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Alabama
Foley Railroad Museum & Model Train Exhibit.
125 E. Laurel Ave., Foley, 36535 Phone: 251-943-1818 Depot
museum, Mon.-Fri., 10-4; Sat., 10-2. Model train exhibit,
Tues., Thurs., & Sat., 10-2. www.visitfoley.org/attractions
Fort Payne Depot Museum. 105 5th St. NE, Ft. Payne,
35968 Phone: 256-845-5714 Mon., Wed., & Fri., 10-3:30.
1891 depot museum, caboose (seasonal), and depot annex.
www.fortpaynedepotmuseum.com
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum. 1919 9th St., Calera,
35040 Phone: 205-668-3435 Call for schedule. Museum and
train rides. www.hodrrm.org
Huntsville Depot & Museum. 320 Church St., Huntsville, 35801 Phone: 256-564-8100 March-Dec., Wed.-Sat.,
10-4. Last antebellum depot in state. www.earlyworks.com
North Alabama Railroad Museum. 694 Chase Rd.,
Huntsville, 35815 Phone: 256-851-6276 Daily, 9-4. Staff
present Wed., Sat., 8-1. Depot museum and train rides as
scheduled. www.northalabamarailroadmuseum.com
Wales West Light Railway. 13650 Smiley St., Silverhill, 36576 Phone: 888-569-5337 Open daily, Feb.-Dec.
Authentic steam-powered, Welsh, 2-foot-gauge railway.
www.waleswest.com
Alaska
ALASKA RAILROAD. 411 W. First Ave., Anchorage,
99501 Phone: 800-544-0552 Scheduled passenger service
year-round. www.alaskarailroad.com
www.facebook.com/alaskarailroad
www.twitter.com/akrr [See our ad on page R-5]
Museum of Alaska Transportation &
Industry. 3800 W. Neuser Dr., Wasilla, 99687 Phone:
907-376-1211 Year-round. Museum with train ride.
www.museumofalaska.org
Tanana Valley Railroad. 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks,
99708 Phone: 907-459-7421 Train ride select weekends in
summer and fall. Historical museum open daily Memorial
Day-Labor Day. www.ftvrr.org
WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE. 231 2nd Ave.,
Skagway, 99840 Phone: 800-343-7373 May-Sept., daily, 7:304:30. Narrow gauge train rides. www.wpyr.com
[See our ad on page R-4]
Arizona
Arizona Railway Museum. 330 E. Ryan Rd., Chandler,
85224 Phone: 480-821-1108 Weekends, Labor DayMemorial Day, 12-4. Static displays. www.azrymuseum.org
Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating
Museum. 3975 N. Miller Ave., Tucson, 85754 Phone:
520-888-2222 Second & fourth Sun., 12:30-4:30. Closed
July & Aug. Operating & static displays. Free admission. www.gpdToyTrainMuseum.com
Grand Canyon Railway. 233 N. Grand Canyon Blvd.,
Williams, 86046 Phone: 800-843-8724 Year-round, daily,
except Dec. 25. Train ride. Williams departure 9:30 a.m.,
returning to Williams 5:45 p.m. www.thetrain.com
Karrels’ Double K Ranch Bed & Breakfast.
3930 N. Smokey Topaz Ln., Tucson, 85749 Phone:
520-749-5345 Year-round bed & breakfast; G-scale
layout & 71⁄2 inch gauge, SP caboose, hand car. By appt.,
call ahead. www.doublekranch.com
Maricopa Live Steamers. 22822 N. 43rd Ave., Phoenix,
85310 Phone: 623-925-1811 Second Sun. in Sept. through
second Sun. of May, noon-4:30.
www.maricopalivesteamers.com
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. 7301 E. Indian
Bend Rd., Scottsdale, 85250 Phone: 480-312-2312 Daily.
Static displays, scale train. www.therailroadpark.com
Sierra Madre Express. 4415 S. Contractors Way,
Tucson, 85726 Phone: 800-666-0346 or 520-757-0346
Private, all-inclusive train tours to Mexico’s Copper Canyon.
www.sierramadreexpress.com
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum. 414
N. Toole Ave., Tucson, 85701 Phone: 520-623-2223 Tues.Thurs., 11-3; Fri.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 11-3. Depot museum and
locomotive display. www.tucsonhistoricdepot.org
Verde Canyon Railroad. 300 N. Broadway, Clarkdale,
86324 Phone: 800-320-0718 Year-round. Train ride and
special events. www.verdecanyonrr.com
Arkansas
ARKANSAS & MISSOURI RAILROAD. 306 E.
Emma, Springdale, 72764 Phone: 800-687-8600 or
479-725-4017 Fri. & Sat. Train rides, specials through the
year. www.amrailroad.com [See our ad on page R-6]
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Arkansas Railroad Museum. 1700 Port Rd.,
Pine Bluff, 71601 Phone: 870-535-8819 Mon.-Sat., 9-2.
Museum. www.arkansasrailroadmuseum.org
Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway. 299
N. Main St., Eureka Springs, 72632 Phone: 479-253-9623
Excursion train ride or dining train. www.esnarailway.com
Eureka Springs Model Railroad Company. 127
Spring St., Eureka Springs, 72632 Phone: 501-2539623 www.railroadtrain.com
Fort Smith Trolley Museum. 100 S. 4th St., Fort
Smith, 72901 Phone: 479-783-0205 Year-round. Sat., 10-5;
Sun., 1-5; Daily, May-Oct., 10-5. Museum and trolley
ride. www.fstm.org
Frisco Depot Museum. Mammoth Spring State Park,
Hwys. 9 and 63, Mammoth Spring, 72554 Phone: 870-6257364 Tues.-Sat., 8-5; Sun., 1-5. Closed Mon. Museum in
1886 depot. www.arkansasstateparks.com/mammothspring
California
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad. 233 Blossom Hill Rd.,
Los Gatos, 95032 Phone: 408-395-7433 Spring/fall: Sat. &
Sun., 10:30-4:30; Summer: daily; Winter: Sat. & Sun., 11-3.
Scale train rides. www.bjwrr.org
Calico & Odessa Railroad. 36600 Ghost Town Rd.,
Yermo, 92398 Phone: 760-254-2117 Daily, 9-5. Train ride
in county park. www.calicotown.com
California State Railroad Museum. 111 I St., Old
Sacramento, 95814 Phone: 916-445-6645 Daily, 10-5.
Museum. www.csrmf.org
California Trolley & Railroad Corp. 635 Phelan Ave.,
San Jose, 95112 Phone: 408-293-2276 Sat. & Sun., 11-4.
Reconstruction & rides. www.ctrc.org
Clovis Tourist Information and Visitor Center
at Tarpey Depot. 399 Clovis Ave., Clovis, 93612 Phone:
559-297-2696 www.ci.clovis.ca.us
Colma Depot. 1500 Hillside Blvd., Colma, 94014 Phone:
650-757-1676 Museum, which also includes a blacksmith
shop and freight shed. Free admission.
www.colmahistory.org
Descanso, Alpine & Pacific Railway. 1266 Alpine
Heights Rd., Alpine, 91901 Phone: 619-445-4781 Sun., 1-3.
Museum & free rides on 2-foot-gauge industrial railroad.
Fillmore & Western Railway. 351 Santa Clara St.,
Fillmore, 93015 Phone: 805-524-2546 or 800-773-8724
Year-round, train rides. Weekend, scenic and dinner
trains. www.fwry.com
Folsom Valley Railway/Folsom City Zoo. 121 Dunstable Way, Folsom, 95630 Phone: 916-983-1873 Year-round.
Scale train ride. www.FolsomValleyRailway.com
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park. 3431 Fort
Ave., Eureka, 95502 Phone: 707-445-6567 Museum open
daily, 9-5. Museum and summer steam train operations
on third Sat. of each month, May-Sept.
www.parks.ca.gov or www.timberheritage.org
Golden Gate Live Steamers Inc. 2501 Grizzly Park
Blvd., Berkeley, 94708 Phone: 209-835-0263 Sun., 12-3. Next
to Redwood Valley Railway.
Golden State Model Railroad Museum. 900
Dornan Dr., Point Richmond, 94801 Phone: 510-2344884 April-Dec., Wed., Sat., & Sun., 12-5. Model train
layouts. www.gsmrm.org
Heritage Junction Historic Park. P.O. Box 221925,
Newhall, 91322 Phone: 661-254-1275 www.scvhs.org
Irvine Park Railroad. 1 Irvine Park Rd., Orange, 92862
Phone: 714-997-3968 Winter: daily, except Thanksgiving
and Christmas, 10-4. Summer: daily, 10-4:30. Scale train
rides. www.irvineparkrailroad.com
Knott’s Berry Farm. 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park,
90620 Phone: 714-220-5200 Daily, except Christmas.
Narrow gauge steam train ride. www.knotts.com
Laws Railroad Museum. Silver Canyon Rd., Bishop,
93515 Phone: 760-873-5950 Daily, 10-4, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, & Easter. Museum.
www.lawsmuseum.org
Lomita Railroad Museum. 2137 W. 250th St., Lomita,
90717 Phone: 310-326-6255 Thurs.-Sun., 10-5; closed all
holidays. Museum with locomotive displays.
www.lomita-rr.org
Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum.
Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 90027 Most Sundays, 11-3. Scale
train rides and layout. www.lals.org
NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN. 1275 McKinstry
St., Napa, 94559 Phone: 800-427-4124 or 707-253-2111
Year-round. First-class service for lunch, dinner, & winery
tours. www.winetrain.com [See our ad on page R-6]
National City Depot. 922 W. 23rd St., National City,
91950 Phone: 619-474-4400 Thurs.-Sun., 9-5. Original West
Coast Santa Fe transcontinental railroad depot restored to
1882 appearance. www.sdera.org/depot.php
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Project. Nevada
County Fair Grounds,McCourtney Rd., Grass Valley,
95949 www.ncngproject.org
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and
Transportation Museum. 5 Kidder Ct., Nevada
City, 95959 Phone: 530-470-0902 May-Oct., Fri.-Tues.,
10-4, closed Wed. & Thurs. Nov.-April, Sat. & Sun., 104. www.ncngrrmuseum.org
Nevada County Traction Co. 402 Railroad Ave.,
Nevada City, 95959 Phone: 800-226-3090 or 530-265-0896
Thurs.-Mon., 9:30-4:30; Mon., Thurs., & Fri. departures, 12
& 2; Sat. departures, 10, 12, 2, & 4; Sun. departures: 10, 12, &
2. Train rides. www.northernqueeninn.com
Niles Canyon Railway. 6 Kilkare Rd., Sunol, 94586
Phone: 510-996-8420 Jan.-March, first & third Sun. AprilAug., first & third Sat. & Sun. Sept.-Oct., first & third Sun.
Museum & train ride. Check website for departure times
and events. www.ncry.org
Niles Depot Museum. 37592 Niles Blvd., Fremont,
94536 Phone: 510-797-4449 www.nilesdepot.org
Orange County Model Engineers Inc. 2480 Placentia
Ave., Costa Mesa, 92628-3216 Phone: 949-54-TRAIN or
949-548-7246 Third Sat. & Sun. of each month, 10-3:30.
Scale train rides. www.livesteamclubs.com
Orange Empire Railway Museum. 2201 S. A St., Perris, 92570 Phone: 951-943-3020 Grounds open daily, except
Thanksgiving & Christmas. Guided tours daily; please call
or email ahead. Train & trolley rides on weekends and some
holidays. www.oerm.org
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. 750 Depot St.,
Campo, 91906 Phone: 619-465-7776 Large museum and
vintage train rides on mountain railroad. Cab rides. “Run-aLocomotive” program. Weekends. www.psrm.org
Poway-Midland Railroad. 14134 Midland Rd., Poway,
92074 Phone: 858-486-4063 Sat., 10-4; Sun., 11-2. No
operation second Sun. of the month. Theme park train
ride. www.powaymidlandrr.org
Rail Journeys West Inc. 3770 Flora Vista Ave.,
#404, Santa Clara, 95051 Phone: 408-241-7807 Chartered
private railcar tours aboard restored former California
Zephyr Vista dome cars.
www.railjourneyswest.com www.calzephyrrailcar.com
RailGiants Train Museum. 1101 W. McKinley Ave.,
Pomona, 91768 Phone: 909-623-0190 Open the second
weekend of each month, 10-3. Museum, static displays.
Santa Fe Arcadia Depot, Gift shop, UP 9000, UP Centennial
6915, UP SD40 3105, SF 3450, SP 5021, 3-truck Climax,
Nickel Plate Business car, Santa Fe Horse Express Car, & two
cabooses. www.railgiants.org
Railroad Park Resort. 100 Railroad Park Rd.,
Dunsmuir, 96025 Phone: 530-235-4440 Dinner train and
caboose motel. www.rrpark.com
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. Fifth Ave. at
Reservoir Rd., Jamestown, 95327 Phone: 209-984-3953
Daily, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year’s Day.
Museum and train ride. Railtown1897.org
Redwood Valley Railway. Tilden Regional Park,
Berkeley, 94705 Phone: 510-548-6100 Located at south
end of Tilden Park, at intersection of Grizzly Peak
Blvd. and Lomas Cantadas Rd. Weekends, year-round,
11-6; weekdays during summer, 11-5. Miniature train
rides. www.redwoodvalleyrailway.com
Riverside Live Steamers. 1496 Columbia Ave.,
Riverside, 92507 Phone: 951-779-9024 Second and
fourth Sun. of each month, 10-3. Miniature steam train
rides. www.steamonly.org
Roaring Camp Railroads. Graham Hill Rd., Felton,
95018 Phone: 831-335-4484 Call for schedule. Narrow gauge
steam train rides and standard gauge diesel trains to the
beach. www.roaringcamp.com
Sacramento RiverTrain. E. and Main streets, Woodland, 95776 Phone: 800-866-1690 Train ride with dining and
entertainment options. www.sacramentorivertrain.com
Sacramento Southern Railroad. Front St., between
J & K streets, Old Sacramento, 95814 Phone: 916445-6645 Weekends, April through Sept., 11-5. Train
rides. www.csrmf.org
Sacramento Valley Live Steamers Railroad
Museum. Hagan Community Park, Chase Dr., P.O.
Box 273, Rancho Cordova, 95741 Phone: 916-361-7140
Live steam miniature railroad. First weekend, MarchSept. www.svlsrm.org
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San Diego Model Railroad Museum. 1649 El Prado,
San Diego, 92101 Phone: 619-696-0199 Tues.-Fri., 11-4, Sat.
& Sun., 11-5. Model railroad layouts. www.sdmrm.org
San Francisco Cable Car Museum. 1201 Mason St.,
San Francisco, 94108 Phone: 415-474-1887 Daily, except for
Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year’s Day. Museum. Free
admission. www.cablecarmuseum.org
San Francisco Municipal Railway. 1145 Market St.,
San Francisco, 94103 Phone: 415-673-6864 Daily transit
operation. Cable car rides. www.sfmuni.com
Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society Heritage
Junction. 24101 Newhall Ave., Santa Clarita, 91322
Phone: 661-254-1275 Museum in former SP Saugus Station,
SP 2-6-0 1629 and historic buildings on display. Free tours
Sat. and Sun., 1-4. www.scvhs.org
SANTA CRUZ & MONTEREY BAY RAILWAY. 400
Beach St., Santa Cruz, 95060 www.santacruzrailway.com
Santa Maria Valley Historical Railway Museum.
Town Center Mall #387, Santa Maria, 93454 Phone: 805714-4927 www.smvrhm.org
Sierra Railroad Dinner Train. 330 S. Sierra Ave., Oakdale, 95361 Phone: 800-866-1690 or 209-848-2100 Every
weekend, year-round. Dinner train. www.sierrarailroad.com
Skunk Train. Laurel and Main streets, Fort Bragg, 95437
Phone: 800-866-1690 or 707-964-6371 Year-round. Train
ride. www.skunktrain.com
Sonoma Traintown Railroad. 20264 Broadway, Hwy.
12, Sonoma, 95476 Phone: 707-938-3912 June 1-Labor Day
& Sept.-May, Fri.-Sun., 10-5. Scale steam train rides.
www.traintown.com
South Coast Railroad Museum. 300 N. Los Carneros
Rd., Goleta, 93117 Phone: 805-964-3540 Year-round, Wed.Sun., 1-4. Depot museum & miniature train rides.
www.goletadepot.org
Tehachapi Depot Railroad Museum. 101 West
Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi, 93561 Phone: 661-823-1100
Thurs.-Mon., 11-4, year-round, except holidays.
Museum. www.tehachapidepot.com
Timber Heritage Association Samoa Shops.
930 Vance Ave., Samoa, 95564 Phone: 707-443-2957 Crew
speeder car rides on fourth Sat. of each month, June-Sept.
1893 lumber company roundhouse and shops open for tours
on speeder ride days. www.timberheritage.org
Travel Town Museum. 5200 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles,
90039 Phone: 323-662-5874 Daily. Museum and train
ride. www.traveltown.org
Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn and Museum.
