay locomotives. Shay type locomotives are used to climb the steep mountain grades that reach as much as 11 percent.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the state’s first chartered railroad in 1827, reaching Harpers Ferry in 1837.
Norfolk Southern serves over 800 route miles. Coal is the largest commodity hauled over all of West Virginia’s 2264 miles of scenic Allegheny mountains railways.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway No.1308, one of only two surviving 2-6-6-2 Mallet locomotives, is on display in Huntington.

Cass

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Once part of a thriving lumber industry in the early 1900’s, today the Cass Scenic Railroad is the same line built in 1901 to haul lumber to the mill in Cass. This popular scenic railway comes as close to riding a mountain logging train as you will ever find. The steam locomotives are the same Shay locomotives used in the rain forests of British Columbia for more than a half-century. The passenger cars are old logging flat-cars refurbished and made into passenger cars. A five hour scenic train ride to Bald Knob climbs to a spectacular view at an altitude of 4843 feet. The Cass Scenic Railroad employs four 3T Shay locomotives built by the Lima works between 1905 and 1945. The lone 3T Heisler, No.6, was built in 1929. Themed train rides include a Murder Mystery Train, along with other train rides that offer a buffet dinner and live bluegrass entertainment. Directions.

Cheat Bridge

Cheat Mountain Salamander

Durbin

Durbin Rocket

The Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad operates three separate scenic railways. The Durbin Rocket leaves from a restored C&O depot in Durbin. A 1910 Climax geared steam locomotive with one of two 1920’s vintage cabooses and an open air car provide for a relaxing scenic ride along the Greenbriar River. The two hour train ride includes a 30 minute stop over at Piney Island. Trains run from May through October. This 10.5 mile, 2 hour scenic train ride offers many beautiful river and mountain views in the Monongahela National Forest.Directions.

New Tygart Flyer

As part of the Durbin & Green Valley Railroad, the New Tygart Flyer is a 46 mile, 4 hour scenic round trip excursion is a offered only on weekends. Following the former trackage of the Western Maryland Railway and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, you will experience the the mountain wilderness in climate controlled passenger cars headed by former West Virginia Central Railroad EMD F7 diesels. Buffet lunch is included in your ticket price.

Elkins

Mountain Explorer Dinner Train

Enjoy a four-hour journey aboard the Mountain Explorer Dinner Train highlighted with a freshly-cooked, four-course meals prepared inside a completely restored dining car. Complimentary wine is served with meals. The Mountain Explorer train travels through the Monongahela National Forest and stops at the inspirational High Falls of Cheat River.Directions.

Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry Toy Train Museum & Joy Live RR

Phone: 304-535-2291 or 304-535-2521

Huntington

The Mountain State Mystery Train (TM)

New River Train Excursions

Romney

Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

Enjoy the mountains along the South Branch of Potomac River as you travel aboard a luxury lounge or open window car. The New River Gorge excursion train rides include a narrated 3 and a half hour trip between Romney and Moorefield and all-day scenic train excursions to Petersburg on selected days. Today, the 1952 Potomac Eagle F7A #722, originally owned by Bessemer & Lake Erie, provides passengers with a nostalgic scenic excursion through the picturesque mountains of West Virginia. Fall foliage scenic train rides run daily in October. Murder Mystery Trains runs 4 times a year. Directions

Wheeling

Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

Toy train museum features guided or self-guided tours with interactive displays, operating O and HO gauge train layouts.