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Our model railroad  club made a field trip to Cass and Elkins in October and had a very informative Cass shop tour.  Our tour guide told us about  the progress on rebuilding the line between Durbin and Cass for service in 2019.  A former  Buffalo Creek and Gauley 2-8-0 was being rebuilt in the Cass shop and our guide told us that they plan on using it on Durban-Cass runs.  Restoration of the line between Cass and Durbin opens the possibility for a very interesting all rail journey between Durbin and Elkins. 

 

Durbin to Cass on the former C&O Greenbrier River branch.

Cass to Old Spruce on the Cass Scenic RR

Old Spruce to Elkins on the Cheat Mountain Salamander (former WM trackage)

 

If one was a dreamer think of restoring the former WM branch line between Durbin and Greenbrier Junction and you'd have an all rail mountain circle route that would be unmatched anywhere in the US.

 

colorado hirailer posted:

Let us know when this is finished...a train wide from Elkins to Cass would be great, since not much commercial close to Cass... stay and eat in Elkins, train to Cass and back..

I enjoy staying in one of the old company houses in Cass.  If you don't want to cook, then the Boyer restaurant is about 20 minutes.  Snowshoe also has restaurants not too far away. 

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