ALL ABOARD! First, we want to say THANK YOU for 2,000 subscribers. In today's special video, we ventured up to Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and Durbin to catch America's newest steam excursion... the Greenbrier Express.

This route was closed in 1985 after one of the bridges along the way was washed out in a major flood. This route will run yearround, but sadly the Durbin Rocket is no more.

More on the route from MountainRailWV:

The Greenbrier Express (GBX) train departs from the restored, historically important town of Cass and closely follows the clear, freeflowing Greenbrier River to the small mountain village of Durbin. On arrival in Durbin, all ticket holders will be served lunch at a predetermined location either on your train car, in the depot, or at one of the restaurants on Main Street adjacent to the depot. The ride upriver to Durbin passes through a secluded wilderness portion of the 950,000acre Monongahela National Forest featuring beautiful scenes of forested mountains at each turn of the river. Sightings of Deer, River Otters, and Black Bear along with a wide variety of Eagles, Hawks, Ospreys, and other species of aquatic birds are common.

The original 95mile section of this railroad was first constructed in 1902 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway with an eye toward timber resource development. It continued serving that purpose until rail traffic declined and most of the line was abandoned in 1978. Today’s trip takes you on the northernmost 15mile portion that was purchased by the West Virginia State Rail Authority. Unfortunately, a catastrophic flood in 1985 washed out major portions of this line. Thanks to a private/public initiative between the WV State Rail Authority and Durbin & Greenbrier Valley RR, the track has been reconstructed and now offers a new and different option to visitors at the iconic Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.

We hope you enjoy the video and get an idea of what this new train consists of! Stay tuned for more Cass action this summer...

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