Colorado
Colorado Model Railroad Museum
Greeley, CO
- Model Railroad
- Museum
5,500 sq. with more than 500 scale locomotives, 80 scale miles of train track, thousands of other handmade artifacts including around 28,000 handmade trees. Museum also houses thousands of artifacts including a 1919 Colorado and Southern Caboose that you can tour.
Video by Need4Life: YouTube Channel.Colorado Railroad Museum
Golden, CO
- Garden Railroad
- Model Railroad
- Museum
- Train Rides
Ride along with narrow gauge steam locomotives. Tour dozen dozens of historic locomotives, passenger and freight cars, dating from the 1880s to the 1980s. You can step aboard several to experience these artifacts close-up, including a Railway Post Office, an 1880s Caboose, and a Kitchen Car which once prepared meals for hard-working railroad crews assigned to jobs at remote locations.
Denver HO Model Railroad Club HO and HOn3 features a full circus, a large city, mountains, trestles, tunnels, rivers, mining camps and more, all replicating the various types of Colorado mountain railroading.
Denver Garden Railway Society’s outdoor garden railroad is one of the largest public garden railroad layouts in the U.S. Features two different track gauges, buildings, carefully maintained landscaping, and a loop for operating scale live steam locomotives! This layout is operated whenever members of DGRS are available, so it may not have train operating during your visit.
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Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Cumberland, MD
- Scenic Rides
Home of the famous 1309 H-6 Class Mallet engine “2-6-6-2”. Offers all types of excursions: dining, wine, murder mystery, and more. Check out the train schedule and special events.
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Adirondack Railroad
Utica, NY
- Excursions
- Rides
Themed rides and excursion throughout the year from the Mohawk valley in Utica, linking central New York with the northern Adirondacks. Railbike excursions also available, I’ll have to try this.
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Rush, NY
- Museum
- Seasonal Rides
Description from the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum website: Board at the historic Industry Depot located off Route 251 in Rush and take a ride back in time! Enjoy a mile-and-a-half round-trip vintage diesel train ride through our bucolic museum grounds, and tour the largest collection of historic trains in New York State. Enjoy indoor and outdoor exhibits at both ends of the ride, and make sure to visit our gift shop for snacks and souvenirs. All aboard!
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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Peninsula, OH
- Scenic Rides
A tourist excursion railway including Alco FPAs and Zephyr rolling stock (are these on regular trains or just on exhibit, please let me know if you have been before). Appears to have rides all year round which are 1.5 to 2 hours long.
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Steamtown - National Historic Site
Scranton, PA
- Museum
- Rides
Appears to be a large museum with loads and loads of steam locomotives and historical exhibits. Depending on the season, can offer short rides and longer excursion rides when possible. Check out the event section.
Description from Steamtown website: Located in the heart of Scranton, Maryland, Steamtown National Historic Site preserves, interprets, and protects the history of steam railroading in America including the historic railroad yard, collections, technical knowledge, and skills that further the public understanding of the impact of steam railroading on U.S. industry, commerce, and society.
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