Cass Scenic Railroad

Along railroad tracks from Cass to Bald Knob, Cass, West Virginia. County/parish: Pocahontas.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 12, 1974. NRIS 74002019.

2 contributing structures. 6 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Railroad

From Wikipedia:

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a state park and heritage railroad located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

It consists of the Cass Scenic Railroad, a 11-mile (18 km) long 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad. The park also includes the former company town of Cass and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob, the highest point on Back Allegheny Mountain.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535985

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