List of heritage railroads in the United States
This is a list of heritage railroads in the United States. There are currently no such railroads in the states of Mississippi or North Dakota.
Heritage railroads by state[]
Alabama[]
- Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Shelby & Southern Railroad and Calera & Shelby Railroad
- North Alabama Railroad Museum, Mercury and Chase Railroad
- Wales West Light Railway
Alaska[]
- Tanana Valley Railroad Museum in Pioneer Park (1899 engine)
- White Pass and Yukon Route
Arizona[]
- Arizona Railway Museum (No excursions listed)
- Arizona State Railroad Museum (In planning stages)
- Arizona Street Railway Museum (Phoenix Trolley Museum)
- Grand Canyon Railway
- McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale
- Old Pueblo Trolley
- Verde Canyon Railroad
Arkansas[]
- Arkansas and Missouri Railroad
- Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
- Fort Smith Trolley Museum
- Metro Streetcar
California[]
- Angels Flight
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, uses repurposed narrow gauge steam engines and is partly the inspiration for Walt Disney's theme park, Disneyland
- California State Railroad Museum
- California Western Railroad, also called The Skunk Train
- Disneyland Railroad (three locomotives are historic)
- Fillmore and Western Railway - short line used by Hollywood film industry. (Lease Agreement ended in 2021)
- Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in Knott's Berry Farm
- Golden Gate Railroad Museum (No excursions listed)
- Napa Valley Wine Train
- Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum
- Niles Canyon Railway
- Pacific Coast Railroad in Santa Margarita
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
- Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad, oldest railroad west of the Mississippi[1]
- Port of LA Waterfront Red Car, a rebuilt part of the original Pacific Electric Railway system (Closed in 2015)
- Poway–Midland Railroad
- Sierra Railway - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
- Red Car Trolley
- Redwood Valley Railway
- Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Sacramento RiverTrain
- Sacramento Southern Railroad
- San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society (For AT&SF 3751 excursion trips)
- San Diego Trolley Silver Line
- San Francisco Municipal Railway
- San Jose Steam Railroad Museum (Proposed)
- San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
- Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway
- Sierra Railroad
- Sonoma TrainTown Railroad
- Southern California Railway Museum (Formerly known as the Orange Empire Railway Museum from 1956-2018)
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum
- Western Railway Museum
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
Colorado[]
- Colorado Railroad Museum
- Como Roundhouse, Railroad Depot and Hotel Complex
- Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
- Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Fort Collins trolley
- Georgetown Loop Railroad
- Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad (The South Park)
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway
- Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation
- Platte Valley Trolley
- Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Currently in receivership)
- Royal Gorge Route Railroad
- Ski Train
- Tiny Town Railroad
Connecticut[]
- Connecticut Trolley Museum
- Danbury Railway Museum
- Essex Steam Train operated by the Valley Railroad Company
- Naugatuck Railroad and Railroad Museum of New England
- Shore Line Trolley Museum
Delaware[]
- Wilmington and Western Railroad
Florida[]
- Florida Railroad Museum
- Gold Coast Railroad Museum
- Kirby Family Farm Train
- Orlando & Northwestern Railway (Closed in 2020)
- Seminole Gulf Railway
- Serengeti Express in Busch Gardens Tampa
- Sugar Express (coming soon)
- TECO Line Streetcar
- Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad (Closed in 2017)
- Walt Disney World Railroad (Will return to service in late 2021 or early 2022) (four engines are historic)
Georgia[]
- Agrirama Logging Train
- Azalea Sprinter
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
- Chickamauga Train from Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
- Georgia Coastal Railway
- River Street Streetcar (Out of service)
- Georgia State Railroad Museum
- SAM Shortline Excursion Train
- Six Flags Over Georgia Park Railroad in Six Flags Over Georgia
- Southeastern Railway Museum
- Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad
- Tallulah Falls Railroad Museum
Hawaii[]
- Grove Farm Plantation Museum Railroad
- Hawaiian Railway
- Kauai plantation railroad
- Sugar Cane Train (Closed in 2014, but new operator plans to resume operations at a later date)
