Men's Journal

CAMP IN A CABOOSE

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The Durbin Rocket

it’s a thrill just to hop a 100-year-old steam locomotive that belches cinders while climbing (and climbing) from the tiny town of Durbin, WV, into the Monongahel­a National Forest. But it’s also the only train in the country that will uncouple its camping-outfitted caboose at the literal end of the line, the engineer waving as he chugs off and leaves you miles away from civilizati­on (and cell service) for one to three nights. Bragging rights: Before the engine returns, while away the hours hiking and fishing the beautiful Greenbrier River. Don’t forget bear spray.

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WEST VIRGINIA
IF YOU’RE A RAIL BUFF,
Though many old trains in West Virginia hauled coal, the Durbin Rocket primarily supplied logging camps and brought back lumber. WEST VIRGINIA IF YOU’RE A RAIL BUFF,

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