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Tag Archives: Rocket
To the High Falls of the Cheat River…
On the New Tygart Flyer. Two years ago, we traveled to West Virginia and stayed in East Fork Campground. That year we rode the Durbin Rocket. This year, we went to Elkins, West Virginia, some 40 miles north of … Continue reading
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Tagged abandoned bridge, Cheat, deisel, Durbin, Elkins, engine, Flyer, High Falls, Monongahela, ride, river, Rocket, station, train, Tygart, West Virginia
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Steam Engine Wheels
Photo of the Week – March 11, 2015 Taken: August 8, 2014 These steam engine wheels are stored behind the engine house for the Durbin Rocket, in Durbin, West Virginia. Since these are essentially antique rusty wheels that date back … Continue reading
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Tagged Durbin, hardware, historic, railroad, Rocket, rusty, steam engine, train, West Virginia
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“We Have Our Own Train Right Here!” (The Durbin Rocket)
Or, How I Discovered the Durbin Rocket The sky was bright blue with a few decorative puffy clouds. A great blue heron waded in the Greenbrier River to our left as we passed. Ahead lay a straight stretch of track. … Continue reading
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Tagged caboose, Climax, Durbin, engine, Greenbrier River, rental, ride, Rocket, steam
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Fun Camping and Horsing Around
East Fork Campground – Camping the way it was meant to be. There are not many campgrounds where you can have your morning coffee accompanied by the not-to-distant sound of a coal-fired locomotive venting steam, or a pair of short … Continue reading
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Tagged campground, camping, Cass, Durbin, East Fork, fishing, Greenbrier, Rocket, train, West Virginia
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