Idaho[]
- Silverwood Theme Park
- Thunder Mountain Line (Closed in 2015)
Illinois[]
- American Heritage Farm & Railroad
- Fox River Trolley Museum
- Galesburg Railroad Museum (No excursions listed)
- Illinois Railway Museum
- Monticello Railway Museum
- Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad
Indiana[]
- Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (For NKP 765 excursion trips, future)
- Hesston Steam Museum (For Hesston and Galena Creek excursions)
- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
- Indiana Railway Museum
- National New York Central Railroad Museum
- Ohio River Scenic Railway
- Whitewater Valley Railroad
- Nickel Plate Express
Iowa[]
- Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
- Fourth Street Elevator
- Midwest Central Railroad
- Midwest Electric Railway
Kansas[]
Kentucky[]
- Big South Fork Scenic Railway
- Bluegrass Railroad and Museum
- Kentucky Railway Museum
- Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation (For C&O 2716 excursion trips)
- My Old Kentucky Dinner Train (Between Bardstown and Limestone Springs)
Louisiana[]
- Canal Streetcar Line
- Louisiana Steam Train Association
- Old Hickory Railroad
- Riverfront Streetcar Line
- St. Charles Streetcar Line
Maine[]
- Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway
- Boothbay Railway Village
- Downeast Scenic Railroad
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
- Seashore Trolley Museum
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
Maryland[]
- B&O Railroad Museum
- Baltimore Streetcar Museum
- National Capital Trolley Museum
- Walkersville Southern Railroad
- Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Massachusetts[]
- Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
- Cape Cod Central Railroad
- Edaville Railroad
- Lowell National Historical Park Trolley Line
- MBTA Mattapan Trolley
Michigan[]
- Coopersville and Marne Railway
- Huckleberry Railroad
- Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad (Track is on museum grounds)
- Little River Railroad
- Michigan Transit Museum
- Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway
- Southern Michigan Railroad Society
- Steam Railroading Institute
- Weiser Railroad
Minnesota[]
- Como-Harriet Streetcar Line
- Excelsior Streetcar Line
- Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
- Minnesota Transportation Museum
- North Shore Scenic Railroad
- Northfield & Cannon Valley Railroad (Closed in 2007)
- Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway
Mississippi[]
Missouri[]
- Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad
- Branson Scenic Railway
- Delmar Loop Trolley
- Frisco Silver Dollar Line in Silver Dollar City
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
- St. Louis Steam Train Association (For SLSF 1522 excursion trips from 1988-2002)
- Tommy G. Robertson Railroad in Six Flags St. Louis
- Worlds of Fun Park Railroad in Worlds of Fun
Montana[]
- Alder Gulch Shortline Railroad
- Central Montana Rail, Inc.
Nebraska[]
- Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad (Ended service)
- Nebraska Railroad Museum (In transition to move to permanent home)
- Omaha Zoo Railroad in Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Nevada[]
- Nevada Northern Railway
- Nevada State Railroad Museum
- Nevada Southern Railroad Museum
- Virginia and Truckee Railroad
New Hampshire[]
- Conway Scenic Railroad
- Hobo Railroad
- Wilton Scenic Railroad
- Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad
- Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train
- Mount Washington Cog Railway
- Silver Lake Railroad
- White Mountain Central Railroad
New Jersey[]
- Black River and Western Railroad
- Cape May Seashore Lines
- Delaware River Rail Excursions
- New Jersey Museum of Transportation
- Whippany Railway Museum
New Mexico[]
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
- New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (For AT&SF 2926 excursion trips)
New York[]
- Adirondack Scenic Railroad
- Arcade and Attica Railroad
- Buffalo Cattaraugus and Jamestown Scenic Railway
- Catskill Mountain Railroad
- Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad
- Delaware and Ulster Railroad
- Medina Railroad Museum
- Railroad Museum of Long Island
- Saratoga and North Creek Railway (Closed in April 2018)
- Trolley Museum of New York
- Troy and New England Railway
North Carolina[]
- Craggy Mountain Line
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
- Handy Dandy Railroad
- New Hope Valley Railway
- North Carolina Transportation Museum
- Tweetsie Railroad
Ohio[]
- Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad in Cedar Point
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
- Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
- Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad in Kings Island
- Lake Shore Railway Association (Lorain and West Virginia Railway)[2]
- Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad
- Age of Steam Roundhouse (Several operating steam locomotives, but no excursions listed)
- Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway
- Zanesville and Western Scenic Railroad
Oklahoma[]
- El Reno Trolley
- Oklahoma Railway Museum
Oregon[]
- Astoria Riverfront Trolley
- Eagle Cap Excursion Train
- Mount Hood Railroad (Currently in receivership)
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
- Oregon Electric Railway Museum
- Oregon Pacific Railroad
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center
- Santiam Excursion Train
- Sumpter Valley Railway
- Willamette Shore Trolley
Pennsylvania[]
- Allentown & Auburn Railroad
- Bellefonte Historical Railroad
- Colebrookdale Railroad
- Dry Gulch Railroad in Hersheypark
- Duquesne Incline
- East Broad Top Railroad
- Everett Railroad
- Horseshoe Curve Incline
- Johnstown Inclined Plane
- Kiski Junction Railroad (Operations suspended 2016)
- Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
- Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad
- Monongahela Incline
- New Hope and Ivyland Railroad (New Hope Railroad)
- Northern Central Railway
- Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad
- Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
- Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
- Rockhill Trolley Museum
- SEPTA Route 15
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Stewartstown Railroad
- The Stourbridge Line
- Strasburg Rail Road
- Tioga Central Railroad
- Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad
- Wawa and Concordville Railroad
- West Chester Railroad
- Westmoreland Scenic Railroad (Closed in 2004)
- Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
Rhode Island[]
South Carolina[]
- Rockton, Rion and Western Railroad/South Carolina Railroad Museum/Rockton and Rion Railroad Historic District
South Dakota[]
Tennessee[]
- Chattanooga Choo Choo Trolley
- Dollywood Express in Dollywood
- Lookout Mountain Incline Railway
- MATA Trolley (Memphis)
- Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
- Tennessee Central Railway Museum
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
- Three Rivers Rambler
Texas[]
- 610 Limited in Six Flags AstroWorld (Closed in 2005)
- Austin Steam Train Association
- Galveston Island Trolley
- Grapevine Vintage Railroad
- Jefferson and Cypress Bayou Railway
- Longhorn and Western Railroad (Texas Transportation Museum)
- McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
- Rosenberg Railroad Museum
- Six Flags & Texas Railroad in Six Flags Over Texas
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas Park Railroad in Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- Texas Railroad Museum (Proposed)
- Texas State Railroad
Utah[]
- Golden Spike National Historic Site (Promontory Summit, Utah)[3]
- Heber Valley Railroad
- Lagoon Wild Kingdom Train
Vermont[]
- Green Mountain Railroad
- Steamtown, U.S.A. (Moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania as Steamtown National Historic Site)
Virginia[]
- Busch Gardens Railway in Busch Gardens Williamsburg
- Old Dominion Line in Kings Dominion (Closed in 1995)
- James River Rambler
- Virginia Museum of Transportation (For N&W 611 excursion trips)
Washington[]
- Anacortes Railway (Now a static display)
- Chehalis–Centralia Railroad
- Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
- George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line (Closed in 2005)
- Issaquah Valley Trolley
- Lake Whatcom Railway
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum (Defunct)
- Northern Pacific Railway Museum
- Northwest Railway Museum
- Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (Ended excursion service in 2016)
- Yakima Electric Railway Museum
West Virginia[]
Wisconsin[]
- East Troy Electric Railroad
- Kenosha Streetcar
- Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway (Closed in October 2001)
- Lumberjack Steam Train
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum
- National Railroad Museum, Ashwaubenon (includes a small rail loop)
- Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway
- Riverside and Great Northern Railway
- Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad
Wyoming[]
- Evanston Roundhouse
- Union Pacific Steam Program (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
- Wyoming Transportation Museum
Territories[]
Puerto Rico
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Media related to Heritage railways in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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