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S-Z | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV |
South Carolina:
| Best Friend
Museum: Charlestown, SC. Features a full-scale copy of 1830's
steam engine The Best Friend Of Charleston, the first regularly
scheduled passenger train in nation, plus other railroad artifacts.
(10/2/98)
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| South Carolina Railroad
Museum: Winnsboro, SC. Is primarily concerned with the
preservation and interpretation of railroading in SC, especially short
line and industrial railroading. (7/6/97)
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South Dakota:
| Black Hill Central
Railroad: The 20 mile round trip travels between Hill City and
Keystone, along an old mining route used by settlers in the late 1800's.
(7/18/97)
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Tennessee:
| Casey Jones Village:
Details the attractions of Casey Jones Village which houses the Historic
Casey Jones Home & Railroad Museum in Jackson, TN. (6/11/00)
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| Chattanooga Choo Choo Holiday
Inn: In the restored train station. (9/25/99)
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Little River Railroad Museum:
Museum of Railroad and Logging history in the Smoky Mountains. Large collection
of photos and artifacts in original depot building and gift shop.
Major exhibits include 3 truck Shay, L&N wooden caboose, two flatcars,
and Frick steam engine. (7-26-04)
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| Southern Appalachia
Railway Museum: Knoxville, TN. Dedicated to the preservation of
historical railroad equipment. The club also sponsors the operation of
the Secret City Scenic tourist train. (3/10/99)
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| Tennessee
Central Ry Museum: TC Ry Museum, Excursion trains, model RR shop, open
Tues-Thurs-Sat 9 am-3 pm Central Time. (1-30-02)
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| Tennessee Valley
Railroad: Chattanooga, TN. Ride a vintage train daily April
through October or a longer Dixie Land Excursion offered on select
weekends throughout the year. (7/11/99)
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Texas:
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Of Steam Railroad Museum: Dallas, TX. Southwest Railroad
Historical Society's museum, boasting such interesting motive power as a
GG-1, DD40X, and a Big Boy 4018. (9/7/97)
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| The Antlers Railroad
Hotel: Kingsland, TX. Restored turn-of-the-century railroad
hotel in the Texas Hill Country. Accommodations include hotel rooms,
cabins, and cabooses. Located on the banks of Lake LBJ, it is a short
drive from Austin or San Antonio. (9/12/99)
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Austin Steam Train Association: Austin, TX. Weekend excursions in
Texas Hill Country or urban Austin. 1920's coaches, 1950s lounge cars,
steam under restoration, using Alco RSD-15. (2-25-04)
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| Brazos Valley
Railroad Society Train Museum: Lake Jackson, TX. A 12'x32' HO
scale model of Brazoria County in the year 1955. (9/19/99)
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| Columbus Copper Canyon
Travel: Custom designed Copper Canyon rail adventures led by
native guides with an emphasis on railfanning, natural history and
culture. (9/12/99)
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| Galveston Island
Railroad Museum: Galveston, TX. The southwest's largest
collection of railroad materials, including rolling stock and historical
items. (1/16/98)
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| Gulf Coast Railroad
Museum: Houston, TX. Gulf Coast Chapter NRHS Inc. operates the
museum. Chapter-owned rail equipment and other artifacts related to the
history of railroads in Texas and along the Gulf Coast are displayed.
(8/29/00)
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Railway Museum of San Angelo: San Angelo, TX. Railway Museum of San Angelo
includes the Historic Orient-Santa Fe Depot originally built by the KCM&O
in 1910 plus several model layouts and rail equipment.
(12-9-04)
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| T&P Railroad Museum/Amtrak
Station: Marshall, TX. Grand opening was held in November, 1999.
