Roundtrip Times
(depending on destination):
9 Hours (Elkins-Spruce)
6.5 hours (Elkins-Cheat Bridge)
3 hours (Cheat Bridge-Spruce)
New for 2009!
3 hours (Elkins-Historic Beverly)
IMPORTANT INFO
NOTE: A three-hour ride departing at 1:30 PM from Cheat Bridge to Spruce and return is also available on the above schedule.
Cancellation Policy:
If cancellations are made within 48 hours prior to barding, there will be no refund. If notice of cancellation is made before 48 hours before departure, a 10% cancellation will be charged to any refund. You may reschedule at any time with no charges for a trip in the 2010 season. Gift certificates can be issued for the full amount of the reservation at any time.
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The route of the ALL-NEW CHEAT MOUNTAIN SALAMANDER will be extended to include a spectacular 128 mile, 9-hour round trip through one of the largest wilderness areas in the Eastern United States. Travel into the high country spruce forests of legendary Cheat Mountain on the most distinctive rail excursion in the Eastern United States.
From Elkins to Spruce is 9-hour ride that transports you through mile after mile of unbroken, untamed mountain wilderness that relatively few people have actually seen. In fact, this rugged mountain area is so inhospitable, neither early settlers nor contemporary society have opted to settle here. As a result, with the exception of early 20th century resource extraction activities, this stronghold of nature remains largely as it was before modern civilization arrived.
Your excursion route includes many interesting features such as a long tunnel built with an “S” curve far underneath Cheat Mountain, numerous long mountain vistas, and many opportunities to view exotic wildlife including bald eagle and black bear sightings. Also, stops will be made at the inspirational “High Falls of the Cheat” and the former sight of the notorious town of Spruce, WV, once the highest and coldest incorporated town east of the Mississippi.
Named in honor of the little endangered creature whose sole habitat is the river of the same name, the ALL-NEW CHEAT MOUNTAIN SALAMANDER takes you through some of the wildest mountain wilderness you will ever experience. Your assigned-seat ticket includes the following enhanced on-board services: a sandwich buffet for lunch and a dinner featuring a choice of hot entrees served buffet-style in our dining car, the “Red Spruce”.
Elkins to Cheat Bridge is a 6.5-hour trip that follows a similar route as above, that turns at Cheat Bridge. Enhanced on board services are included in your ticket purchase and feature a sandwich buffet for lunch, served in our dining car, the "Red Spruce".
Cheat Bridge to Spruce is a 3-hour trip offered as a featured option for those who would like to explore the scenery and history of the logging town site of Spruce and its environment.
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