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Driving Durbin WV in 1986

Written By bullfrog1954 on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | 10:53 PM

 
A little tidbit from my first time in this part of West Virginia. We passed through Durbin the night before, but here we are during daylight hours. I try to get the former C&O RR crossing, the tannery at Frank, and-probably most notable of all-the former WMRY crossing at old US 250 with track still in place. Tried getting it on the fly, but-if you're able to stop the vid at the 2:05 Mark-you'll see a glimpse of the rails still in place! They were pulled up in 1987 and the RR became the West Fork Trail. Wish I knew to get more vid with track in place! From a VHS tape taken on May 11 1986-before the steady-shot days. Have fun viewing! Related videos: Biking the West Fork Trail (former WM line in this vid) https://youtu.be/WDbSOsiS-h4 Also shows us biking same stretch of US 250. More classic West Virginia: https://youtu.be/6PWwCVeg_c4