5202 Zoo Dr., Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 90027 Phone:
818-934-0173 Every third Sun. of the month, 11-3.
www.carolwood.org
Waterfront Red Car Line. 6th St. at Harbor Blvd.,
San Pedro, 90731 Phone: 310-732-3473 Fri., Sat., Sun.,
Mon., 10-6. Trolley ride.
www.portoflosangeles.org/recreation_redcar.htm
Western America Railroad Museum. 685 N. 1st. St.,
Barstow, 92311 Phone: 760-256-9276 Fri.-Sun., 11-4. Depot
museum. www.barstowrailmuseum.org
Western Pacific Railroad Museum. 700 Western
Pacific Way, Portola, 96122 Phone: 530-832-4131 April-Oct.
Hands-on museum. www.wplives.org
Western Railway Museum. 5848 Hwy. 12, Suisun City,
94585 Phone: 707-374-2978 Year-round, Sat. & Sun., 10:305. Museum with electric interurban rides. www.wrm.org
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. 56001
Hwy. 41, Fish Camp, 93623 Phone: 559-683-7273 Seasonal,
hours vary. Steam train excursions near Yosemite National
Park. www.yosemitesteamtrains.com
Colorado
Colorado Railroad Museum. 17155 W. 44th Ave.,
Golden, 80403 Phone: 800-365-6263 or 303-279-4591 Daily,
9-5. Museum and weekend train rides. www.crrm.org
Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad. 5th and Bennett avenues, Cripple Creek, 80813
Phone: 719-689-2640 Mid-May to mid-Oct. Train
ride. www.cripplecreekrailroad.com
CUMBRES & TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD. 5234B
Hwy. 285, Antonito, 81120 Phone: 888-286-2737 or 505756-2151 Memorial Day weekend-mid-Oct. Daily train
rides at 10 a.m. www.cumbrestoltec.com
Denver & Rio Grande/U.S. National Park
Service. U.S. Hwy. 50, Cimarron, Phone: 970-249-4074
www.nps.gov/blca
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Forney Museum of Transportation. 4303 Brighton
Blvd., Denver, 80216 Phone: 303-297-1113 Mon.-Sat., 10-4.
Museum. www.forneymuseum.org
Fort Collins Municipal Railway. P.O. Box 635, Fort
Collins, 80522 Phone: 970-224-5372 May-Sept., weekends.
Trolley rides. www.fortnet.org/trolley
Galloping Goose Historical Society. 421 Railroad
Ave., Dolores, 81323 Phone: 970-882-7082 May 15-Oct.
15, Mon.-Sat., 9-5. Museum with restored Galloping
Goose No. 5 and replica RGS depot. Free admission.
www.gallopinggoose5.com
GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD. 646 Loop
Dr., Georgetown, 80444 Phone: 888-456-6777
Weekends, May-Dec. Narrow gauge steam train ride.
www.georgetownlooprr.com [See our ad on page R-9]
Greeley Freight Station Museum. 680 10th St.,
Greeley, 80631 Phone: 970-392-2934 Wed.-Sun., in summer;
Sat., year-round. www.gfsm.org
Lakeside Amusement Park. 4601 Sheridan Blvd.,
Denver, 80212 Phone: 303-477-1621
LEADVILLE, COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILROAD. 326 E. 7th St., Leadville, 80461 Phone: 866-3863936 or 719-486-3936 Call for schedule. Diesel excursions. www.leadville-train.com [See our ad on page R-8]
Limon Heritage Museum & Railroad Park.
899 1st St., Limon, 80828 Phone: 719-775-8605 June
1-Aug. 31, Mon.-Sat., 1-8. Local railroad history museum. www.townoflimon.com
Moffat Railway Car. 360 E. Victory Way, Craig, 81625
Phone: 800-864-4405 or 970-824-5689 Memorial Day-Labor
Day, 9-5. Office car display. www.craig-chamber.com
Museum of Northwest Colorado. 590 Yampa Ave.,
Craig, 81625 Phone: 970-824-6360 Mon.-Sat., 9-5. Moffat
Road. Memorabilia. www.museumnwco.org
Pike’s Peak Cog Railway. 515 Ruxton Ave.,
Manitou Springs, 80829 Phone: 719-685-5401 Cog railway. www.cograilway.com
Pike’s Peak Historical Street Railway. 2333
Steel Dr., Colorado Springs, 80907 Phone: 719-475-9508
Year-round, Mon. through Sat. Trolley ride and displays. www.coloradospringstrolleys.com
Platte Valley Trolley. Children’s Museum Dr. and Water
St., Denver, 80211 Phone: 303-458-6255 Trolley ride operating April-Oct., Fri., Sat., & Sun., 12-4. www.denvertrolley.org
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Pueblo Railway Museum. 301 West B St., Suite 100,
Pueblo, 81003 Phone: 719-251-5024 Displays at Pueblo
Union Depot. Daily, 10-4. www.pueblorailway.org
Ridgway Railroad Museum. 150 Racecourse Rd.,
P.O. Box 588, Ridgway, 81432 Phone: 970-626-5181
May 1-31, 10-3; June 1-Oct. 15, 9-5; Oct. 16-Thanksgiving,
10-3; other dates by appointment. Free museum.
www.ridgwayrailroadmuseum.org
RIO GRANDE SCENIC. 601 State Ave., Alamosa,
81101 Phone: 877-726-7245 Steam train rides in the
Rockies. www.coloradotrain.com
Royal Gorge Route Railroad. 330 B Royal Gorge Blvd.,
Cañon City, 81212 Phone: 888-724-5748 or 719-276-4000
Scenic train ride through the Royal Gorge. Dinner trains
available on select evenings. www.royalgorgeroute.com
Tiny Town Railroad. 6249 S. Turkey Creek Rd.,
Morrison, 80465 Phone: 303-697-6829 Daily, 10-5, June,
July, & Aug. Weekends, May & Sept. Scale steam train
ride. www.tinytownrailroad.com
Windsor Museum. 116 N. 5th St., Windsor, 80550
Phone: 970-674-2439 1882 Colorado & Southern depot
with exhibits.
Connecticut
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association.
Route 7, Kent, 06757 Phone: 860-927-0050 May-Oct.,
Wed.-Sun., 10-4. Operating steam locomotive, exhibits.
www.ctamachinery.com
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum.
55 Bridge St., Willimantic, 06226 Phone: 860-456-9999
Open May through Oct. Call for dates and hours.
Museum. www.cteastrrmuseum.org
Connecticut Trolley Museum. 58 North Rd., East
Windsor, 06088 Phone: 860-627-6540 Call or write for
hours. Museum and trolley rides. www.ct-trolley.org
Danbury Railway Museum. 120 White St., Danbury,
06810 Phone: 203-778-8337 Year-round. Museum with
train rides, April-Nov. www.danbury.org/drm
ESSEX STEAM TRAIN & RIVERBOAT. 1 Railroad
Ave., Essex, 06426 Phone: 800-377-3987 May-Oct. Train
ride and riverboat connection. Essex Clipper Dinner Train.
Call for schedules. www.essexsteamtrain.com
Naugatuck Railroad. 242 E. Main St., Thomaston,
06787 Phone: 860-283-7245 May-Oct., Tues., Sat., Sun.,
& holidays. Write or call for times. Train rides and depot
museum. www.rmne.org
Shore Line Trolley Museum. 17 River St., East Haven,
06512 Phone: 203-467-6927 May, Sept., & Oct.: Sat. &
Sun. Daily, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Cars operate
frequently until 4:30. Trolley ride. Special events, MayDec. www.bera.org
SoNo Switch Tower Museum. 77 Washington St.,
South Norwalk, 06854 Phone: 203-246-6958 May-Oct., Sat.
& Sun., 12-5. Restored 1896 New Haven Railroad switch
tower. www.sonotower.org
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Wilmington & Western Railroad. 2201 Newport-Gap
Pike, Wilmington, 19808 Phone: 302-998-1930 April-Dec.,
weekends. Scenic train rides. www.wwrr.com
District of Columbia
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. 14th St. and Constitution Ave., Washington, 200137012 Phone: 202-633-1000 www.americanhistory.si.edu
Florida
Boca Express Train Museum. 747 South Dixie Hwy.,
Boca Raton, 33432 Phone: 561-395-6766 Jan.-April, first &
third Fridays, RSVP required. www.bocahistory.org
Central Florida Railroad Museum. 101 S. Boyd St.,
Winter Garden, 34787 Phone: 407-656-0559 Daily, 1-5.
Depot museum. www.cfrhs.org
Flagler Museum. 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, 33480
Phone: 561-655-2833 Year-round, Tues.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 125. Railroad tycoon’s mansion. www.flaglermuseum.us
Florida Railroad Museum. 12210 83rd St. E, Parrish,
34219 Phone: 877-869-0800 Year-round, Sat. & Sun. Museum and train ride. www.frrm.org
Gold Coast Railroad Museum. 12450 SW 152 St., Miami, 33177 Phone: 305-253-0063 Mon.-Fri., 11-3; Sat.-Sun.,
11-4. Museum and train ride. www.goldcoast-railroad.org
Lady Lake Historical Museum. 207 W. Lady Lake
Blvd., Lady Lake, 32159 Phone: 352-259-4359 or 352-7554925 Tues., Thurs., Sat., 10-1. Historically accurate operating
HO layout of local rail activity in 1940s and 1950s. Free
admission, donations accepted.
Largo Central Railroad. P.O. Box 823, Largo, 337790823 Phone: 727-585-9835 www.lcrailroad.com
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Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad. 100 East Ruby St.,
Tavares, 32778 Phone: 352-742-7200 Year-round steam train
rides. www.orangeblossomcannonball.com
TECO Line Streetcar System. St. Pete Times
Forum Dr., Tampa, 33619 Phone: 813-254-4278 Trolley
rides. www.tecolinestreetcar.org
Walt Disney World Railroad. P.O. Box 10000,
Lake Buena Vista, 32830-1000 Phone: 407-824-7828
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Georgia
Blue Ridge Scenic Railway. 241 Depot St., Blue Ridge,
30513 Phone: 877-413-8724 or 706-632-8724 March-Dec.,
Train ride. www.brscenic.com
Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic
Village. 1392 Whiddon Mill Rd., Tifton, 31793 Phone:
800-767-1875 or 229-386-3344 Year-round, Sat., 9-5.
Museum and train ride. www.agrirama.com
Misty Mountain Model Railroad. 4381 Town Creek
School Rd., Blairsville, 30512 Phone: 706-745-9819 O-gauge
model railroad and Hi-Rail scale layout.
Okefenokee Heritage Center. 1460 N. Augusta
Ave., Waycross, 31503 Phone: 912-285-4260 Tues.-Sat.,
10-4:30, except major holidays. Museum with locomotive
display. www.okefenokeeheritagecenter.com
Roundhouse Railroad Museum. 601 W. Harris St.,
Savannah, 31401 Phone: 912-651-6823 Daily, 9-5, closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year’s. Museum in Central
of Georgia shop complex. www.chsgeorgia.org/roundhouse
SAM Shortline. 105 E. 9th Ave., Cordele, 31015 Phone:
877-427-2457 or 229-276-0755 March-Dec., Mon., Fri.,
Sat., & 2 Thurs. a month, departs at 9:30. Excursion
train. www.samshortline.com
Southeastern Railway Museum. 3595 Buford Hwy.,
Duluth, 30096 Phone: 770-476-2013 Museum open 10-5,
Thurs.-Sat., Jan.-Feb.; Wed.-Sat., March-May & Aug.-Dec.;
Tues.-Sat., June & July. Train ride schedule varies seasonally. www.southeasternrailwaymuseum.org
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive
History. 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw, 30144 Phone:
770-427-2117 Mon.-Thurs., 9:30-5; Sun., 11-6. Closed
New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and
Christmas Day. Museum featuring Civil War locomotive,
General. www.southernmuseum.org
St. Marys Railroad. 1000 Osborne St., St. Marys, 31558
Phone: 912-200-5235 Ride the St. Marys Express. Visit
website for schedule. www.stmarysrailroad.com
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad. Hwy. 78 East, Stone
Mountain, 30086 Phone: 800-401-2407 or 770-498-5690
Sept.-May, 10-5. Memorial Day-Labor Day, 10-8. Diesel
train ride. www.stonemountainpark.com
Thronateeska Heritage Center. 100 W. Roosevelt
Ave., Albany, 31701 Phone: 229-432-6955 Thurs.-Sat., 10-4.
Static exhibit, history museum. www.heritagecenter.org
Hawaii
Hawaiian Railway. Renton Rd., P.O. Box 60369, Ewa
Station, Ewa Beach, 96706 Phone: 808-681-5461 Sun., 1 & 3.
Train rides. www.hawaiianrailway.com
Kauai Plantation Railway. 3-2087 Kaumualii Hwy.,
Lihue, 96766 Phone: 808-245-7245 Narrow gauge train
ride. www.kauaiplantationrailway.com
Lahaina Kaanapali Railroad. 17 Kaka’alaneo Dr.,
Lahaina, 96761 Phone: 808-661-0080 Narrow gauge steam
tourist railroad. www.sugarcanetrain.com
Laupahoehoe Train Museum. 36-2377 Mamalahoa
Hwy., Laupahoehoe, 96764 Phone: 808-962-6300
www.thetrainmuseum.com
Pineapple Express. Dole Plantation, 64-1550 Kamehameha Hwy., Wahiawa, 96786 Phone: 808-621-8408
www.dole-plantation.com
Idaho
Canyon County Historical Museum. 1200 Front St.,
Nampa, 83651 Phone: 208-467-7611 Year-round, Tues.-Fri.,
1-5. Nov.-April, Sat., 11-3; May-Oct., Sat., 10-3. Depot
museum. www.canyoncountyhistory.com
Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum. 219
Sixth St., Wallace, 83873 Phone: 208-752-0111 Call for
dates and times. Pictorial exhibits & railroad artifacts. www.npdepot.org
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Silverwood Central Railway/Theme Park.
N. 26225 Hwy. 95, Athol, 83801 Phone: 208-683-3400
www.silverwood4fun.com
Thunder Mountain Line Railroad. 120 Mill
Rd., Horseshoe Bend, 83629 Phone: 877-432-7245 or
208-331-1184 March-Dec. Call for hours. Train ride.
www.thundermountainline.com
Illinois
Amboy Depot Museum. Main St., two blocks west of
U.S. 52, Amboy, 61310 Phone: 815-857-4700 Wed., Thurs.,
Sun., & holidays, 1-4; Fri. & Sat., 10-4. Depot museum.
www.amboydepotmuseum.org
Chicago Great Western Railway Depot Museum.
111 E. Myrtle St., Elizabeth, 61028 Phone: 815-858-2343
Open weekends, May-Oct., or year-round by appointment.
Depot museum. www.elizabethhistoricalsociety.com
Depot Railroad Museum. E. Benton St., Rossville, 60963
Phone: 217-446-5711 Memorial Day-Sept., Sat. & Sun., 12-4.
C&EI depot museum. www.danvillejct.org
Fox River Trolley Museum. 361 S. LaFox St., South
Elgin, 60177 Phone: 847-697-4676 See website for schedule.
Museum and trolley ride. www.foxtrolley.org
GALESBURG RAILROAD MUSEUM. 211 S.
Seminary St., Galesburg, 61401 Phone: 309-342-9400
April-Nov., Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 12-4. Galesburg
Railroad Days on last weekend of June. Rolling stock display. www.visitgalesburg.com/attractions.html
Historic Greenup Depot. 204 W. Cumberland St.,
Greenup, 62428 Phone: 217-923-9306 Wed.-Sat., 11:30-3:30.
Free admission, donations accepted. 1870 Victorian depot,
HO-scale layout. www.greenupdepot.org
Historic Pullman Foundation. 11141 S. Cottage Grove
Ave., Chicago, 60628 Phone: 773-785-8901 Tues.-Sun., 11-3.
Closed Monday & major holidays. Museum in George Pullman’s industrial town built in 1880. www.pullmanil.org
ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM. 7000 Olson Rd.,
Union, 60180 Phone: 800-244-7245 or 815-923-4391 April,
Sun., only; May-Oct., Sat. & Sun.; Memorial Day-Labor Day,
daily. Museum and train rides. www.irm.org
Kankakee Railroad Museum. 197 S. East Ave., Kankakee, 60901 Phone: 815-929-9320 Fri., Sat., & Sun., 12-4.
Depot museum. www.kankakeerrmuseum.us
Monticello Railway Museum. 992 Iron Horse Pl.,
Monticello, 61856 Phone: 877-762-9011 or 217-762-9011
May-Oct., weekends and holidays only. Museum and train
rides. www.mrym.org
Museum of Science and Industry. 57th St. and Lake
Shore Dr., Chicago, 60637 Phone: 800-468-6674 or 773-6841414 Mon.-Sat., 9:30-4; Sun., 11-4, except Dec. 25. Museum
with static displays. www.msichicago.org
Rochelle Railroad Park. 124 N. 9th St., Rochelle,
61068 Phone: 815-562-7031 Park overlooking the junction
of two busy main lines. Open 24 hours a day. Gift shop,
April 1-Oct. 31, 10-5; Nov. 1-March 31, 11-4. Closed
Tues. www.rochellerailroadpark.org
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad. 2954 S. Walnut
Rd., Freeport, 61032 Phone: 815-232-2306 Call for schedule.
