This year has brought some of the most vibrant fall colors ever experienced in the West Virginia and Maryland mountains, and tourist railroads that serve the area have benefitted.
“This has been one of the prettiest, longest lasting fall color displays that I can remember,” says John Smith, CEO of Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. “All tickets for all four of our venues” — steam-powered Cass Scenic Railroad Whittaker Station, Bald Knob, and Greenbrier Express trains, and diesel-powered West Virginia Central New Tygart Flyer trains — “have been sold out since mid-September. Even the November Greenbrier Express and New Tygart Flyer trips are at near capacity.”
The nearby Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad (Romney, W.Va.) and Western Maryland Scenic Railroad (Cumberland, Md.) reported in phone conversations that their trains for the rest of the regular season are also sold out.
There may still be some opportunities to enjoy fall colors by rail at these sites. As of this writing, some late-season tickets may remain for Cass Scenic’s Greenbrier Express and West Virginia Central’s New Tygart Flyer trains. And while the other trains mentioned are sold out, the possibility always exists that tickets will be freed up by cancellations if you call at the right time.
Visit the railroads’ respective websites — for the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley, Potomac Eagle Scenic, and Western Maryland Scenic — for more information.
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