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Durbin Route, The By William McNeel Greenbrier Div Chesapeake & Ohio Loose pgs
The Durbin Route By William McNeel Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 1985 REVISED EDITION FIRST PRINTING REVISED EDITION 1995 169 pages Soft Cover
NOTICE - MOST OF THE PAGES ARE LOOSE FROM THE BINDING. COMPLETE
THE GREENBRIER DIVISION. FROM THE CORPOrate point of view of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the Greenbrier Division was only one of many branch lines and probably thought of mainly when it was time to add up the annual balance sheet. However, in relation to those who have known this rail line, it filled a number of roles.
To several generations of railroad men, the Greenbrier was the location of their jobs, one they did well and, the author hopes, with a measure of satisfaction.
To the people of the Upper Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia, the line was for many years their vital economic lifeline to the rest of the nation.
To the nation, this branch line was for a number of years the source of a large quantity of the lumber products needed for a growing national economy. For a nation at war in 1917-1918 and 1941-1945, it was one of the transportation corridors essential for victory.
To the railfan and railroad historian, the Greenbrier Division was a branch line with not only the characteristics normally associated with branch line railroading, but also with some usually only found on main lines. Included were passenger service that ranged from parlor cars to "doodlebugs;" timed freight trains that operated between Chicago and the Eastern Seaboard; motive power from 4-4-0s to 2-6-6-2s; timetables that showed as many as eleven scheduled trains per day; and the usual assortment of wrecks and other operating problems over the years.
To the lumber industry historian, the Greenbrier was the line serving more lumber companies than any other branch line in the state, including the fabled Cass operation of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company.
This book is an effort to chronicle the history of this particular branch line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The area of West Virginia that was served by the Greenbrier Division is referred to by the author as the Upper Greenbrier Valley. The name comes, of course, from the Greenbrier River which has its headwaters in two forks in northern Pocahontas County. The river drains most of Pocahontas County and portions of Greenbrier and Summers Counties as it flows to a junction with the New River. For this book the Upper Greenbrier Valley is that part of the river valley in Pocahontas County and Greenbrier County north of Ronceverte.
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