Occasional steam train rides. www.thefreeportshow.com
Trolley Car 36. 324 N. Madison St., Rockford, 61107
Phone: 815-987-8894 June-Sept., Thurs., Sat., & Sun., 12-4.
Trolley ride. www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/facilities.html
Union Depot Railroad Museum. P.O. Box 433, 683
Main St., Mendota, 61342-0433 Phone: 815-539-3373
or 815-538-3800 Memorial Day-Labor Day, Wed.-Sun.,
12-5. Labor Day-Memorial Day, Sat. & Sun., 12-5.
Museum with static displays and interactive layouts.
www.mendotamuseums.org
Waterman & Western Railroad. Adams & Birch
in Lions Club Park, Waterman, 60556 Phone: 815-2647753 www.petestrain.com
Wheels O’ Time Museum. 1710 W. Woodside Dr., Dunlap, 61525 Phone: 309-243-9020 May-Oct., Wed.-Sun., 12-5.
Museum with static displays. www.wheelsotime.org
Indiana
Carthage, Knightstown and Shirley Railroad. 112
W. Carey St., Knightstown, 46148 Phone: 765-345-5561
May-Oct. Train ride. www.cksrail.com
Hesston Steam Museum. 1201 E. 1000 N., La Porte,
46350 Phone: 219-872-5055 Summer weekends, 12-5.
Museum and train ride. www.hesston.org
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum. 507 Mulberry
St., North Judson, 46366 Phone: 574-896-3950 MayOct. and special
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Indiana Railway Museum. 1 Monon St., French Lick,
47432 Phone: 800-748-7246 or 812-936-2405 Museum with
train ride. www.indianarailwaymuseum.org
Indiana Transportation Museum. 701 Cicero Rd.,
Noblesville, 46061 Phone: 317-773-6000 April-Oct.,
weekends, 10-4. Museum, equipment displays, & train
rides. www.itm.org
Linden Railroad Museum. 520 N. Main St., Linden,
47955 Phone: 765-339-7245 May-Sept., Fri.-Sun., 1-5.
Depot museum. www.crawfordsville.org/linden.html
Madison Railroad Station. 615 W. First St., Madison,
47250 Phone: 812-265-2335 May-Oct., Mon.-Sat., 10-4:30,
Sun., 1-4; Nov.-April, weekdays only. Depot museum.
www.jcohs.org
National New York Central Railroad Museum.
721 S. Main St., Elkhart, 46515 Phone: 574-294-3001 Yearround. Call ahead for hours. Closed Mondays and major
holidays. Museum. www.nycrrmuseum.org
TrainTown. 15808 Edgerton Rd., New Haven, 46774
Phone: 260-493-0765 Write or call for information. Museum
with mainline steam locomotive. www.765.org
Wabash Valley Railroaders Museum. 1316 Plum
St., Terre Haute, 47804 Phone: 812-238-9958 Open on
weekends, May through Oct., 11-4. Features two functional
interlocking towers, PRR cabin car and depot, and a viewing
platform adjacent to CSX’s main lines. www.wvrrm.org
WHITEWATER VALLEY RAILROAD. 455 Market St.,
Connersville, 47331 Phone: 765-825-2054 May-Oct. Excursions, Train to Dinner, Special Events (Feb.-Dec.).
www.whitewatervalleyrr.org [See our ad on page R-6]
Iowa
BOONE & SCENIC VALLEY RAILROAD. 225 10th
St., Boone, 50036 Phone: 800-626-0319 or 515-432-4249
May, Sat., only; May 26-Oct. 31, daily. Museum, dinner, &
scenic train rides. www.scenic-valleyrr.com
Delmar Depot Museum. 414 Lincoln Ave., Delmar,
52037 Phone: 563-574-4256 Sat. & Sun., 1-4 or by appointment. Depot museum.
Hobo Foundation. 52 Main Ave., South Britt, 50423
Phone: 641-843-9104 June 1-Aug. 15, or by appt. One-ofa-kind museum filled with hobo artifacts. Newest display is
Steamtrain Maury’s complete collection. www.hobo.com
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Phone: 641-357-7433 Open weekends, June, July, & Aug.,
10-5. Museum with Mason City & Clear Lake Electric
Railroad trailer car No. 27, V&T Lyon steam locomotive,
old Benton & Bodie Tender Tank, a Soo Line caboose,
and a PCC car. Diesel rides in a Plymouth 25-ton switch
engine. www.iowatrolleypark.org
Midwest Central Railroad. 403 E. Threshers Rd., Mt.
Pleasant, 52641 Phone: 319-385-2912 Sept. 1-5, in conjunction with the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion; Ghost train,
Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, & 29; North Pole Express, Dec. 2, 3, 4,
10, & 11. Narrow gauge train ride. www.mcrr.org
RailsWest Railroad Museum. 72 Bellevue Ave., Council Bluffs, 51503 Phone: 712-323-5182
Trainland U.S.A. 3135 Highway 117 N., Colfax, 500547534 Phone: 515-674-3813 Memorial Day-Labor Day, daily,
10-6. O-gauge layout. www.trainlandusa.com
Trains on the Farm. 30215 170th St., Clarksville, 50619
Phone: 319-278-4847 Train tours and museum.
www.trainsonthefarm.com
Union Pacific Railroad Museum. 200 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, 51503 Phone: 712-329-8307 Tues.-Sat., 10-4. Railroad artifacts and interactive exhibits chronicle the history of
Union Pacific. www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/museum
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ABILENE & SMOKY VALLEY RAILROAD. 200 S.
5th St., Abilene, 67410 Phone: 888-426-6687 or 785-2631077 Memorial Day-Labor Day, Wed.-Sun.; May & Sept.Oct., weekends. Train ride. www.asvrr.org
Great Overland Station. 701 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka,
66608 Phone: 785-232-5533 Museum. Santa Fe and Union
Pacific exhibits. www.greatoverlandstation.com
Great Plains Transportation Museum. 700 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita, 67202 Phone: 316-263-0944 Year-round,
Sat., 9-4; April-Oct., Sun., 1-4. Museum with displays of
locomotive rolling stock and artifacts. www.gptm.us
Heart of the Heartlands. 6769 N.W. 20th St., Scammon, 66773 Phone: 620-396-8594 or 417-624-4799 Seasonal, walk-through available at any time. Call or check website.
Depot museum. Train rides. www.heartlandstrainclub.org
Liberal Rock Island Depot. 2 and 4 Rock Island Rd.,
P.O. Box 676, Liberal, 67905 Phone: 620-624-3855 Museum.
MIDLAND RAILWAY. 1515 W. High St., P.O. Box 5,
Baldwin City, 66006 Phone: 913-721-1211 Thurs., Sat., &
Sun., June through Oct. Excursion train.
www.midlandrailway.org [See our ad on page R-13]
Santa Fe Depot. 201 E. Sherman Ave., Kingman,
67068 Phone: 620-532-2142 Mon.-Fri., 8:30-11:30. Open
other times by chance or appointment. Railroad museum. skyways.lib.ks.us/museums
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BIG SOUTH FORK SCENIC RAILWAY. 100 Henderson St., Stearns, 42647 Phone: 800-462-5664 or 606-3765330 April-Dec. Train rides. www.bsfsry.com
Bluegrass Scenic Railroad. 175 Beasley Rd., Versailles,
40383 Phone: 800-755-2476 or 859-873-2476 Weekends,
early May-Oct. Train rides through horse country.
www.bluegrassrailroad.com
Historic RailPark & Train Museum. 401 Kentucky St.,
Bowling Green, 42101 Phone: 270-745-7317 Self-guided interactive museum, theater, and model train exhibit. Guided
tour of vintage static railcar display. Open Tues.-Sat., 9-5,
Sun., 1-4. Open Mon., April-Sept. www.historicrailpark.com
Kentucky Railway Museum. 136 S. Main St., New
Haven, 40051 Phone: 800-272-0152 or 502-549-5470 Mon.Sat., 10-4:30; Sun., 12-4:30. Jan.-March, closed Sun.-Mon.
Museum, dinner trains, mystery theatre, Day Out with
Thomas, train robberies, and much more! www.kyrail.org
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train. 602 N. 3rd St.,
Bardstown, 40004 Phone: 866-801-3463 or 502-348-7500
Lunch, Sat., noon; dinner, Tues.-Sat., 5. Dinner train.
www.kydinnertrain.com
Nostalgia Station. 279 Depot St., Versailles, 40383
Phone: 859-873-2497
Paducah Railroad Museum. 200 Washington St., Paducah, 42003 Phone: 270-908-6451 Wed., Thurs., Fri., 12-4;
Sat. 10-4, or by appointment. Museum. www.paducahrr.org
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati. 315 W.
Southern Ave., Covington, 41015 Sat., 10-4. Museum with
rolling stock displays. www.cincirailmuseum.org
Louisiana
DeQuincy Railroad Museum. 400 Lake Charles Ave.,
DeQuincy, 70633 Phone: 337-786-2823 Open Tues.-Sat.,
10-5; closed Sun., Mon., and major holidays.
www.ESSEXSTEAMTRAIN.com
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Old Hickory Railroad. 3406 College St., Jackson, 70748
Phone: 225-634-7397 Mid-March to mid-Nov., Sat. & Sun.,
departures at 3. Park steam train ride.
www.louisianasteamtrain.com
Southern Forest Heritage Museum. 71 Longleaf Rd.,
Longleaf, 71448 Phone: 318-748-8404 Tues.-Sat. 9-4, Sun.
1-4, except Easter, Thanksgiving, & Christmas. Closed in
January. Runs Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf 1936 motor M-4
in passenger service on museum grounds, and by request
on the restored Red River & Gulf Railroad to Sandersville,
La. www.forestheritagemuseum.org
Maine
Boothbay Railway Village. 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay, 04537 Phone: 207-633-4727 Memorial Day-Columbus
Day, 9:30-5. Museum with train rides. Please call to confirm. www.railwayvillage.org
Brooks Preservation Society. 31 Veterans Hwy.,
Brooks, 04841 Phone: 207-722-3899 Belfast & Moosehead
Lake trains depart Belfast, Upper Bridge Station, 11 & 2, Sat.
& Sun. during season. Charters welcomed.
brookspreservation.org
Cole Land Transportation Museum. 405 Perry Rd.,
Bangor, 04401 Phone: 207-990-3600 Daily, May-Nov. 11,
9-5. Rolling stock displays. www.colemuseum.org
DOWNEAST SCENIC RAILROAD. 245 Main St.,
Ellsworth, 04605 Phone: 866-449-7245
www.downeastscenicrail.org [See our ad on page R-12]
Maine Eastern Railroad. 4 Union St., Rockland, 04841
Phone: 866-637-2457 Excursion train.
www.maineeasternrailroad.com
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum. 58 Fore
St., Portland, 04101 Phone: 207-828-0814 Year-round,
except Thanksgiving & Christmas. Schedule varies. Museum
with train rides. www.mngrr.org
Oakfield Railroad Museum. 40 Station St., Oakfield,
04763 Phone: 207-267-5882 Memorial Day weekendLabor Day. Sat. & Sun., 1-4, or by appointment. Museum.
www.oakfieldmuseum.org
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad. P.O. Box
B, 128 Bridge St., Phillips, 04966 Phone: 207-778-3621
Schedule varies. Museum & train ride. www.srrl-rr.org
Seashore Trolley Museum. 195 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport, 04046 Phone: 207-967-2800 Memorial DayColumbus Day, daily, 10-5. Rest of May and Oct., weekends
only. Museum and trolley rides. www.trolleymuseum.org
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway. 97
Cross Rd., Alna, 04535 Phone: 207-882-4193 Memorial DayColumbus Day, Sat. & Sun., 9-5; Columbus Day-Christmas,
Sat., 9-5. Museum with steam train ride. www.wwfry.org
Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum. 901 W. Pratt St.,
Baltimore, 21223 Phone: 410-752-2490 Daily, except major
holidays. Museum with train rides. www.borail.org
Baltimore Streetcar Museum. 1901 Falls Rd.,
Baltimore, 21211 Phone: 410-547-0264 June-Oct.,
weekends; Nov.-May, Sun.; 12-5. Museum with streetcar
rides. www.baltimorestreetcar.org
Bowie Railroad Station Museum. Chestnut Ave. &
11th St., Old Bowie, 20715 Phone: 301-809-3089 Tues.-Sun.,
10-4. Depot & interlocking tower.
www.cityofbowie.org/comserv/museums
Brunswick Museum. 40 W. Potomac St., Brunswick,
21716 Phone: 301-834-7100 Fri., 10-2; Sat., 10-5; Sun., 1-4.
Closed in January. Museum and layout. www.brrm.net
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. 4155 Mears
Ave., Chesapeake Beach, 20732 Phone: 410-257-3892
March & Nov., weekends only, 1-4; April-Oct., weekdays &
weekends, 1-4. Special summer weekend hours: June, July, &
Aug., 11-5. Depot museum. www.cbrm.org
Ellicott City Station. 2711 Maryland Ave., Ellicott
City, 21043 Phone: 410-461-1945 Schedule varies, call for
information. Depot museum. www.ecborail.org.
Gaithersburg Community Museum. 9 S. Summit
Ave., Gaithersburg, 20877 Phone: 301-258-6160 Thurs.,
Fri., & Sat., 10-2. Museum in 1884 depot, RDC-2 (Budd
Car) No. 1951, and C&O caboose No. 904145. Also on
display 1918 Buffalo Creek & Gauley steam locomotive No.
14. www.gaithersburgmd.gov/museum
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum. 296 S. Burhans
Blvd., Hagerstown, 21741 Phone: 301-739-4665 Year-round,
Fri.-Sat., 1-5. Museum with locomotive display.
www.roundhouse.org
National Capital Trolley Museum. 1313 Bonifant Rd.,
Colesville, 20905 Phone: 301-384-6088 Jan. 2-Dec. 23, weekends, 12-5. Museum with trolley rides. www.dctrolley.org
Walkersville Southern Railroad. 34 W. Pennsylvania
Ave., Walkersville, 21793 Phone: 877-363-9777 or 301-8980899 May-Oct.: Sat. departures at 11 & 2. Sept. & Oct.: Sun.
departures at 11 & 2. Excursion and dinner trains. Call for
details. www.wsrr.org
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Western Maryland Railway Historical
Society Inc. 41 N. Main St., Union Bridge, 21791 Phone:
410-775-0150 Year-round, Sun., 1-4; Wed., 9-12 & 1-3, or
by appointment; except Easter, Christmas, & New Year’s.
Museum. westernmarylandrhs.com
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. 13 Canal St.,
Cumberland, 21502 Phone: 800-872-4650 or 301-759-4400
May-Dec. Steam train rides. www.wmsr.com
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Berkshire Scenic Railway. 10 Willow Creek Rd.,
Lenox, 01240 Phone: 413-637-2210 June-Oct. See website
for information. www.berkshirescenicrailroad.org
CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD. 252 Main St.,
Hyannis, 02601 Phone: 888-797-7245 End of May-Oct.,
see website for schedule. Excursion and dinner train
rides. www.capetrain.com [See our ad on page R-10]
Chatham Railroad Museum. 153 Depot Rd., Chatham,
02659 Phone: 508-945-5100 June 11-Sept. 13, Tues.-Sat., 104. Depot museum. www.chathamrailroadmuseum.com
Edaville USA. 7 Eda Ave., South Carver, 02336 Phone:
877-332-8455 or 508-866-8190 Call for dates and times.
Train ride. www.edaville.com
Lowell National Historical Park. 67 Kirk St., Lowell,
01852 Phone: 978-970-5000 Schedule changes seasonally.
Museum with trolley ride. www.nps.gov/lowe
Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum.
2 Water St., Fall River, 02721 Phone: 508-674-9340
Call for schedule. Museum with rolling stock displays.
www.ocandfrrailroadmuseum.com
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum. 14 Depot St.,
Shelburne Falls, 01370 Phone: 413-625-9443 Sat., Sun., &
holidays, 11-5, late May through Oct.; also Mon., 1-5, July &
Aug. Museum with trolley rides. www.sftm.org
Walker Transportation Collection, Beverly
Historical Society & Museum. 117 Cabot St., Beverly, 01915 Phone: 978-922-1186 Wed., 7-10. Museum.
www.walkertrans.org
Michigan
Bluewater Michigan Chapter, NRHS. P.O. Box
296, Royal Oak, 48068 Phone: 800-594-5162 or 248541-1000 See website for schedule. Rail excursions.
www.bluewaternrhs.com
Capac Community Museum. 401 E. Kempf Ct., Capac,
48014 Phone: 810-395-2859 First Sun. in June-last Sun. in
Sept., 1-4. Depot museum.
Charlotte Southern/Old Road Dinner Train.
