Cass Scenic RR - Cab Ride -The Durbin Line, April 23 2017, Part 1 

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that'll be nice

No, number 4 will be restored first before any of the two climaxes.

AmericanSteelVeins Really? I thought 9 was close to being finished.

Number nine was run just last week according to cass' fb

Actually, the traffic went both north and south The direction of the video is north towards Durbin. That was the C&O 's connection to the Western Maryland RR. If you went south, that would take you to the C&O Mainline in Caldwell WV. I'm happy to report the 14 miles between Cass and Durbin is close to opening. The D&GVRR has finished hanging the bridge iron on the new Trout Run bridge. The bridge needs rails and then some tamping and alignment work. When it opens, it will be the first time you can ride between Durbin and Cass since 1985.

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It will be a great day when this line opens up.

Thanks please subscribe and make sure to watch it I’m going to durbin may 22 to the 25 it is a possibility that I will be going, it is going to be one of the longest videos I have made 😎

The camera was mounted to the front of Shay #5 on a grab bar. The track is rough and the vibration on the grab bar just made it worse.

I've been told that they want to start running trains Fall 2019. Leaf season.

Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4 heads to the Mountain State May 20, 2015 SPENCER, N.C. - The fabled, well-traveled, and much beloved Consolidation known as “Old Slobberface,” Buffalo Creek & Gauley No. 4, an icon of the last gasp of regular steam-powered freight in the early 1960s, is on its way home today. A convoy of four tractor-trailers was moving the 1926 Baldwin from its long-term home at the North Carolina Transportation Museum to its new owners at the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad in West Virginia, the state where it spent its entire working career. A crane hoisted the boiler, running gear, flues, cab, and miscellaneous parts for the locomotive that last ran in 2001. It was the subject of an aborted restoration at Spencer that led to its sale to new owners with plans to restore it by 2016 and operate it along the Greenbrier River. The locomotive was a favorite of steam-starved railfan photographers in the 1960s who found the Buffalo Creek & Gauley’s locomotives and homespun charm irresistible. After the BC&G shut down in 1965, No. 4 worked for the Quakertown & Eastern tourist railroad in Pennsylvania and the Southwest Virginia Scenic in Hiltons, Va., before being sold to the non-profit support organization for the new transportation museum in the former Southern Railway shop complex at Spencer. The engine’s restoration by a group of retired Southern Railway employees turned around the museum, and its role in building up the museum is acknowledged by all. Because the engine was a saturated steam engine without superheating, it often had a dirty face, leading to its disgusting nickname. But the desire to see it back in West Virginia pulling line-haul trains was great. The engine will be rebuilt at the Cass Scenic Railroad for this purpose and returned to the rails of West Virginia.

This line was the original C & O Durbin Line. Built in the early 1900's it was primarily built to service the saw mill at Cass WV.

Yes, there is a part 2. Go to my channel list, it's one video away from this one. There are more cab ride videos as well. Enjoy. I also do the "ride from the rear" videos as well.

I will do it. Thanks a lot for the info. This video is gold for those of us who have no chance to see a real Shay.

The repair is still in process. They should have it complete in 2018

Hi Will, I would imagine they are a hardwood of some type.

There is, I haven't loaded it yet. Maybe tonight, please subscribe and you should get a notice when it's published.

I was told the line could be ready by the end of 2018. D&GV has the side rod, ex, Buffalo Creek and Gauley steam engine that needs some work, but would be great for this line. They also have a couple of diesels that would work as well.

​@@jamescleveland6575 .

Yes, We're lucky to have the good folks at Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. With lots of hard work, they are bring back a piece of history.

James Cleveland awesome. I remember going to cass and durbin a couple years ago.

James Cleveland did you have to get permission to have the camera on the engine ? if so how did you keep it from falling off the train

Hi RP 2000, I was with a small private tour when this video was taken and yes I received permission from the D&GV Railroad President to mount my camera. Railroads are private property, you should always ask permission if you are going to video on their property. I mounted my camera to the grab rail on the front of the locomotive's truck. I used a go pro handle bar mount. This was not a good idea as the grab bar's vibration was more that I anticipated and leading to a video that was not as good as I hoped it would be.

James Cleveland

Yes

@@RailfanCody4014 that’s good news.

Cass Depot is Milepost 80.68, we stopped short of Wanless which is Milepost 84.4

James Cleveland that is where the washed out part is, right?

Not exactly, the washed out part is probably 1/2 mile ahead, out of picture

@@jamescleveland6575 do you work for Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad?

I do not.

Uncle uncle, thanks for watching. The train is very slow because Cass Railroad uses geared locomotives. These engines were designed for power and traction, not for speed. I recently visited Thailand, you live in a beautiful country. Thanks again for watching.

Hi Juan, thanks for subscribing. It's a small world after all.

Thanks !

Yes like Mexicans the hurricane version wrecks the land in touches and destroys whole areas. The hurricane and the Mexican version of Juan are very similar.