List of heritage railroads in the United States
This is a list of heritage railways in the United States. There are currently no such railways 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
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 ends 2021)
- Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in Knott's Berry Farm
- Golden Gate Railroad Museum (No excursions listed)
- Los Angeles Market Street Streetcar
- 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
- Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Sacramento RiverTrain
- Sacramento Southern Railroad
- 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 (Closed until 2021[2])
- Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation
- Platte Valley Trolley
- Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (Currently in receivership)
- Royal Gorge Route Railroad
- Ski Train
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
Florida
- Florida Railroad Museum
- Gold Coast Railroad Museum
- Kirby Family Farm Train
- Orlando & Northwestern Railway
- Seminole Gulf Railway
- Serengeti Express in Busch Gardens Tampa
- TECO Line Streetcar
- Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad (Closed in 2017)
- Walt Disney World Railroad (Returning 2020-2021) (four engines are historic)
- Wildlife Express Train
Georgia
- Agrirama Logging Train
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
- Chickamauga Train from Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
- River Street Streetcar (Out of service)
- Roundhouse Railroad Museum
- SAM Shortline Excursion Train
- Six Flags Over Georgia Park Railroad in Six Flags Over Georgia
- Southeastern Railway Museum
- Georgia Coastal Railway
- 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)
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
- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
- Indiana Railway Museum
- National New York Central Railroad Museum
- Ohio River Scenic Railway
- Whitewater Valley Railroad
Iowa
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
Maryland
Massachusetts
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
- 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
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
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
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
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)[3]
- 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
Pennsylvania
- Allentown & Auburn Railroad
- Bellefonte Historical Railroad
- Colebrookdale Railroad
- Dry Gulch Railroad in Hersheypark
- Duquesne Incline
- East Broad Top Railroad (Closed from 2011-2020, regular service expected to resume in 2021)
- Everett Railroad
- Horseshoe Curve Incline
- Johnstown Inclined Plane
- Kiski Junction Railroad (Operations suspended 2016-ongoing)
- Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
- Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad
- Monongahela Incline
- New Hope and Ivyland Railroad (New Hope Railroad)
- Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad
- Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
- Reading Railroad Heritage Museum
- SEPTA Route 15
- Northern Central Railway
- The Stourbridge Line
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Stewartstown Railroad
- Strasburg Rail Road
- Tioga Central Railroad
- Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad
- Wawa and Concordville Railroad
- West Chester Railroad
- Westmoreland Scenic Railroad (Closed in 2004)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Rockton, Rion and Western Railroad/South Carolina Railroad Museum/Rockton and Rion Railroad Historic District
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
- 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
- Texas Transportation Museum
Utah
- Heber Valley Railroad
- Golden Spike National Historic Site (Promontory Summit, Utah)[4]
- Lagoon Wild Kingdom Train
Vermont
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 (Formerly known as the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad from 1980-2016, closed in May 2020)
- Northern Pacific Railway Museum
- Northwest Railway Museum
- Pend Oreille Valley Railroad (Ended excursion service in 2016)
- Yakima Electric Railway Museum
West Virginia
Wisconsin
References
External links
- Media related to Heritage railways in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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