451 N. Cochrane St., Charlotte, 48813 Phone: 888726-8277 Year-round. Murder mystery dinner train.
www.murdermysterytrain.com
Clinton Northern Railway Center. 107 E. Railroad
St., St. Johns, 48879 Phone: 989-224-6134 Museum hours
per request. See link for hours according to seasons. Exhibit
includes four railcars from early 1900s and large HO layout.
www.clintonnorthernrailway.org
Coopersville & Marne Railway. 311 Danforth St.,
Coopersville, 49404 Phone: 616-997-7000 May-Oct., Wed. &
Sat.; March, April, Nov., & Dec., Sat. only. Closed Jan. & Feb.
Train ride. www.coopersvilleandmarne.org
Durand Union Station - Michigan Railroad
History Museum. 200 Railroad St., Durand, 48429
Phone: 989-288-3561 See website for hours. Amtrak
station. www.durandstation.org
Flushing Area Museum. 431 W. Main St., Flushing,
48433 Phone: 810-487-0814 Tues., mid-Jan. to mid-Dec.,
10-1; Sun. 1-4, May to second Sun. in Dec. Closed holidays.
Lionel trains in operation first Thurs. & Fri. in Dec. & following two Sun. Call for hours. www.flushinghistorical.org
Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford. 20900
Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, 48124 Phone: 313-982-6001
Operates daily from April 15-Oct. 31, and Fri.-Sun. in
Nov., plus selected evening events. Museum with train
ride. www.thehenryford.org
Houghton County Historical Museum. 53102
Hwy. M-26, P.O. Box 127, Lake Linden, 49945 Phone:
906-296-4121 June-early Oct., Sat. & Sun., 12-4. Steam
trains Sun. and special events. Museum with steam train
ride. www.houghtonhistory.org
Huckleberry Railroad. 6140 Bray Rd., Flint, 48505
Phone: 800-648-7275 or 810-736-7100 Mid-May-Aug.,
Wed.-Sun. Halloween & Christmas programs. Call for
more information. Steam train rides.
www.geneseecountyparks.org
Iron Mountain Iron Mine. US-2, Vulcan, 49892 Phone:
906-563-8077 June 1-Oct. 15, daily, 9-5. Underground mine
tour by train. www.ironmountainironmine.com
Junction Valley Railroad. 7065 Dixie Hwy., Bridgeport,
48722 Phone: 989-777-3480 Memorial weekend through
Labor Day, daily train rides. Weekends in Oct., Halloween
Spook Train. Open year-round, daily, Railroad Hobby Shop.
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Duluth & Iron Range Depot Museum. 520 South
Ave., Two Harbors, 55616 Phone: 218-834-4898 Open
weekends in May, then daily starting Memorial Day. Depot
museum. lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org
End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum. 440 N. Mill
St., Currie, 56123 Phone: 507-763-3708 Memorial DayLabor Day, Wed.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 1-5. Depot, hand-operated
turnstile, foreman’s house, and more! www.endoline.com
Jackson Street Roundhouse. 193 E. Pennsylvania
Ave., St. Paul, 55130 Phone: 651-228-0263 Open yearround, Wed. & Sat., and by appointment. Caboose rides,
turntable, operating roundhouse, and restoration shops.
www.trainride.org
Kandiyohi County Historical Society. 610 NE Hwy.
71, Willmar, 56201 Phone: 320-235-1881
www.kandimuseum.com
Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad. Grand Ave.
& Fremont St., Duluth, 55816 Phone: 218-624-7549 June
11-Oct. 10, weekends, plus Labor Day. Departures at 10:30
& 1:30. Historic & scenic train rides. See our website for map
to location due to road construction. www.lsmrr.org
Lake Superior Railroad Museum. 506 W. Michigan
St., Duluth, 55802 Phone: 218-727-8025 Year-round for museum; summer tourist season for scenic railroad. Museum
with train rides. www.lsrm.org
Milwaukee Road 261. 401 Harrison St. NE, Minneapolis, 55413 Phone: 651-765-9812 Day-long, steam-powered
excursions over various Class I railroads. www.261.com
Minnehaha Depot. 4926 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis,
55404 Phone: 651-228-0263 Memorial Day-Labor Day, Sun.
& holidays. Depot museum. www.mtmuseum.org
Minnesota Discovery Center. 1005 Discovery Dr.,
Chisholm, 55719 Phone: 800-372-6437 or 218-254-7959
Memorial Day-Labor Day. Trolley ride.
www.mndiscoverycenter.com
Minnesota Streetcar Museum. 2330 W. 42nd St.,
Minneapolis, 55410 Phone: 952-922-1096 Mid-May-midSept., daily; Oct. & Nov., weekends. Museum with trolley
ride. www.trolleyride.org
Minnesota Streetcar Museum, Excelsior Streetcar Line. Water St., between 3rd and George streets,
Excelsior, Phone: 952-922-1096 May-mid-Sept.: Sat., 10-4;
Sun., 1-4. May-Oct.: Thurs., 3-6. Trolley rides.
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Mississippi
McComb City Railroad Depot Museum. 108 Railroad Blvd., McComb, 39649 Phone: 601-684-2291 Open
weekdays, 12-4. Housed in 1903 depot. Display includes
IC Mountain-type steam locomotive, only IC refrigerator
car made, and a caboose. An 1883 IC office car and a 1914
rail postal car added to our rolling stock in November
2012. www.mcrrmuseum.com
Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum.
1150 Lakeland Dr., Jackson, 39216 Phone: 601-432-4500
Mon.-Sat., 9-5, N-, HO-, and O-gauge operating model
railroad layouts. www.msagmuseum.org
Water Valley Casey Jones Railroad Museum. 105
Railroad Ave., Water Valley, 38965 Phone: 662-473-1154
Tues., Thurs., Fri., & Sat. Museum.
www.watervalley.net/users/caseyjones/home.htm
Missouri
American Association of Railroaders. 9600 Tesson
Ferry Rd., St. Louis, 63123 Phone: 314-631-3131 Forty
excursions/tours annually in North America. Send SASE for
current activities. www.aar-therailroaders.org
American Railway Caboose Historical Educational
Society Inc. P.O. Box 4343, St. Louis, 63123 Phone:
314-631-3131 Sponsors caboose-related activities including
chartered caboose excursions several times a year. Send
SASE for current activities. www.arches.org
Belton Grandview & Kansas City Railroad. 502 E.
Walnut St., Belton, 64012 Phone: 816-331-0630 May-Oct.,
Sat. & Sun. Train rides. www.beltonrailroad.org
Big Bend Railroad Club Inc. 8833 Big Bend Blvd.,
Webster Groves, 63119-3731 Phone: 314-966-5227 Oldest
model railroad club in St. Louis area and located in former
railroad depot. Open house first Tues. of the month, 7-8:30
p.m., with extra days in December. Call for more information or find us on Facebook. www.bigbendrrclub.org
Branson Scenic Railway. 206 E. Main St., Branson,
65616 Phone: 800-287-2462 or 417-334-6110 April-midDec. Train rides. www.bransontrain.com
Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot. 318 W. Pacific Ave.,
Independence, 64050 Phone: 816-325-7955 Mon. & Thurs.Sat., 9:30-4:30; Sun., 12:30-4:30, April 1st through Oct. 31st.
Depot museum. www.chicagoalton1879depot.org
Kansas City Northern Railroad. Frank Vaydik Line
Creek Park, 6060 NW Waukomis Dr., Kansas City, 64151
Phone: 816-746-5663 May through Sept., Sat. 10-6, Sun.
12-6. 16-inch-gauge train ride. www.kcnrr.com
MAGIC CITY LINE MINI TRAIN. Rothwell Park,
Moberly, 65270 Spring to Fall. 1-foot-gauge train ride.
www.MoberlyMiniTrain.com [See our ad on page R-12]
Missouri - Illinois Rail Passenger Association. P.O.
Box 6915, St. Louis, 63123 Phone: 314-631-3131 Advocates
for passenger trains in Missouri and Illinois. Inaugural and
rare mileage excursions. Send SASE for current activities.
Museum of Transportation. 3015 Barrett Station
Rd., St. Louis, 63122 Phone: 314-615-8MOT Winter:
Thurs.-Sat., 9-4; Sun., 11-4; Summer: Mon.-Sat., 9-4; Sun.,
11-4. Call for holiday schedule. Museum with rolling stock
displays. www.museumoftransport.org
Patee House Museum. 1202 Penn St., St. Joseph,
64503 Phone: 816-232-8206 April-Oct., Mon.-Sat., 10-5;
Sun., 1-5. Nov.-March, Sat., 10-4, Sun., 1-4, weekends only.
Museum. www.ponyexpressjessejames.com
Railroad Historical Museum Inc. 1300 N. Grant
Ave., Springfield, 65802 Phone: 417-865-6829 MayOct., Sat., 2-4. Museum with rolling stock displays.
www.rrhistoricalmuseum.zoomshare.com
Silver Dollar City Theme Park. 399 Indian Pt. Rd.,
Branson, 65616 Phone: 800-952-6626
www.silverdollarcity.com
Six Flags Over St. Louis. P.O. Box 60, Eureka, 63025
Phone: 636-938-4800
St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway.
Hwy. 61 at Hwy. 25, Jackson, 63755 Phone: 800-455-7245
or 573-243-1688 Call for schedule. Excursion and dinner
train. www.slimrr.com
Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Steam Railway. 199
Grand Ave., Glencoe, 63038 Phone: 636-587-3538 May-Oct.,
Sun., 11-4. 1-foot-gauge steam railway. www.wfprr.com
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North Shore Scenic Railroad. 506 W. Michigan
St., Duluth, 55802 Phone: 800-423-1273 or 218-7221273 Memorial Day to mid-Oct. Museum and train
rides. www.northshorescenicrailroad.org
The Depot Visitors Center and Railroad Museum.
100 Aldrich Ave. SW, Wadena, 56482 Phone: 218-632-5999
Open Wed.-Sun., 12-5, Memorial Day-Sept. Museum.
www.thedepotwadena.org
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion.
Rollag, Phone: 701-212-2034 Every Labor Day weekend,
Fri.-Mon. Free train ride with admission to showground
(children under 15 free). 1920 Alco Soo Line steam
engine. www.rollag.com
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Little River Railroad. 29 W. Park Ave., Coldwater, 49036
Phone: 260-316-0529 or 574-215-0751 Weekends. Steam
train rides. www.littleriverrailroad.com
Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad. 230 S. Abbe
Rd., Fairview, 48621 Phone: 989-848-2229 (recording) or
989-848-2225 (voice) Weekends only, 10-5, Memorial Day
weekend-Labor Day weekend, plus first two weekends of
Oct. Quarter-scale train ride.
www.michiganausablevalleyrailroad.com
Michigan Transit Museum. 200 Grand Ave., Mount
Clemens, 48043 Phone: 586-463-1863 Train rides: end
of May-Oct. Depot museum: year-round, Sat. & Sun.,
1-4. www.michigantransitmuseum.org
Saginaw Railway Museum. 900 Maple St., P.O. Box
20454, Saginaw, 48602 Phone: 989-790-7994 First & third
Sat., May-Nov., first Sat. only. Open 1-4. Closed holiday
weekends or if severe weather. Admission: free, donations asked, $20 donation = 1 year individual membership. www.saginawrailwaymuseum.org
Southern Michigan Railroad. 320 S. Division St.,
Clinton, 49236 Phone: 517-456-7677 May-Dec., train excursions aboard antique equipment. Museum building with
displays. www.southernmichiganrailroad.com
SS City of Milwaukee. 99 Arthur St., Manistee, 49660
Phone: 231-723-3587 Tours, May-Sept. Traditional Great
Lakes railroad carferry. On-board bed & breakfast during
summer. www.carferry.com
Steam Railroading Institute. 405 S. Washington St.,
Owosso, 48867 Phone: 989-725-9464 Rolling stock display
with train rides. www.mstrp.com
Tahquamenon Falls Tours and Toonerville Trolley/
Wilderness Train Ride. 7195 County Rd. 381, Soo
Junction, Phone: 888-778-7246 or 906-876-2311 Walk-ons
welcome. www.trainandboattours.com
The Old Road Dinner Train. Adrian & Blissfield Rail
Road, 301 E. Adrian St., P.O. Box 95, Blissfield, 49228 Phone:
888-467-2451 www.oldroaddinnertrain.com
Thomas Edison Depot Museum. 510 Edison Pkwy.,
Port Huron, 48060 Phone: 810-982-0891 For public hours,
please refer to website. Edison museum in 1858 Grand
Trunk depot. www.phmuseum.org
Tri-Cities Historical Museum. 200 Washington Ave.,
Grand Haven, 49417 Phone: 616-842-0700 Summer hours
until 7:30. Museum with steam locomotive display. Restored
Grand Trunk Depot and N-gauge model railroad of Grand
Haven. Free admission. www.tri-citiesmuseum.org
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Walt Disney Hometown Museum. 120 E. Santa Fe St.,
Marceline, 64658 Phone: 660-376-3343 or 660-376-2332
May-Oct., Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 1-4. Depot museum.
Montana
Alder Gulch Short Line. Wallace St., Virginia City,
59755 Phone: 406-843-5247 www.virginiacitymt.com
Charlie Russell Chew-Choo Dinner Train. 211 E.
Main St., Lewistown, 59457 Phone: 800-860-9646 JuneSept., Sat. Dinner train. www.charlierussellchewchoo.com
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula. South Ave.,
Missoula, 59804 Phone: 406-728-3476 Summer: Mon.Sat., 10-5; Sun., 12-5. Winter: Tues.-Sun., 12-5. Museum.
www.fortmissoulamuseum.org
Izaak Walton Inn. 290 Izaak Walton Inn Rd., Essex,
59916 Phone: 406-888-5700 Year-round, daily. Historic
railroad hotel on southern tip of Glacier National Park,
Montana. www.izaakwaltoninn.com
Nebraska
Durham Museum. 801 S. 10th St., Omaha, 68108
Phone: 402-444-5071 Tues., 10-8; Wed.-Sat., 10-5; & Sun.,
1-5. Also open June-Aug., & Dec., Mon., 10-5.
www.durhammuseum.org
Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad. 1835 N. Somers
Ave., Fremont, 68025 Phone: 402-727-0615 May-Oct.,
weekends. Excursion. www.fremontrailroad.com
GOLDEN SPIKE TOWER. 1249 N. Homestead Rd.,
North Platte, 69101 Phone: 308-532-9920 Open daily.
Attraction. www.goldenspiketower.com
Historic Chicago & North Western Depot
Museum. 101 E. 1st St., Wakefield, 68784 Phone: 402287-2355 or 402-287-2362 Sat., 10-noon; or by appt. Depot
museum. www.wakefieldheritage.org
Omaha Zoo Railroad. 3701 S. 10th, Omaha, 68107
Phone: 402-733-8401 www.omahazoo.com
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308-221-6104 Rail Town USA, Sept. 19-21. Three
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Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer. 3133 W.
Hwy. 34, Grand Island, 68801 Phone: 308-385-5316
Mon.-Sat., 9-5, & Sun., 12-5. Museum with static displays.
www.stuhrmuseum.org
TRAILS & RAILS MUSEUM. 710 W. 11th St., Kearney,
68845 Phone: 308-234-3041 June-Aug., Mon.-Sat., 10-6;
Sun., 1-5. Museum with static displays and locomotives.
www.bchs.us/museum.html [See our ad on page R-15]
Nevada
Eureka & Palisade Railroad. 820 S. 7th St., Ste. A,
Las Vegas, 89101 Phone: 702-383-3327
NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY. 1100 Avenue A, East
Ely, 89315 Phone: 866-407-8326 or 775-289-2085 Historic
railroad shops, yard with steam- and diesel-powered excursion trains and museum. www.nevadanorthernrailway.net
Nevada State Railroad Museum-Boulder City.
600 Yucca St., Boulder City, 89005 Phone: 702-486-5933
Museum and excursion train rides every Sat. and Sun., Feb.Dec. NevadaCulture.org www.NevadaSouthern.com
NEVADA STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM-CARSON
CITY. 2180 S. Carson St., Carson City, 89701 Phone:
775-687-6953 Open Fri.-Mon., 9-5. Museum with train
ride. www.nevadaculture.org/museums
Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Washington and F
streets, Virginia City, 89440 Phone: 775-847-0380 May 28Oct. 31, daily. Steam train ride. www.virginiatruckee.com
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Andover Historical Society. 105 Depot St., P.O. Box
167, Andover, 03216 May 21-Oct. 10: Sat., 10-3, Sun., 12:303. Depot museum. www.andoverhistory.org
Ashland Railroad Station Museum. 69 Depot St.,
Ashland, 03217 Phone: 603-968-7716 July & Aug., Sat., 1-4.
