The Cass Scenic Railroad is the same line built in1901 to haul lumber to the mill in Cass. The locomotives are the same Shay locomotives used in Cass, and the passenger cars are old logging flat-cars refurbished and made into passenger cars.

Two different trips are available:

• Cass to Whittaker Station - this four-mile, 1.5 hour round trip allows visitors a chance to eat lunch there (pack your own or purchase there) and visit a restored logging camp with equipment used for logging in the 1940's. This includes a tower skidder, one of only two examples left in the world. This railcar-mounted machine carried logs out of the woods on aerial cables high in the air for a distance of more than a half mile.
• Cass to Bald Knob - this is an 11-mile, 4.5 hour round trip to the highest point in West Virginia at 4,842 feet. The climate at Bald Knob is similar to Canada and has plants typical to northern climates. This trip also includes the Whittaker Station stop.

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
P.O. Box 107
Cass, WV 24927
(304) 456-4300
1-800-CALL WVA

Since the first New River Train excursion in 1968, the annual outing through the scenic New River Gorge during the height of Fall colors has grown to attract thousands each year. The New River Train makes its way through the New River Gorge passing several ghost towns, dozens of old coal mining sites, and numerous scenic spots hidden deep in the within the gorge.

Timed to coincide with the expected peak of fall colors in the New River Gorge, the first New River Train excursions run between Huntington, WV and Hinton, WV. during the some weekends in October.

The railroad line through the New River Gorge hugs along a narrow ledge near the bottom of the Gorge, and passengers are at times a 100 feet or more above the river level where they can enjoy a view of the river and the mountain peaks that reach as much as 1300 feet above the river.One of the most beautiful scenes from the train's higher vantage point is of Sandstone Falls, very close to the train's near destination point of Hinton, West Virginia.

Ticket Information

The New River Train originates in Huntington, West Virginia, however stops will be made at St. Albans, WV, and at Montgomery, WV to pick up passengers who have purchased tickets in advance. Four round-trip trains will run, on the weekends of October 21-22, October 28-29.

If you are even remotely interested riding this year's New River Train this year, contact the C. P. Huntington Railway Historical Society immediately, as the trips often sell out in very early!

Ticket information is also available via phone at: (304) 453-1641 or Fax (304) 453-6120

Request for information or a brochure via mail should be sent to:

C.P. Huntington RRHS
P.O. Box 451
Kenova, W.Va 25530-0451

Or via the Web: C. P. Huntington Railway Historical Society

Or via the Web: NewRiverTrain.com

Or via E-mail: Railtwo@aol.com

There are several scenic railroads in West Virginia but only two are listed here.

Cass Scenic Railroad is the only one listed here that is available during the summer months. Others that operate in the summer are not close to Psalm 23 Camp.

The New River Train Excursion is a special trip that is only available in September and October each year when fall leaf colors are in view to give passengers a special treat.