Museum has excellent historical displays, information and memorabilia of
the Texas & Pacific Railroad and its workers; all set in the
backdrop of an active Amtrak passenger station. Museum has full handicap
accessibility. (8/29/00)
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| Tarantula Train: A
steam tour train that runs from Grapevine, TX to the Stock Yards in Fort
Worth, TX. (11/23/97)
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| Texas
State Railroad State Historical Park: 499 acres, is located in
Anderson and Cherokee Counties, between the Cities of Palestine and
Rusk. (9/24/99)
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Texas Rail Tourism Alliance: Several, TX. Contains links to railroad-related
tourist destinations in Texas. (7-10-02)
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| Texas Transportation Museum: Web
site shows the many divisions of the Museum. The train ride schedule is
included and the operating hours. (2-18-02)
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| Wichita Falls
Railroad Museum: Wichita Falls, TX. The Museum has a collection
of railroad locomotives, rolling stock and memorabilia, much of it
related to the railroads that served and are serving Wichita Falls. Plus
a model railroad layout. (12/11/98)
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Utah:
Vermont:
| Glory
Days of the Railroad: White River Junction, VT. September's Annual Fall
event held in Historic White River Junction, Vt. This is a Transportation Historical
Festival and a Family fun-filled day. Home of the Boston & Maine 494
Locomotive (National Historic Register). (10-2-02)
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| Green Mountain
Railroad: Bellows Falls, VT. On our scenic rail tours, you will
enjoy views of Vermont's spectacular Green Mountains and Valleys. (11/9/98)
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| Shelburne
Museum: Shelburne, VT. Hailed as "New England's Smithsonian,"
the museum was founded in 1947 by Electra Havemeyer Webb, a pioneer
collector of Americana and American folk art. Among the displays are a
train station and pieces of equipment. (11/9/98)
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Virginia:
| Old Dominion Railway
Museum: The museum is located next to the former Southern
Railway passenger station at First and Hull Streets in South Richmond in
an express car donated by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company. (9/25/99)
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| U.S. Army
Transportation Museum: Ft. Eustis, VA. The only Museum in the
United States devoted entirely to the history of military
transportation. (9/25/99)
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| Virginia Museum of
Transportation: Roanoke, VA. This famous museum and home of the
N&W 611. Official website. (7/6/97)
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Washington:
| Camp 6 Logging
Museum: Tacoma, WA. With photographs, paintings, artifacts and
equipment demonstrations, Camp 6 takes the visitor back in time from
when horse and ox teams hauled out the timber up through the last days
that steam powered "Donkeys" and Railroads worked the woods, to see
first hand what life in the logging camps and woods of Western
Washington was like. (9/25/99)
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| Chehalis-Centralia
Railroad: Offers steam train excursions through the beautiful
Chehalis River Valley to Centralia and Ruth. (9/25/99)
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| Mt. Rainier Scenic
Railroad: Elbe, WA. Steam passenger trains in the foothills of
Mt. Rainier. (11/3/98)
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Lake WhatcomRailway: Wickersham, WA.
Train excursions and special events year round on an authentic full size old Northern Pacific train.
(10/11/07)
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| Northern
Pacific
Railway Museum: Toppenish, WA. A successful organization
overseeing 45 miles of track known as the Toppenish, Simcoe &
Western Railroad, as well as the restoration of historic Northern
Pacific Steam Engine 1364. (7/6/97) rev (5/14/01)
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| Northwest
Railway Museum: Snoqualmie, WA. The Northwest Railway Museum operates
the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad. This five mile common carrier railroad allows
museum visitors to experience a train excursion aboard antique railroad coaches
through the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Trains operate on Saturdays and
Sundays from April through October. (11-7-02)
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| Railbike
Tours On The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad: Commercial accompanied
railbike tours offered on fully authorized railroad lines. Fully
insured, lots of fun! (4/20/00)
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| SP&S
Railway Museum: Vancouver, WA. Features many artifacts from the
SP&S Railway, including photographs, lanterns, books, brochures,
china, historic documents, and displays of locomotive and other
equipment parts. (7/18/97)
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| Toppenish,
Simcoe & Western Railroad: A 20 mile round trip excursion
from Harrah to White Swan, WA. The route is the old Simcoe branch line
built in 1909. (7/6/97)
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West Virginia:
| Cass Scenic
Railroad: Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia, Cass Scenic
Railroad State Park offers an excursion that will transport you back in
time, and let you relive an era when steam-driven locomotives were an
essential part of everyday life. (5/9/97)
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The Elkhorn Inn & Theatre: Historic Inn with rail-view guest
rooms and balcony, on the "Pokey" in Landgraff, WV.
30 minutes from Bluefield, WV/Va. (7-20-03)
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| Railroads Of West
Virginia: Scenic public rail tours, throughout West Virginia.
Involving all shortline passenger railroad routes in West Virginia, for
daytrips or overnights. (1/30/00)
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| West Virginia Railroad Museum:
Elkins, WV. The WVRMs' purpose is to archive, exhibit, and operate
significant items that tell the story of West Virginia's
railroad heritage. (10-13-05)
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Wisconsin:
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Bed and breakfast on Mississippi: Cassville, WI. 150 year old Building
within 150 feet of BNSF rails. About 50 trains a day, view from front porch.
(1-26-05)
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| East Troy Electric Railroad
Museum: East Troy, WI. Runs from Mukwonago to East Troy in
southeast Wisconsin. Built in 197 by the Milwaukee Electric Railway
& Light Company, t continues in its 91st year as both a living
shortline as well as a museum. (5/2/98)
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| Mid-Continent Railway
Museum: North Freedom, WI. An outdoor, living museum showing the
small town/short line railroad way of life, with operating trains,
educational exhibits, and displays of restored, pre-1900 wooden
passenger and freight cars. (7/6/97)
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| National Railroad
Museum: Green Bay, WI. Information about the museum, including
events, a tour of the grounds, roster, on-line gift shop, restoration
projects, historical data, and more. (7/6/97)
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| Riverside &
Great Northern Railway: Wisconsin Dells, WI. An operating 15"
gauge railroad offering about a 3 mile round trip through the wooded
natural area of the "Dells". (3/30/98)
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| Little
A-Merrick-A's Whiskey River Railway: Marshall, WI. A two mile scenic ride through
the countryside, aboard 16" gauge, 1/3 scale railroad equipment. Live steam operates on the
weekends and diesel during the week. (3-2-03)
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Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad: The WGN tourist railroad in northern
Wisconsin offers a variety of train rides. (3-24-02)
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