Depot museum. www.oldashlandnh.org
Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train. Route 112, North
Woodstock, 03262 Phone: 603-745-3500 or 800-699-3501
Mid-May-Oct. Dinner train. www.nhdinnertrain.com
Conway Scenic Railroad. 38 Norcross Circle, North
Conway, 03860 Phone: 800-232-5251 or 603-356-5251 Three
excursion routes with dining cars. www.conwayscenic.com
Gorham Rail Station Museum. 25 Railroad St.,
Gorham, 03581 Phone: 603-466-5338 Memorial Day-midOct., weekends, 1-5. Depot museum with rolling stock.
www.aannh.org/heritage/coos/gorhamhist.php
Hartmann Model Railroad Ltd. 15 Town Hall Rd.,
Intervale, 03845 Phone: 603-356-9922 www.hartmanrr.com
Hobo Railroad. P.O. Box 9, 64 Railroad St., Lincoln, 03251
Phone: 603-745-2135 Scenic excursions, lunch & dining
service. www.hoborr.com
Klickety-Klack Model Railroad. 8 Elm St., P.O. Box
205, Wolfeboro Falls, 03896 Phone: 603-569-5384 Over 70
buttons to operate trains, lights, sounds, and action.
MOUNT WASHINGTON COG RAILWAY. Base Rd.,
Bretton Woods, 03589 Phone: 800-922-8825 or 603-2785404 Year-round. Cog railway. www.thecog.com
Raymond Historical Society. One Depot Rd.,
P.O. Box 94, Raymond, 03077 Phone: 603-895-2866
www.raymondhistoricalsociety.home.comcast.net
Sandown Depot Museum. 1 Depot Rd., Sandown,
03873 Phone: 603-887-6100 Original WN&P building,
two flange cars, one velocipede, one put-put, one handcar.
Historical collection of Sandown life in the 19th century.
www.sandown.us/historical%20society/museum_main.htm
White Mountain Central Railroad. 110 Daniel
Webster Hwy., Lincoln, 03251 Phone: 603-745-8913 May
25-27, June 1-2, 8-9, & 15-16, 10-4:30. June 21-Sept. 2, daily,
9:30-5:30. Sept. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, & 28-29; Oct. 5-6, & 1214; 10-4:30. Steam train rides. Visit our website for special
events. www.clarkstradingpost.com
Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad. 154 Main St.,
Meredith, 03253 Phone: 603-279-5253 seasonal or 603745-2135 year-round Scenic excursions, lunch & dining
service. www.hoborr.com
New Jersey
Black River & Western Railroad. Stangle Rd., Flemington, 08822 Phone: 908-782-6622 March-Dec., weekends.
Train rides. www.flemingtontrain.org
Cape May Seashore Lines. Reading Ave. and Mill Rd.,
Tuckahoe, 08270 Travel on the former Reading Co.’s Steel
Speedway to the Shore in southern New Jersey! We operate
round-trip passenger service between Tuckahoe and Richland. The Santa Express runs during the Christmas season
and additional train service for 2014 is planned.
www.capemayseashorelines.org
Delaware River Railroad. 100 Elizabeth St.,
Phillipsburg, 08865 Phone: 877-872-7433 Steam train
ride. www.nyswths.org
Maywood Station Museum. 269 Maywood Ave.,
Maywood, 07607 Museum featuring local railroad
artifacts and photos. Open on a limited schedule. Please
check our website for museum open house dates and
times. www.maywoodstation.com
New Jersey Museum of Transportation. 4265 Hwy.
524, Farmingdale, 07727 Phone: 732-938-5524 July-Aug.,
daily, 12-4:30. Museum with train rides. www.njmt.org
Old Station Museum and Caboose. 1781 Old Station
Lane, Mahwah, 07430 Phone: 201-529-0099 A subsidiary of
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Phillipsburg Railroad Historians. 10 Pine Alley, Phillipsburg, 08865 Phone: 908-859-1146 or 610-826-2580 May
19, Sun., 10-4; Aug. 25, Sun., 10-4; Oct. 6, Sun., 10-4; Dec.
1, Sun., 1-4. Admission & train rides are free, donations requested. Museum with miniature train ride. www.prrh.org
Whippany Railway Museum. 1 Railroad Plaza,
Whippany, 07981-0016 Phone: 973-887-8177 April-Oct.,
Sun., 12-4. Museum with train ride.
www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net
New Mexico
Clovis Depot Model Train Museum. 221 W. First St.,
Clovis, 88101 Phone: 888-762-0064 Wed.-Sun., 12-5. Closed
Feb. & Sept. Depot museum. www.clovisdepot.com
CUMBRES & TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD. 500
Terrace Ave., Chama, 87520 Phone: 888-286-2737 or 505756-2151 Memorial Day weekend-mid-Oct. Daily train
rides at 10 a.m. www.cumbrestoltec.com
Santa Fe Southern Railway. 410 S. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe, 87501 Phone: 888-989-8600 or 505-989-8600 Yearround, Mon.-Sat., 9-5; Sun., 11-5. Train rides. www.sfsr.com
Toy Train Depot Foundation. 1991 N. White Sands
Blvd., Alamogordo, 88310 Phone: 888-207-3564 or 575-4372855 Wed.-Sun., 12-4:30. Museum, layouts, train ride.
www.toytraindepot.homestead.com
New York
Adirondack Scenic Railroad. 321 Main St.,
Utica, 13501 Phone: 800-819-2291 April-Dec. Train ride.
www.adirondackrr.com
Alco Brooks Railroad Display. 1089 Central Ave.,
Dunkirk, 14048 Phone: 716-366-3797 Chautaugua Co. Fairgrounds events and by appointment. Rolling stock display.
www.wnyrails.org/cities/dunkirk/display.htm
ARCADE & ATTICA RAILROAD. 278 Main St.,
Arcade, 14009 Phone: 585-492-3100 Memorial Day
weekend-Dec. Train ride. arcadeandatticarr.com
Catskill Mountain Railroad. 5408 NYS Route 28,
Mt. Tremper, 12457 Phone: 845-688-7400 May 25-Dec.
29, weekends & holidays. Scenic train rides & special
events. www.catskillmtrailroad.com
Central Square Station Museum. 132 Railroad St.,
Central Square, 13036 Phone: 315-488-8208 May-Oct., Sun.,
12-5. Depot museum. www.cnynrhs.org/CentralSq.html
Chester Historical Society. 1915 Erie Railroad
Station, 19 Winkler Pl., Chester, 10918 Phone: 845-4692591 www.chesterhistoricalsociety.com
Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. 136 East
Main St., Milford, 13807 Phone: 607-432-2429 Museum
with train ride. www.lrhs.com
Delaware & Ulster Railroad. 43510 Hwy. 28, Arkville,
12406 Phone: 800-225-4132 or 845-586-3877 Train
rides. www.durr.org
Empire State Railway Museum. 70 Lower High
St., Phoenicia, 12464 Phone: 845-688-7501 Weekends
& holidays, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, 11-4. Depot
museum. www.esrm.com
Finger Lakes Railway Corp. 68 Border City Rd.,
P.O. Box 1099, Geneva, 14456 Phone: 315-781-1234
www.fglkrail.com
Hyde Park Railroad Station. 34 River Rd., Hyde
Park, 12538 Phone: 845-229-2338 Mid-June to midSept., Sat. & Sun., 12-5. Year-round, Mon. nights, 5-9
p.m. www.hydeparkstation.com
Jamestown Gateway Erie Train Station. 211-217
West Second St., Jamestown, 14701 Phone: 716-483-3041
Fully restored architectural gem in Art Deco style that stands
as a reminder of the economic impact the railroad had on
Jamestown. The station is architecturally and historically
significant for the role it played in Jamestown’s growth and
development. www.jamestowntrainstation.com
Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society. 8 E. High
St., Shortsville, 14548 Phone: 585-289-9149 www.lvrrhs.org
Martisco Station Museum. 5085 Martisco Rd., Marcellus, 13108 Phone: 315-488-8208 May 30-Oct. 1, Sun., 2-5.
Depot museum. www.cnynrhs.org/Martisco.html
Maybrook Railroad Historical Society Museum.
Village of Maybrook, Municipal Hall, 111 Schipps Lane,
Maybrook, 12543 Phone: 845-778-7016 Open April-Oct.,
weekends only, 1-4.
Medina Railroad Museum. 530 West Ave., Medina,
14103 Phone: 585-798-6106 Year-round, Tues.-Sun., 11-5.
Museum, some train rides. www.railroadmuseum.net
New York Museum of Transportation. 6393 E. River
Rd., West Henrietta, 14586 Phone: 585-533-1113 Yearround, Sun., 11-5. Trolley rides. www.nymtmuseum.org
New York Transit Museum. Boerum Pl. at
Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, 11201 Phone: 718-694-1600
Year-round, Tues.-Fri., 10-4; Sat.-Sun., 11-5; closed Mon.
and major holidays. Museum in a historic subway station. www.mta.info/mta/museum
North Creek Railway Depot Museum. 5 Railroad Pl., North Creek, 12853 Phone: 518-251-5842 May
26-Oct. 31: Thurs.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 12-4. Restored 1872
depot. www.northcreekdepotmuseum.com
Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. 102 Audrey Ave.,
Oyster Bay, 11771 Phone: 516-558-7036 Call for hours of
operation as they change with the seasons. Visitors Center,
President Theodore Roosevelt’s home railroad station
(circa 1900), and display yard with rolling stock and turntable. www.obrm.org
Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern Railroad Co.
Historical Society Museum. Allegany County Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 222, Angelica, 14709
By appointment only.
Railroad Museum of Long Island, Greenport
Museum. 440 Fourth St., Greenport, 11944-0726 Phone:
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Railroad Museum of Long Island, Riverhead Visitor’s Center. 416 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, 11901-0787
Phone: 631-727-7920 Weekends: April-Nov., 10-4. Restoration site with park train ride, model train layout, and rolling
stock displays. www.rmli.org
Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier.
111 Oliver St., North Tonawanda, 14120 Phone: 716-6949588 Sat., 1-4, June through Aug. Museum with rolling
stock. www.railroadniagara.com
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.
282 Rush-Scottsville Rd., Rush, 14543 Phone: 585-533-1431
Rides offered Sun., May-Oct. Tour restored Erie depot,
indoor and outdoor displays. All tours/rides start at NY
Museum of Transportation. www.rgvrrm.org
Roscoe O&W Railway Museum. 7 Railroad Ave.,
Roscoe, 12776 Phone: 607-498-4346 Memorial Day
weekend-Columbus Day, Sat. & Sun., 11-3. Museum.
www.nyow.org/museum.html
Salamanca Rail Museum. 170 Main St., Salamanca,
14779 Phone: 716-945-3133 April-Dec., Tues.-Sun., 10-5;
closed Jan.-March. Museum with rolling stock.
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Trolley Museum of New York. 89 E. Strand St.,
Kingston, 12401 Phone: 845-331-3399 Memorial DayColumbus Day, weekends & holidays. Museum with trolley
ride. www.tmny.org
Utica Union Station. 321 Main St., Utica, 13501 Depot
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Charlotte Trolley. 1507 Camden Rd., Charlotte,
28203 Phone: 704-375-0850 Museum with trolley
rides. www.charlottetrolley.org
Cherryville Railroad Museum/Cherryville Model
Railroad Club. 105 N. Depot St., Cherryville, 28021
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. 225 Everett St., Bryson City, 28713 Phone: 800-872-4681 or
828-586-8811 Year-round, schedule varies. Diesel train
rides. www.gsmr.com
National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame.
120 Spring St., P.O. Box 1583, Hamlet, 28345 Phone:
910-582-3555 Sat. 11-4, Sun. 1-4; weekdays by appt.
Museum. nationalrrmuseum.tripod.com
New Hope Valley Railway. 5121 Daisey St., Bonsal, 27562 Phone: 919-362-5416 Sat. Trains run first
Sun., May-Dec. Museum with diesel and steam train
rides. www.nhvry.org
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MUSEUM. 411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer, 28159
Phone: 877-628-6386 or 704-636-2889 April-Oct.,
daily; Nov.-March, Tues.-Sun. Museum with train
rides. www.nctrans.org
Old Rock School Railway Museum. Piedmont &
Western Railroad Club, 400 W. Main St., P.O. Box 513,
Valdese, 28690 Phone: 828-879-2129 9-5, weekdays. Museum. Layout tours by appointment. www.pwrr.org
Smoky Mountain Trains. 100 Greenlee St., Bryson
City, 28713 Phone: 800-872-4681 ext. 7051 or 828-4887051 March-Dec., Mon.-Sat., 8:30-5:30. Model railroad
museum. www.smokymountaintrains.com
Tweetsie Railroad. 300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln., Blowing
Rock, 28605 Phone: 800-526-5740 or 828-264-9061 MayOct., 9-6. Wild West theme park with narrow gauge train
ride. www.tweetsie.com
Wilmington Railroad Museum. 505 Nutt St., Wilmington, 28401 Phone: 910-763-2634 Year-round. Museum with
layout. www.wrrm.org
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Bonanzaville USA. 1351 W. Main Ave., West Fargo,
58078 Phone: 701-282-2822 May & Oct.: Mon.-Fri., 9-5.
June-Sept.: Mon.-Sat., 9-5; Sun., 12-5. Depots and rolling
stock. www.bonanzaville.org
Fort Lincoln Trolley. 2000 Third St. SE, Mandan, 58554
Phone: 701-663-9018 Daily departures on the hour, 1-5.
Trolley rides.
North Dakota State Railroad Museum. 3102 37th
St. NW, P.O. Box 1001, Mandan, 58554-1001 Phone: 701663-9322
Old Soo Depot Transportation Museum. 15 N. Main
St., Minot, 58701 Phone: 701-852-2234 Weekdays.
Depot museum.
Railroad Museum of Minot. 19 1st St. NE, Minot,
58703 Phone: 701-852-7091
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Phone: 440-576-6346 Boarding site adjacent 161 E. Jefferson
St. Train ride. www.familytrainrides.com
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AuGlaize Village. P.O. Box 801, Defiance,
43512 Phone: 419-784-0107 or 419-782-7255
www.defiance-online.com/auglaize
Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum. 200 N. Miami
Ave., Bradford, 45308 Phone: 937-448-2185 or 937-5265559 Open April-Dec. Depot museum: Sat., 10-1 & Sun.,
1-4, www.bradfordmuseum.org
Carillon Historical Park. 1000 Carillon Blvd.,
Dayton, 45409 Phone: 937-293-2841 Mon.-Sat., 9:30-5;
Sun., 12-5. Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving, Dec. 24, 25, & 31.
Rolling stock exhibits. Scale train rides select dates, AprilOct. www.cprss.org www.daytonhistory.org
Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad. 1 Cedar Point Dr.,
Sandusky, 44870 Phone: 419-627-2350 Early May-late Oct.
Train ride. www.cedarpoint.com
Cincinnati Railroad Club. 1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, 45250 Phone: 513-651-7245 Sat. & Sun. Displays in historic Cincinnati Union Terminal. www.cincinnatirrclub.org
Cincinnati Railway Co. 11013 Kenwood Rd., Cincinnati,
45242 Phone: 513-791-7245 Cincinnati Railway Dinner
Train. 3 hours, Saturday nights.
www.cincinnatirailway.com/dinnertrain
Conneaut Railroad Museum. 363 Depot St., Conneaut,
44030 Phone: 440-599-7878 Memorial Day-Labor Day,
daily. Depot museum.
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. P.O. Box 158,
Peninsula, 44264 Phone: 800-468-4070 or 330-657-2000
Train ride. www.cvsr.com
Dennison Railroad Depot Museum. P.O. Box
11, 400 Center St., Dennison, 44621 Phone: 877-2788020 Year-round, except Mon. Depot museum. Polar
Express train rides, 1873 depot, restaurant, and rolling
stock. www.dennisondepot.org, Facebook
ENTERTRAINMENT JUNCTION. 7379 Squire Ct.,
West Chester, 45069 Phone: 513-898-8000 or 877-8984656 Mon.-Sat., 10-6; Sun., 12-6. Open daily, except Easter,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Wed., Jan.-March. World’s
largest indoor G-scale model train display.
www.entertrainmentjunction.com
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway. 33 Canal St.,
Nelsonville, 45764 Phone: 800-967-7834 or 740-753-9531
Weekends, mid-May through Dec. Museum with train
rides. www.hvsry.org
Jefferson Depot Village. 147 East Jefferson St., P.O.
Box 22, Jefferson, 44047 Phone: 440-576-0496 or 614-5075246 June, July, Aug., & Sept.; Sat. & Sun., 1-4; Mon. &
Thurs., 10-4. Group tours anytime by appointment. 19th
century museum tours through the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railroad Station and other restored historic buildings. www.jeffersondepotvillage.org
Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad. 127 S. Mechanic
St., Lebanon, 45036 Phone: 513-933-8022
www.lebanonrr.com
Lorain & West Virginia Railway. Hwy. 18, Wellington,
44090 Phone: 440-647-6660 July-Oct., weekends and
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Lucas County-Maumee Valley Historical Society. 1031 River Rd., Maumee, 43537 Phone: 419-8939602 www.maumee.org/wolcott/woldcott/htm
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum. 253 Southwest
St., Bellevue, 44811 Phone: 419-483-2222 Memorial
Day-Labor Day, daily, 12-4; May, Sept., & Oct., weekends.
Museum. www.madrivermuseum.org
Marion Union Station. 532 W. Center St., Marion,
43302 Phone: 740-383-3768 Museum: Tues.-Thurs., 10-2.
All year, most weekends, 2-5. Model railroad: Sun., 2-4.
Depot museum & layouts.
www.mariononline.com/agencies/MUSA.htm
Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc. 11600
County Rd. 99 at 175 Exit 161, Findlay, 45840 Phone: 419423-2995 Quarter-scale steam & diesel train rides, museum,
HO/Lionel layouts. Open most weekends April-Dec. plus
special events: Train Show-March, Tracks to the Past-Sept.,
Pumpkin Train-Oct., Train of Terror-Oct. North Pole
Express-Dec. www.nworrp.org
Orrville Railroad Heritage Society. 145 Depot St.,
Orrville, 44667 Phone: 330-683-2426 Museum with train
ride. www.orrvillerailroad.com
The Ohio Railway Museum Inc. 990 Proprietors Rd.,
Worthington, 43085 Phone: 614-885-7345 May-Dec., Sun.,
12-4. Museum with train ride.
www.ohiorailwaymuseum.org
Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway and Museum
Inc. 14475 Saylor Lane, Grand Rapids, 43522 Phone: 866638-7246 May-Oct. Motorcar rides and Bluebird passenger
train between Grand Rapids and Waterville, Ohio. Check
website for current operating schedules. www.tlew.org
Train-O-Rama. 6732 E. Harbor Rd., Route 163 East,
Marblehead, 43440 Phone: 419-734-5856 Year-round,
Mon.-Sat., 11-5; Sun., 1-5. Layouts. www.trainorama.com
Warther Carvings. 331 Karl Ave., Dover, 44622 Phone:
330-343-7513 Daily, 9-5. Ivory, ebony, & walnut carvings
showing locomotive history. www.warthers.com
Oklahoma Railway Museum. 3400 NE Grand Blvd.,
Oklahoma City, 73111 Phone: 405-424-8222 9-4, Sat. Train
ride, first & third weekends, April-Aug., & Sept., first weekend-Oct., last weekend. www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org
Omniplex Science Museum. 2100 NE 52nd St.,
Oklahoma City, 73111-7198 Phone: 405-602-OMNI
www.omniplex.org
Orr Family Farm & RR LLC. 14400 South Western
Ave., Oklahoma City, 73170 Phone: 405-799-3276
www.orrfamilyfarm.com
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma. 702 N.
Washington St., Enid, 73701 Phone: 580-233-3051
Museum with excursions. Admittance by donation.
www.railroadmuseumofoklahoma.org
Waynoka History Museum. 1386 Cleveland St.,
Waynoka, 73860 Phone: 580-824-1886 Depot museum
with locomotive display. Transportation complex & air-rail
museum in restored Harvey House. Restaurant, gift shop.
Free admission. www.waynoka.org
Yukon’s Best Railroad Museum. Third and Main
streets, Yukon, 73099 Phone: 405-354-5079
Oregon
Canby Depot Museum. 888 NE Fourth Ave.,
P.O. Box 160, Canby, 97013 Phone: 503-266-6712
www.canbyhistoricalsociety.org
EAGLE CAP EXCURSION TRAIN. 300 North
Eighth St., Elgin, 97837 Phone: 800-323-7330 Ride a train
in scenic northeast Oregon. Towering mountains and
basalt cliffs hug the track as you wind along the shores
of the tumbling Grande Ronde and Wallowa rivers.
Elgin’s new depot contains Joseph Branch history displays. www.eaglecaptrainrides.com
Medford Railroad Park. 2222 Table Rock Rd., Medford,
97501 Phone: 541-944-2230 Museum, motorcar rides,
71/2-inch-gauge train rides, and HO & G model railroads.
www.soc-nrhs.org.
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MOUNT HOOD RAILROAD. 110 Railroad Ave., Hood
River, 97031 Phone: 800-872-4661 or 541-386-3556 ExcurCanadian County Historical Museum. 300 S. Grand,
sion train. www.mthoodrr.com [See our ad on page R-10]
El Reno, 73036 Phone: 405-262-5121 Wed.-Sat., 10-5, Sun.,
1-5. Museum and rail-based trolley ride. Former Rock
Oregon Coast Historical Railway. 766 S. First St.,
Island Railroad depot and ride on 1924 restored Brill
Coos Bay, 97420 Phone: 541-297-6130 Memorial Day
trolley. www.elrenotourism.org
weekend-Labor Day, Wed. & Sat., 9-3. Museum includes a
1922 Baldwin logging Mike, a 1949 Alco S-2 diesel switcher,
Farmrail. 1601 West Gary Blvd., Clinton, 73601 Phone:
cabooses, plus rail and logging artifacts. www.orcorail.org
580-846-9078 Train ride. www.farmrail.com
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Hwy. 101, Garibaldi,
Frisco Depot Museum. 309 N. B St., Hugo, 74743
97141 Phone: 503-842-7972 Steam train rides and Sunset
Phone: 580-326-6630 Tues.-Sat., 10-4. Railroad history,
Dinner excursions. www.ocsr.net
local history, art, model circus, model railroad.
www.friscodepot.org
OREGON RAIL HERITAGE CENTER. 2250 SE Water
Ave., Portland, 97214 Phone: 503-680-8895 Thurs.-Sun., 1-5.
Heritage Express Trolley. 300 S. Grand Ave., El Reno,
Working museum, holiday train rides, and excursions. Be
73036 Phone: 888-535-7366 Wed.-Sat., 10-5; Sun. 1-5. Muawestruck with the famous SP 4449, SP&S 700, and OR&N
seum with trolley ride. www.elreno.org/tour/attractions.asp
197. www.orhf.org [See our ad on page R-12]
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic
Site. 110 Federal Park Rd., Gallitzin, 16641 Phone: 814886-6150 Year-round, daily, 9-5. Exhibits.
www.nps.gov/alpo
Bellefonte Historical Railroad. 320 W. High St., Bellefonte, 16823 Phone: 814-355-1053 www.bellefontetrain.org
Catawissa Railroad Co. 119 Pine St., Catawissa, 17820
Phone: 570-356-2345 caboosenut.com
Choo Choo Barn - Traintown U.S.A.® Route 741
East, 226 Gap Rd., Strasburg, 17579 Phone: 717-687-7911
Open mid-March-Dec., daily, 10-4:30. Gigantic model train
layout! www.choochoobarn.com
Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park.
2249 Lincoln Hwy. East, Lancaster, 17602 Phone: 717291-1888/1-866-FUN at DW (toll free) Spring & fall,
weekends; Memorial Day-Labor Day, daily. Miniature train
ride. www.dutchwonderland.com
Electric City Trolley Museum. 300 Cliff St., Scranton,
18503 Phone: 570-963-6590 Trolley museum with 10-mile
excursions. www.ectma.org
Franklin Institute Science Museum. 222 N. 20th
St., Philadelphia, 19103 Phone: 215-448-1200 Daily, 9:30-5.
Exhibits. www.fi.edu
Friends of the East Broad Top Museum. 550 Main
St., P.O. Box 68, Robertsdale, 16674 Phone: 814-635-2388
Historic buildings, exhibits, museum shop. First & third
weekends, May-Oct. www.febt.org
Greenville Railroad Park and Museum. 314 Main
St., Greenville, 16125 Phone: 724-588-4009 May-Oct.
Museum, 0-10-2 Union Railroad steam engine, Bessemer
ore car & caboose, Wheeling caboose, Erie flatcar, & UP
caboose. www.greenvilletrainmuseum.org
Harris Switch Tower Museum. 637 Walnut St., Harrisburg, 17101-1924 Phone: 717-232-6221 View trains right
outside the tower’s windows. Fully interactive museum open
Sat., late May through Oct. Free admission and free parking
in adjacent lot. www.harristower.org
Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark.
1300 Ninth Ave., Altoona, 16602 Phone: 888-425-8666
or 814-946-0834 April 1-May 5, 11-4; May 6-Oct. 30,
Mon.-Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-6; Oct. 31-Nov. 20, weekends
only. 11-4, weather permitting. Historic train-watching
venue. www.railroadcity.com
Lake Shore Railway Museum. 31 Wall St., North East,
16428 Phone: 814-725-1911 Depot museum with rolling
stock. www.grape-track.org
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. Susquehanna St.,
Jim Thorpe, 18229 Phone: 570-325-8485 Train rides.
www.lgsry.com
MARYLAND & PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PRESERVATION SOCIETY. P.O. Box 2262, York,
17405-2262 Phone: 717-927-9565 We operate the Ma & Pa
Railroad Heritage Village and the remaining segment of the
Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad. The Village is 31 acres
and features a four-story General Store, Post Office, Railroad
Ticket Office, Telephone Exchange, Roller Mill, Grain Elevator, and more. www.maandparailroad.com
Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad. 136 Brown
St., Middletown, 17057 Phone: 717-944-4435 Train
ride. www.mhrailroad.com
National Railway Historical Society. 100 North 17th
St., Suite 1203, Philadelphia, 19103 Phone: 215-557-6606
Over 170 Chapters across the United States, Canada, and the
United Kingdom. www.nrhs.com
National Toy Train Museum. 300 Paradise Ln., P.O.
Box 248, Strasburg, 17579 Phone: 717-687-8976 Daily: June,
July, & Aug. Fri.-Mon. only: May, Sept., & Oct. Weekends
only: April, Nov., & Dec. Open 10-5. Five interactive layouts
and exhibits. www.nttmuseum.org
New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. 32 W. Bridge St.,
New Hope, 18938 Phone: 215-862-2332 Year-round. Train
rides. www.newhoperailroad.com
OIL CREEK & TITUSVILLE RAILROAD. 409 S.
Perry St., Titusville, 16354 Phone: 814-676-1733 June-Oct.
Train ride through Oil Creek Valley. www.octrr.org
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. 1 Museum Rd., Washington, 15301 Phone: 724-228-9256 April 1-Dec. 18, weekends, 10-5. Memorial Day-Labor Day, Mon.-Fri., 10-4; Sat.Sun., 10-5. Museum with trolley ride. www.pa-trolley.org
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from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. See website for events
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Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train.
19th & Oak streets, Ashland, 17921 Phone: 570-875-3850
April-Oct. Call for hours. Coal mine tour and steam train
ride. www.pioneertunnel.com
Portage Station Museum. 400 Lee St., Portage, 15946
Phone: 814-736-9223 Tues. through Sun., 12-4. Train depot
museum with huge HO model train display that occupies
entire second floor and includes local sites like Horseshoe
Curve and the Gallitzin Tunnels. www.portagepa.us
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Hwy. 741
E., Strasburg, 17579 Phone: 717-687-8628 Year-round,
closed some holidays. Museum with rolling stock displays. www.rrmuseumpa.org
Railroaders Memorial Museum. 1300 Ninth Ave.,
Altoona, 16602 Phone: 888-425-8666 or 814-946-0834 May
6-Oct. 30, Mon.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 11-5.; Oct. 31-Dec. 18, Fri.,
Sat., Sun., 11-4. Interpretive museum. Closed Thanksgiving
Day. Closed Dec. 19 for the season. www.railroadcity.com
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum. 500 S. Third St.,
Hamburg, 19526 Phone: 610-562-5513 Sat., 10-4, Sun., 12-4.
Museum. www.readingrailroad.org
Red Run Express - Washington Township. 13013
Welty Rd., Waynesboro, 17268 Phone: 717-762-3128 Memorial Day-Labor Day, Sat. & Sun., 1-4. Miniature train ride.
Roadside America. 109 Roadside Dr., Shartlesville,
19554 Phone: 610-488-6241 July-Labor Day, Mon.-Fri.,
9-6:30; Sat. & Sun., 9-7. Layout.
www.roadsideamericainc.com
Rockhill Trolley Museum. 430 Meadow St., Rockhill
Furnace, 17249 Phone: 814-447-9576 Memorial Day
weekend-Oct., weekends. Special holiday events. Check
website for details. Museum with trolley ride.
www.rockhilltrolley.org
Station Inn, The. 827 Front St., Cresson, 16630 Phone:
814-886-4757 Year-round. Historic trackside hotel built in
1866. www.stationinnpa.com
Steamtown National Historic Site. Lackawanna
& Cliff Ave., Scranton, 18503 Phone: 888-693-9391 or
570-340-5200 Year-round, daily, except for Thanksgiving,
Christmas, & New Year’s. Museum with seasonal steam train
rides. www.nps.gov/stea
Strasburg Rail Road. Route 741 E., Strasburg, 17579
Phone: 717-687-7522 Steam train through Amish farmland. www.StrasburgRailRoad.com
Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming
County Historical Society. 858 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, 17701 Phone: 570-326-3326 Year-round. Toy
trains. www.tabermuseum.org
Tioga Central Railroad. Hwy. 287, Wellsboro,
16901 Phone: 570-724-0990 Scenic excursions, dining,
& theme trains including Fall Foliage & Santa Express. www.tiogacentral.com
Tunnels Park & Museum. 411 Convent St., Gallitzin, 16641-1295 Phone: 814-886-8871 Tues.-Sun.,
11-5. Tunnels Park adjacent to Norfolk Southern main
line. www.gallitzin.info
Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad.
42 Community Center Dr., Kempton, 19529 Phone:
610-756-6469 May-Oct., Sun., hourly 1-4. Sat., July,
Aug., & Oct. Diesel train rides. www.kemptontrain.com
West Chester Railroad. Market St., West Chester,
19380 Phone: 610-430-2233 Year-round, weekends. Train
ride. www.westchesterrr.com
Rhode Island
Newport Dinner Train. 19 America’s Cup Ave., Newport, 02840 Phone: 800-398-7427 or 401-841-8700 MayDec. Dinner train. www.newportdinnertrain.com
Old Colony & Newport Railway. Newport Depot, 19
America’s Cup Ave., Newport, 02840 Phone: 401-849-0546
Sun., 11:45 & 1:45. Open mid-Jan. to mid-Nov.
www.ocnrr.com
Rhode Island Railroad Museum. 1 Railroad Ave., West
Kingston, 02892
South Carolina
Lancaster & Chester Railroad and Museum.
512 S. Main St., Second Fl., Lancaster, 29721 Phone:
803-286-2102 Museum with luxury railcar charters.
www.landcrailroad.com
South Carolina Railroad Museum. 110 Industrial
Park Rd., Winnsboro, 29180 Phone: 803-712-4135 Each
Sat., June, July, Aug., 10 & 1:30, also Sept. 7 & 21, 10 & 1:30.
May 25, For Those Who’ve Served-Veterans Special; Oct. 5,
Caboose Day; Oct. 29, Pumpkin Patch Trains. Visit website
for more special events and ticketing information.
www.scrm.org
The Museum & Railroad Historical Center. 908 S.
Main St., Greenwood, 29646 Phone: 864-229-7093 Museum
with rolling stock displays including P&N, Seaboard, & Erie
Lackawanna. www.greenwoodmuseum.org
South Dakota
BLACK HILLS CENTRAL RAILROAD. 222 Railroad
Ave., Hill City, 57745 Phone: 605-574-2222 Early May-early
Oct., daily. Train rides. www.1880train.com
Prairie Village. Hwy. 34, Madison, 57042 Phone: 800693-3644 or 605-256-3644 First week in May to Labor Day.
Train rides. www.prairievillage.org
South Dakota State Railroad Museum. 222 Railroad
Ave., P.O. Box 1070, Hill City, 57745 Phone: 605-574-9000
May 1-Oct. 1, daily, 9-4. Other fall and winter seasonal hours
& events on website. www.sdsrm.org
Tennessee
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. Hwy. 58,
Oak Ridge, 37831 Phone: 865-241-2140 Excursion and dinner trains. www.techscribes.com/sarm
Tennessee Central Railway Museum. 220 Willow St.,
Nashville, 37210 Phone: 615-244-9001 Mon.-Fri., 8-4. Sat.,
9-3. Museum with periodic excursion trains. www.tcry.org
TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD. 4119 Cromwell
Rd., Chattanooga, 37421 Phone: 423-894-8028 March-Nov.
Museum with steam and diesel train rides. www.tvrail.com
THREE RIVERS RAMBLER. Volunteer Landing on
Neyland Dr., Knoxville, 37902 Phone: 865-524-9411
Summer: May-Aug., Sat., 11 & 2. Easter, Pumpkin, &
Christmas event trains; 1890 steam engine.
www.threeriversrambler.com
A.C. Kalmbach Memorial Library - National
Model Railroad Association. 4121 Cromwell Rd.,
Chattanooga, 37421 Phone: 423-894-8144 Mon.-Fri., 8-5.
Texas
Research library of the National Model Railroad AssociaAUSTIN STEAM TRAIN ASSOCIATION.
tion. www.nmra.org/library
401 E. Whitestone Blvd., A103, Cedar Park, 78613
Casey Jones Railroad Museum. 30 Casey Jones Ln.,
Phone: 512-477-8468 Year-round, weekends only. Train
Jackson, 38305 Phone: 731-668-1222 9-8. House museum
rides. www.austinsteamtrain.org [See our ad on page R-18]
with locomotive display. www.caseyjones.com
Flatonia Rail Park. I-10, halfway between San Antonio
Chattanooga Choo-Choo. 1400 Market St., Chatand Houston, Flatonia, Phone: 979-743-5366 Photo
tanooga, 37402 Phone: 800-872-2529 or 423-266-5000
pavilion, rail museum, historic switching tower, and caYear-round. Hotel in historic terminal with rolling stock and
boose. www.railcrossrdstx.com
trolley ride. www.choochoo.com
Forest Park Miniature Railroad. 1700 Colonial ParkCookeville Depot Museum. 116 W. Broad St.,
way, Fort Worth, 76101 Phone: 817-336-3328 March-Oct.:
Cookeville, 38501 Phone: 931-528-8570 Tues.-Sat., 10-4.
Tues.-Sun., 11-5. Nov.-Feb.: Sat., Sun., & selected holidays,
Depot museum. www.cookevilledepot.com
12-4. Miniature train ride. www.fmpt.us
Cowan Railroad Museum. 108 S. Front St., P.O. Box
GALVESTON RAILROAD MUSEUM. 2602 Santa
53, Cowan, 37318 Phone: 931-967-3078 May-Oct. Depot
Fe Pl., Galveston, 77550 Phone: 409-765-5700 Daily, 10-4.
museum. www.cowanrailroadmuseum.org
Museum with rolling stock. www.galvestonrrmuseum.com
Dollywood Express Train. 1020 Dollywood Ln.,
Pigeon Forge, 37863-4101 Phone: 800-Dollywood or
Grapevine Vintage Railroad. 705 South Main St.,
865-428-9488 April-Dec., days and hours vary. Train ride.
Grapevine, 76051 Phone: 817-410-3185 Trains from
www.dollywood.com
Grapevine to Fort Worth Stockyards operate mid-Feb.
Little River Railroad. 7747 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.,
until Memorial Day weekend, Sat. and Sun.; Memorial Day
P.O. Box 211, Townsend, 37882 Phone: 865-428-0099 or
weekend to Labor Day weekend, Fri., Sat., and Sun.; Labor
865-448-2211 June-Aug., Oct.: daily; April, May, Sept.,
Day weekend to mid-Nov., Sat. and Sun. Depot hours vary
Nov.: weekends only; Dec.-March, by appt. Museum with
seasonally. Depot, train rides, and special events.
locomotive display. Telling story of logging & railroads in
www.grapevinetexasusa.com
the Smokies, early 1900s. www.littleriverrailroad.org
Historic Jefferson Railway. 400 E. Austin St., Jefferson,
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. 3917 St.
75657 Phone: 866-398-2038 www.jeffersonrailway.com
Elmo Ave., Chattanooga, 37409 Phone: 423-821-4224
History Center. 102 N. Temple Dr., Diboll, 75941 Phone:
Daily, except Thanksgiving & Christmas. Incline rail936-829-3543 Mon.-Fri., 8-5; Sat., 9-1; closed major holiway. www.lookoutmountain.com
days. Exhibits. www.thehistorycenteronline.com
Lynnville Railroad Preservation Society.
Houston Railroad Museum. 7390 Mesa Rd., Houston,
P.O. Box 156, Lynnville, 38472 Phone: 931-363-3789
77028 Phone: 713-631-6612 April-Nov., Sat., 12-4; Rolling
www.lynnvillerailroad.com
stock. www.houstonrrmuseum.org
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and
Interurban Railway Museum. 901 E. 15th St., Plano,
Railroad Museum. 582 S. Royal St., Jackson, 38301
75074 Phone: 972-941-2117 10-2, Mon.-Fri.; 1-5, Sat.
Phone: 731-425-8223 Free admission. Mon.-Sat., 10-3.
Museum. www.interurbanplano.org
Collection includes artifacts & memorabilia associated
McKinney Avenue Trolley. 3153 Oak Grove Ave.,
with NC&StL, GM&O, and IC railroads and family trees;
Dallas, 75204 Phone: 214-855-0006 Daily. Trolley rides.
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Museum of the American Railroad. 6299 Cotton Gin
Rd., Frisco, 75034 Phone: 214-428-0101 Year-round, Wed.Sun., 10-5. Museum. www.historictrains.org
New Braunfels Railroad Museum. 302 W. San
Antonio St., New Braunfels, 78131 Phone: 830-627-2447
Thurs.-Mon., 12-4. Museum.
www.newbraunfelsrailroadmuseum.org
Railway Museum of San Angelo. 703 S.
Chadbourne, San Angelo, 76903 Phone: 325-486-2140
www.railwaymuseumsanangelo.homestead.com
Six Flags Over Texas Railroad. P.O. Box 90191,
Arlington, 76004-0191 Phone: 817-530-6000
www.sixflags.com
Square House Museum. 5th St. and Hwy. 207,
Panhandle, Phone: 806-537-3524 Mon.-Sat., 9-5; Sun., 1-5.
Museum. www.squarehousemuseum.org
Temple Railroad & Heritage Museum. 315 W. Ave.
B, Temple, 76501 Phone: 254-298-5172 Tues.-Sat., 10-4.
Depot museum. Located in a 1911 Santa Fe depot. Includes
exhibits, rolling stock, and views of active BNSF and Amtrak
operations. www.rrhm.org
Texas & Pacific Railway Museum. 800 N. Washington
Ave., Marshall, 75670 Phone: 903-938-9495 Tues.-Sat., 10-4.
Depot museum. www.marshalldepot.org
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD. P.O. Box 166, Rusk,
75785 Phone: 888-987-2461 or 903-683-2561 Train
ride. www.texasstaterr.com [See our ad on page R-10]
Texas Transportation Museum. 11731 Wetmore Rd.,
San Antonio, 78247 Phone: 210-490-3554 Museum: Thurs.,
9-4; Sat.-Sun., 10-5. Train ride: Sat. & Sun.
www.txtransportationmuseum.org
Wichita Falls Railroad Museum. 500 Ninth St.,
Wichita Falls, 76308 Phone: 940-723-2661 www.wfrrm.com
Utah
GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
Promontory Summit, 32 miles west of Brigham City, via
Hwy. 83, Promontory, 84302 Phone: 435-471-2209 Visitor
Center open 9-5 daily, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
New Year’s Day. Attractions include the last spike site, two
fully functional replica locomotives, a walking trail, and two
auto tours. www.nps.gov/gosp [See our ad on page R-15]
Heber Valley Historic Railroad. 450 S. 600 W., Heber
City, 84032 Phone: 435-654-5601 Scenic and dinner trains,
outdoor adventures, and special events. Open year-round.
Visit website for event calendar. Advance reservations
recommended. www.hebervalleyrr.org
Ogden Union Station. 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden, 84401
Phone: 801-393-9886 Year-round, Mon.-Sat., 10-5. Museum
with layouts. www.theunionstation.org
Tooele Railroad Museum. 35 N. Broadway, Tooele,
84074 Phone: 435-882-2836 (summer) 435-843-2110,
after Sept.
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Full Moon Runs
June 13, Aug. 10
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Night Rider — Dinner at Last Run Restaurant 6:30 p.m.;
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Vermont
Green Mountain Railroad. 102 Railroad Row, White
River Junction, 05001 Phone: 800-707-3530 or 802-4633069 July-Oct., with year-round specials. www.rails-vt.com
New England Institute and Transportation
Museum. 100 Railroad Row, White River Junction, 05001
Phone: 802-291-9838 Museum.
www.newenglandtransportationmuseum.org
Shelburne Museum. Hwy. 7, Shelburne, 05482 Phone:
802-985-3346 May-Oct., daily, 10-5. Museum.
www.shelburnemuseum.org
Virginia
Appomattox Regional Library System, Carson
Branch. 16101 Halligan Park Rd., Carson, 23860 Phone:
804-458-0860 Mon.-Thurs., 3-7; Fri., 3-6; Wed., 10-12, or by
appt. Museum with static displays. www.arls.org
C&O Railway Heritage Center - Clifton Forge.
705 Main St., Clifton Forge, 24422 Phone: 540-862-2210
10-4, Mon.-Sat.; 1-4, Sun. Depot museum with rolling stock
displays. www.candoheritage.org www.cohs.org
Eastern Shore Railway Museum. 18468 Dunne Ave.,
Parksley, 23421 Phone: 757-665-7245 Open April 1-Nov. 30,
Thurs. & Sun. 1-4, Fri. & Sat. 11-4. Rolling stock display.
www.easternshorerailwaymuseum.com
Fairfax Station Railroad Museum. 11200 Fairfax
Station Rd., Fairfax Station, 22039 Phone: 703-425-9225
Year-round, Sun., 1-4; Labor Day, Sun. & Mon., 12-5. Depot
museum. www.fairfax-station.org
Historic Cambria Depot & Scale Cabinetmaker
Museum. 630 Depot St. NE, Christiansburg, 24073 Phone:
540-382-6431 Depot (Virginia-Tennessee Railroad, c. 1868),
located in Cambria Historic District; includes building tour,
freight house exhibit, historic documents & photos, & prototype models from the Scale Cabinetmaker. No admission
fee, donations accepted. www.historiccambria.com
Historic Manassas Inc. 9431 West St., Manassas,
20110 Phone: 703-361-6599 or 877-848-3018
www.visitmanassas.org
Lancaster Antique Train & Toy Collection. Children’s Museum, 221 High St., Portsmouth, 23704 Phone:
757-393-5397 www.childrensmuseumva.com/lancaster.html
O. WINSTON LINK MUSEUM. 101 Shenandoah Ave.
NE, Roanoke, 24016 Phone: 540-982-5465 Mon.-Sun., 10-5,
Jan. and Feb. Sundays, 12-5. Museum of Link’s acclaimed
1950s steam-era photography in restored N&W station.
www.linkmuseum.org [See our ad on page R-20]
Richmond Railroad Museum. 102 Hull St., Richmond,
23224 Phone: 804-233-6237 Year-round, Sat., 11-4, Sun.,
1-4. Museum in 1915 station, rolling stock, gift shop, model
layout. www.odcnrhs.org/docs/museum
Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum. 326
N. Main St., Suffolk, 23434 Phone: 757-923-4750 Wed.-Sat.,
10-4; Sun., 1-4. Depot museum with layout.
www.suffolktrainstation.org
U.S. Army Transportation Museum. Besson Hall,
300 Washington Blvd., Fort Eustis, 23604 Phone: 757-8781115 Daily, 9-4:30. Museum with rolling stock displays.
Closed Mondays and federal holidays.
www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/museum/museum.html
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION.
303 Norfolk Ave. SW, Roanoke, 24016 Phone: 540-342-5670
Mon.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 1-5. Museum. www.vmt.org
Washington
Bellingham Railway Museum. 1320 Commercial St.,
Bellingham, 98225 Phone: 360-393-7540 Open Tues. &
Thurs. through Sat., 12-5. Please contact museum for more
information or to make an appointment.
www.bellinghamrailwaymuseum.org
Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village. 600 Cotlets
Way, Cashmere, 98815 Phone: 509-782-3230 March-Oct.,
daily, 10:30-4:30. Rolling stock display.
www.cashmeremuseum.org
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad & Museum. 1101 SW
Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 98532 Phone: 360-748-9593 Regular
operating schedule: Memorial Day weekend-Sept.: Sat., 1, 3,
& 5; Sun., 1 & 3. Excursion & dinner trains available.
www.steamtrainride.com
Chelatchie Prairie Railroad. P.O. Box 1271, Chelatchie,
98604 Phone: 360-686-3559 Steam train ride.
www.bycx.com
Dayton Historical Depot. 222 E. Commercial St.,
Dayton, 99328 Phone: 509-382-2026 Depot museum.
daytonhistoricdepot.org
Lake Whatcom Railway. NP Rd., Wickersham, 98220
Phone: 360-595-2218 July & Aug., Sat. & Tues. Train ride.
www.lakewhatcomrailway.com
MT. RAINIER SCENIC RAILROAD & LOGGING
MUSEUM. 54124 Mountain Highway East, Elbe, 98330
Phone: 888-783-2611 or 360-492-5588 Weekend train
excursions, May through October. www.mrsr.com
Northern Pacific Railway Museum. 10 S. Asotin Ave.,
Toppenish, 98948 Phone: 509-865-1911 Tues.-Sat., 10-5;
Sun., 12-5. Museum. www.nprymuseum.org
Northwest Railway Museum. 38625 SE King St.,
Snoqualmie, 98065 Phone: 425-888-3030 Depot Bookstore,
museum, exhibits, rolling stock, train ride, & tour Train
Shed Exhibit Building. www.trainmuseum.org
Remlinger Farms’ Tolt River Railroad. 32610 NE
32nd St., Carnation, 98014 Phone: 425-333-4135 June 15Oct., open daily. Miniature train rides.
www.remlingerfarms.com
Tacoma Railroad Heritage Center. Freighthouse
Square, 602 East 25th St., P.O. Box 340, Tacoma, 98401
Phone: 253-272-3000 Historical exhibits.
www.railheritage.org
Washington State Railroads Historical Society
Museum. 122 N. Tacoma Ave., Pasco, 99301 Phone: 509543-4159 Thurs. & Fri., 12-4, Sat., 9-3. Museum.
www.wsrhs.org
Yakima Valley Trolleys. South Third Ave. at Pine St.,
Yakima, 98902 Phone: 509-249-5962 Two vintage trolley
cars run on weekends during summer months, hourly, 10-3.
Operating season begins on Sat., May 24, and ends Labor
Day, Sept. 1. Halloween Trolley on Oct. 27. Santa Trolley on
Sat., Dec. 13. www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org
West Virginia
Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum. 144 Kruger
St., Wheeling, 26003 Phone: 304-242-8133 Toy train
museum. www.toyandtrain.com
NEW RIVER TRAIN EXCURSIONS. 1323 - 8th
Ave., Huntington, 25701 Phone: 866-639-7487 or
304-523-0364 Historical Society. Museum & train rides.
www.newrivertrain.com [See our ad on page R-22]
Oglebay Good Zoo. Oglebay Resort, Route 88 N.,
Wheeling, 26003 Phone: 800-624-6988 or 304-243-4000
Daily, 11-4. Scale train rides.
www.oglebay-resort.com/goodzoo/train.htm
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad. Hwy. 28 N., Romney,
26757 Phone: 304-424-0736 Train excursions.
www.potomaceagle.info
Wisconsin
Brodhead Historical Society Depot Museum. 1108
First Center Ave., Brodhead, 53520 Phone: 608-897-4150
Memorial Day-Sept. 30, holidays: Wed., Sat., & Sun., 1-4 or
by appointment. Depot museum.
CAMP FIVE & LUMBERJACK STEAM TRAIN.
5068 Hwy. 8, P.O. Box 5, Laona, 54541 Phone: 715-674-3414
June 20-Aug. 23, Mon.-Sat. Train rides.
www.lumberjacksteamtrain.com
Colfax Railroad Museum. 500 Railroad Ave., Colfax,
54730 Phone: 715-962-2076 May 1- Sept. 30, Wed.-Sun.,
11-4. Depot museum. www.colfaxrrmuseum.org
EAST TROY ELECTRIC RAILROAD. 2002 Church
St., East Troy, 53120 Phone: 262-642-3263 Museum with
trolley rides. www.easttroyrr.org [See our ad on page R-21]
Green County Welcome Center. 2108 Seventh Ave.,
Monroe, 53566 Phone: 608-325-4636 Depot museum.
lorenzo.uwstout.edu/cheese/cheese.htm
Historical Village. 900 Montgomery St., New London,
54961 Phone: 920-982-5186 June-Aug., first & third Sun.,
1-4, or by appt. Depot museum.
www.newlondonwi.org/historical.htm
Mid-Continent Railway Museum. E8948 Museum Rd.,
North Freedom, 53951 Phone: 800-930-1385 Train rides:
weekends, May, Sept., and to Oct. 21. Daily, June 2-Sept. 3.
Special events, May, Oct., Nov., Feb. www.midcontinent.org
CASS SCENIC RAILROAD STATE PARK.
Hwy. 66, Cass, 24927 Phone: 800-225-5982 or 304-456-4300
Excursion & dinner train, Murder Mystery, & charters.
www.cassrailroad.com [See our ad on page R-20]
DURBIN & GREENBRIER VALLEY RAILROAD.
315 Railroad Ave., Elkins, 26241 Phone: 877-686-7245 AprilDec., steam & diesel train excursions, dinner & event trains.
SVC. www.mountainrail.com [See our ad on page R-21]
Harpers Ferry Toy Train Museum & Joy Line
Railroad. 937 Bakerton Rd., Harpers Ferry, 25425 Phone:
304-535-2521 April-Oct., & holidays, 9-5.EAST
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Mining Museum & Rollo Jamison Museum. 405 E.
Main St., Platteville, Phone: 608-348-3301 May-Oct., daily;
self-guided, Mon.-Fri., Nov.-April, group tours, year-round
with reservation. Mine tours with train ride.
Monticello Depot and Hostel. 310 S. Pratt Rd., P.O.
Box 147, Monticello, 53570-0147 Phone: 608-938-4383
Depot museum.
National Railroad Museum. 2285 S. Broadway St.,
Green Bay, 54304 Phone: 920-437-7623 Museum: Mon.-Sat.,
9-5; Sun., 11-5. Train ride: May-Sept. Museum and train
rides. www.nationalrrmuseum.org
Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway. 114 Depot Rd.,
Osceola, 54020 Phone: 715-755-3570 May-Oct., weekends.
Diesel train rides. www.trainride.org
Pinecrest Historical Village. 924 Pine Crest Ln., Manitowoc, 54220 Phone: 920-684-4445 May-Oct., & second
weekend in Dec., daily. Museum. www.mchistsoc.org
Railroad Memories Museum. N424 Front St., in
1902 Omaha/C&NW Depot, Spooner, 54801 Phone:
715-635-3325 or 715-635-2752 Memorial Day-Labor Day,
daily, 10-5, and by appt. Museum.
www.railroadmemoriesmuseumspooner.org
Riverside & Great Northern Railway. N115 CRN,
Wisconsin Dells, 53965 Phone: 608-254-6367 Memorial
Day-Labor Day. Museum and miniature train ride.
www.randgn.com
Whiskey River Railway. 700 E Main St., Marshall,
53559 Phone: 888-607-7735 Memorial Day-Labor
Day, daily; Oct., weekends; Dec., daily. Miniature train
rides. www.littleamerricka.com
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad. 426 N. Front St.,
Spooner, 54801 Phone: 715-635-3200 Diesel excursion and
dinner train rides. www.spoonertrainride.com
Zoofari Express Milwaukee County Zoo. 10001 W.
Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, 53226 Phone: 414-771-3040
Easter-Oct., weekends. May-Sept., daily, 10-4. March, April
& Oct., weekends. Scale steam train.
www.milwaukeezoo.org
Wyoming
Cheyenne Depot Museum. 121 W. 15th St., Cheyenne,
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DOUGLAS RAILROAD INTERPRETIVE
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INFORMATION CENTER. 121 Brownfield Rd., Douglas,
82633 Phone: 877-937-4996 or 307-358-2950 Winter hours:
Mon.-Fri., 9-5, Sat.-Sun., 11-4.; summer hours: Mon.-Fri.,
9-8, Sat.-Sun., 10-5. www.douglaschamber.com
Union Pacific Roundhouse. 1440 Main St., Evanston,
82930 Phone: 307-783-6320 Winters, Mon.-Fri., 8-5. Summers, Mon.-Fri., 9-9; Sat., 9-7, & Sun., 12-6. Historic UP site.
Alberta
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. 4611 47th Ave.,
Stettler, T0C 2L0 Phone: 800-282-3994 or 403-742-2811
Year-round, weekends and some weekdays. Excursion and
dinner train. www.absteamtrain.com
Alberta Railway Museum. 24215 34th St. NW,
Edmonton, T5Y 6B4 Phone: 780-472-6229 May-Sept.
Museum with train rides. www.albertarailwaymuseum.com
Edmonton Radial Railway. Fort Edmonton Park &
High Level Bridge, Edmonton, T6H 5Y7 Phone:
780-437-7721 www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca
Edmonton Radial Railway Society, Bridge
Division. Strathcona Barn, 84th Ave. & 103rd St.,
Edmonton, T6H 5Y1 Phone: 780-437-7221 or
780-496-1464 www.edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca
Fort Edmonton Park. Southwest corner of Fox Dr.
& Whitemud Dr., Edmonton, T5J 2R7 Phone: 780496-8787 May, long weekend-Aug. 31, daily; Sept.,
weekends only. Living History museum with steam train
ride. www.fortedmontonpark.ca
Heritage Park Historical Village. 1900 Heritage Dr.
SW, Calgary, T2V 2X3 Phone: 403-268-8500 Gasoline Alley
Museum, open year-round, daily: 9:30-4. Historical Village
with rides and steam train, open mid-May to Labor Day
daily; then weekends and holidays only, until Canadian
Thanksgiving, 9-5. www.HeritagePark.ca
Royal Canadian Pacific. 133 Ninth Ave. SW, Calgary,
T2P 2M3 Phone: 877-665-3044 or 403-508-1400 May-Oct.
Luxury rail cruise through the Canadian Rockies.
www.royalcanadianpacific.com
British Columbia
Alberni Pacific Railway. 3100 Kingsway Ave., Port
Alberni, V9Y 3B1 Phone: 250-723-1376 Late May-mid Oct.
Train ride. www.alberniheritage.com
Bear Creek Park Train. 13750 88th Ave., Surrey, V3W
3L1 Phone: 604-501-1232 Feb.-Dec., daily. 10-dark. Train
rides. www.bctrains.com
British Columbia Forest Discovery Centre. RR
No. 4, 2892 Drinkwater Rd., Duncan, V9L 6C2 Phone:
250-715-1113 Easter-Canadian Thanksgiving, daily, 10-4;
Halloween, Christmas Express in December. Museum and
train rides. www.discoveryforest.com
Fort Steele Steam Railway. 9851 Hwy. 93/95, Fort
Steele, V0B 1N0 Phone: 250-417-6000 July 1-Labor Day,
plus Father’s Day. Train ride. www.fortsteele.bc.ca
Kamloops Heritage Railway. #6-510 Lorne St.,
Kamloops, V2C 1W3 Phone: 250-374-2141 Late June-late
Aug. Train ride. www.kamrail.com
Kettle Valley Steam Railway. 18404 Bathville Rd.,
Summerland, V0H 1Z0 Phone: 877-494-8424 or
250-494-8422 May, June, Sept., & Oct., weekends & Mon.;
July & Aug., Thurs.-Mon., 10:30 & 1:30. Train ride.
www.kettlevalleyrail.org
Kwinitsa Railway Station Museum. Prince Rupert
waterfront next to Rotary Waterfront Park, Prince Rupert,
V8J 3S1 Phone: 250-624-3207 June-early Sept., daily, 9-12,
1-5. Museum. www.museumofnorthernbc.com
Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum.
850 River Rd., Prince George, V2L 5S8 Phone: 250-563-7351
Open year-round. Static display. www.pgrfm.bc.ca
Revelstoke Railway Museum. 719 Track St. W.,
Revelstoke, V0E 2S0 Phone: 877-837-6060 or 250-837-6060
Year-round. Museum. www.railwaymuseum.com
Rocky Mountaineer. 369 Terminal Ave., Suite 101,
Vancouver, V6A 4C4 Phone: 800-665-7245 or
604-606-7200 Discover the Canadian Rockies on the
award-winning Rocky Mountaineer Rail Journeys. From
the Pacific Northwest to the heart of the Canadian Rockies.
www.rockymountaineer.com
Trains Deluxe-The Canadian Museum of Rail
Travel. 57 Van Horne St. S., Cranbrook, V1C 1Y7 Phone:
250-489-3918 Year-round, hours vary, see website. Passenger
train exhibit. Guided tours only. www.trainsdeluxe.com
West Coast Railway Heritage Park. CN Roundhouse
& Conference Centre, 39645 Government Rd., Squamish,
V6B 3X2 Phone: 604-898-9336 Year-round, daily, 10-5,
summer; 10-4, winter. www.wcra.org
Manitoba
The Prairie Dog Central Railway. Prairie Dog Trail,
between Route 90 & Sturgeon Rd., Winnipeg, R3G 3N4
Phone: 204-832-5259 Vintage train ride with many themed
events. www.pdcrailway.com
Winnipeg Railway Museum. 123 Main St., Winnipeg,
R3C 1A3 Phone: 204-942-4632 Manitoba’s largest railway
museum, located in Winnipeg’s historic Union Station trainshed. Open year-round. www.wpgrailwaymuseum.com
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Railway Museum. 2847 Main St.,
Hillsborough, E4H 2X7 Phone: 506-734-3195 Daily, end
of June-Labor Day, also Sat. in June and Sept.; 10-6.
www.nbrm.ca
Newfoundland
Railway Society of Newfoundland. Marine Dr. and
Station Rd., Corner Brook, A2H 6G1 Phone: 709-634-2720
June-Aug., 9-9. Off-season, by appt. Historic museum.
www.cornet.nf.ca/web/rsn
Nova Scotia
Sydney & Louisburg Railway Museum. 7330 Main
St., Louisbourg, B1C 1P5 Phone: 902-733-2720
VIA Rail Canada. Halifax Station, 1161 Hollis St., Halifax, B3H 2P6 Phone: 888-842-7245 www.viarail.ca/en
Ontario
ALGOMA CENTRAL RAILWAY. 129 Bay St., Sault
Ste. Marie, P6A 6Y2 Phone: 800-242-9287 or 705-946-7300
Agawa Canyon tours June-mid-Oct., Feb. to mid-March;
year-round passenger service, camp car rentals, and access
to wilderness lodges. www.algomacentralrailway.com
Canada Science and Technology Museum. 1867
St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, K1G 5A3 Phone: 866-442-4416
or 613-991-3044 Year-round, daily, except Christmas
Day; Labor Day-April 30, Tues.-Sun., 9-5. Museum.
www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca
Canada Southern Railway Station. 750 Talbot St.,
St. Thomas, Phone: 519-633-2535 Travel back in time
with a tour guide who will lead you through the halls of
this historic architectural symbol of railway in St. Thomas.
www.narhf.org
Chatham Railroad Museum. 2 McLean St., Chatham,
N7M 5K5 Phone: 519-352-3097 June-Aug. 25: Tues.-Fri.,
9-4:30; Sat., 10-3. www.chathamrailroadmuseum.ca
CNR School Car. 76 Victoria Terrace, Clinton, N0M 1L0
Phone: 519-482-3997 Victoria Day weekend through Sept.,
Thurs.-Sun., & holidays, 11-4. Museum. www.schoolcar.ca
Credit Valley Explorer Tour Train. 49 Townline Rd.,
Orangeville, L9W 2Z7 Phone: 888-346-0046 Train excursion. www.creditvalleyexplorer.com
Elgin County Railway Museum. 225 Wellington St.,
St. Thomas, N5P 4H4 Phone: 519-637-6284 June 1-Labor
Day, daily, 10-4. Museum. www.ecrm5700.org
Fort Erie Railway Museum. 400 Central Ave.,
Fort Erie, Phone: 905-894-5322 Rolling stock displays.
www.museum.forterie.ca
Halton County Radial Railway. 13629 Guelph Line,
Milton, L9T 5A2 Phone: 519-856-9802 May-Oct., weekends;
July & Aug., daily. Museum with trolley rides. www.hcry.org
Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Society.
88 Brunel Rd., Huntsville, P1H 1R1 Phone: 705-789-7576
Mid-May to mid-Oct. Museum - Village - Train.
www.portageflyer.org or www.muskokaheritageplace.org
Komoka Railway Museum. 133 Queen St., Komoka,
N0L 1R0 Phone: 519-657-1912 June-Aug., Fri.-Mon.,
9-4; Sept.-May, Sat., 9-12. Museum with rolling stock
displays. www.komokarailmuseum.ca
Memory Junction Museum. 60 Maplewood St., Brighton, K0K 1H0 Phone: 613-475-0379 May 24-end of June, for
booked tours and appt. July-end of Sept., 10-4, Mon., Wed.,
& Sat. Museum. www.memoryjunctionmuseum.ca
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P1H 1R1 Phone: 705-789-7576 Mid-May to mid-Oct.
Museum - Village - Train. Diesel locomotive shoulder
seasons. Steam locomotive July and Aug.
www.muskokaheritageplace.org
Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage
Centre. 26 Bloor St., Capreol, P0M 1H0 Phone: 705-8585050 June-Aug. daily, 10-4; other times by appointment.
Museum. www.northernontariorailroadmuseum.ca
Polar Bear Express. 200 Railway St., Cochrane, P0L
1C0 Phone: 800-268-9281 End of June-end of Aug. Train
ride. www.ontarionorthland.ca
Port Stanley Terminal Rail. 309 Bridge St., Port
Stanley, N5L 1C5 Phone: 519-782-3730 Experience the fun
of a train ride through the scenic Kettle Creek Valley.
www.pstr.on.ca
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario. 90 William St.,
P.O. Box 962, Smiths Falls, K7A 5A5 Phone: 613-283-5696
Mid-May to Labor Day, 10-4, daily; after Labor Day to
Christmas, 10-4, weekends. Museum. www.rmeo.org
South Simcoe Railway. Mill St. W., Tottenham, L0G
1W0 Phone: 905-936-5815 May, long weekend to
Thanksgiving weekend, plus Santa Trains in December;
additional departures: Easter, July, August, Halloween.
www.southsimcoerailway.ca
St. Jacobs & Aberfoyle Model Railway. 1440 King
St. North, Building No. 3, St. Jacobs, N0B 2N0 Phone:
519-664-3737 Open every weekend. O-scale layout.
www.stjacobsmodelrailway.com
Waterloo Central Railway. 10 Father David Bauer Dr.
& Erb St. West, Waterloo, N2J 4V1 Phone: 519-885-2297
Sat. through Oct. 31, Tues. & Thurs. in June, July, &
August. www.steam-train.org
York-Durham Heritage Railway. 19 Railway St.,
Uxbridge, L9P 1E5 Phone: 905-852-3696 June-Oct., Sun.
Additional trips, Sat., Oct., and Santa trains, early Dec.
Free museum at Depot in Uxbridge. www.ydhr.ca
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Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum. Mile 919,
Alaska Hwy., Whitehorse, Phone: 867-667-6198 Memorial
Day-Labor Day, 10-5, daily. Diesel mining engine ride &
museum in 20-acre theme park.
www.yukonrails.com/museum
Dawson City Museum. P.O. Box 303, Dawson City, Y0B
1G0 Phone: 867-993-5291 www.dawsonmuseum.ca
Waterfront Trolley. Miles Canyon Historic Railway
Society, 1127-1st Ave., Whitehorse, Y1A 0G5 Phone:
867-667-6355 Victoria Day-Labor Day, 10-6 daily. 1925 Brill
Trolley ride along Yukon River.
www.yukonrails.com/waterfront-trolley
Bella Terra Publishing..................................................R-14
Big South Fork Scenic Railway.....................................R-11
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad....................................R-12
Camp 5 Museum Foundation, Inc................................ R-20
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park................................. R-20
Chicago History Museum.............................................. R-7
Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau.......... R-9
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad................................ R-5
Douglas Area Chamber of Commerce......................... R-23
Downeast Rail HPT.......................................................R-12
Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad............................ R-21
Eagle Cap Excursion Train...........................................R-17
East Troy Electric Railroad.......................................... R-21
Entertrainment, Inc......................................................R-17
Galesburg Railroad Days..............................................R-11
Galveston Railroad Museum.........................................R-18
Georgetown Loop......................................................... R-9
Illinois Railway Museum................................................. R-9
Iowa Pacific Holdings...................................................R-10
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Oil Creek Railway Historical Society.............................R-16
Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation..................................R-12
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Seminole Gulf Railway................................................... R-9
West Indies
St. Kitts Scenic Railway Ltd. Needsmust Train
Station, P.O. Box 191, Basseterre, Phone: 869-465-7263
Excursion trains. www.stkittsscenicrailway.com
Alaska Railroad Corporation.......................................... R-5
Algoma Central Railway, Inc........................................ R-24
Austin Steam Train.......................................................R-18
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Quebec
Rusty Relics Museum. 306 Railway Ave. W., Carlyle,
S0C 0R0 Phone: 306-453-2266 June 10-Labor Day, Mon.Sat., 9-5. Museum. www.sesaskmuseumsnetwork.ca
Saskatchewan Railway Museum. Box 21117,
Saskatoon, S7H 5N9 Phone: 306-382-9855 Open 10-5, Fri.,
Sat., Sun., and statutory holidays from May 17 to Sept. 1.
Museum. www.saskrailmuseum.org
Western Development Museum. 50 Diefenbaker Dr.,
Moose Jaw, S6J 1L9 Phone: 306-693-5989 Open daily, 9-5.
Closed Mondays in Jan., Feb., and March. Museum.
www.wdm.ca
Abilene & Smokey Valley Railroad................................R-11
Arkansas & Missouri Railroad........................................ R-6
Elmira Railway Museum. 457 Elmira Rd., Elmira, C0A
1K0 Phone: 902-357-7234 July-Aug., daily. Depot museum
with train ride. www.peimuseum.com
Saskatchewan
1880 Train - Black Hills Central Railroad........................ R-3
Arcade & Attica Railroad..............................................R-14
Prince Edward Island
Beauce Railway Museum. 397 Rousseau Blvd.,
Vallee-Jonction, G0S 3J0 Phone: 418-253-6449 April-Nov.
Museum relating history of the Quebec Central Railway.
www.garevalleejonction.ca
Exporail, Canadian Railway Museum. 110 St. Pierre
St., St. Constant, J5A 1G7 Phone: 450-632-2410
www.exporail.org
Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train. 165 Deveault
St., Gatineau, J8Z 1S7 Phone: 800-871-7246 or 819-778-7246
May-Oct. 5. Excursion and dinner train. www.steamtrain.ca
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