The Walter E. Disney at Walt Disney World.
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HERITAGE RAILROADS
Heritage Railroads in the United States
This is a list of heritage railroads with links in the United States; there are currently no such railroads in two U.S. states, Mississippi and North Dakota.
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Alabama
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Shelby & Southern Railroad and Calera & Shelby Railroad Calera, AL
North Alabama Railroad Museum, Mercury and Chase Railroad Huntsville, AL
Wales West Light Railway Silverhill, AL
Alaska
Tanana Valley Railroad Museum in Pioneer Park (1899 engine)
White Pass and Yukon Route Skagway, AK - More on this site HERE
Arizona
Arizona Railway Museum Chandler, AZ
Arizona State Railroad Museum Williams, AZ
Arizona Street Railway Museum (aka Phoenix Trolley Museum) Phoenix, AZ
Grand Canyon Railway Williams, AZ
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Scottsdale, AZ
Old Pueblo Trolley Tucson, AZ
Superstition Narrow Gauge Railroad Apache Junction, AZ
Verde Canyon Railroad Clarkdale, AZ
Arkansas
Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Springdale, AR
Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway Eureka Springs, AR
Fort Smith Trolley Museum Fort Smith, AR
Metro Streetcar Little Rock, AR
The Southern California Railway Museum's 2-6-2 Prairie.
(tkksummers, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
California
Angels Flight Los Angeles, CA
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad Los Gatos, CA (uses repurposed narrow gauge steam engines and is partly the inspiration for Walt Disney's theme park, Disneyland) - More on this site HERE
Calico and Odessa Railroad Calico, CA
California State Railroad Museum Sacramento, CA
California Western Railroad, also called The Skunk Train Fort Bragg, CA / Willits, CA
Disneyland Railroad Anaheim, CA (three locomotives are historic) - More on this site HERE
Fillmore and Western Railway Fillmore, CA (A short line used by Hollywood film industry. Lease agreement ended in 2021)
Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, CA
Golden Gate Railroad Museum Sunol, CA
Napa Valley Wine Train Napa, CA - More on this site HERE
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum Nevada City, CA
Niles Canyon Railway Sunol, CA
Nut Tree Railroad Vacaville, CA
Pacific Coast Railroad in Santa Margarita Santa Margarita, CA - More on this site HERE
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum Campo, CA
Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad Folsom, CA (oldest railroad west of the Mississippi)
Port of LA Waterfront Red Car San Pedro, CA (A rebuilt part of the original Pacific Electric Railway system. Closed in 2015)
Poway–Midland Railroad Poway, CA
Sierra Railway - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park Jamestown, CA
Red Car Trolley Anaheim, CA
Redwood Valley Railway Berkeley, CA
Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad Felton, CA - More on this site HERE
Sacramento RiverTrain West Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Southern Railroad Sacramento, CA
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society San Bernardino, CA (AT&SF 3751 excursion trips)
San Diego Trolley Silver Line San Diego, CA - More on this site HERE
San Francisco Municipal Railway San Francisco, CA - More on this site HERE
- E Embarcadero streetcar line San Francisco, CA
- F Market & Wharves streetcar line San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco cable car system San Francisco, CA
San Jose Steam Railroad Museum San Jose, CA (Proposed)
San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum San Luis Obispo, CA
Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway Felton, CA - More on this site HERE
Sierra Railroad Jamestown, CA
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad Sonoma, CA
Southern California Railway Museum Perris, CA (Formerly known as the Orange Empire Railway Museum from 1956-2018)
Western Pacific Railroad Museum Portola, CA
Western Railway Museum Suisan, CA
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Fish Camp, CA
Colorado
Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, CO
Como Roundhouse, Railroad Depot and Hotel Complex Como, CO
Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Cripple Creek, CO
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Antonito, CO (Chama, NM) - More on this site HERE
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Durango, CO - More on this site HERE
Fort Collins trolley Fort Collins, CO
Georgetown Loop Railroad Georgetown, CO - More on this site HERE
Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad Leadville, CO
Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Manitou Springs, CO
Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation Colorado Springs, CO
Platte Valley Trolley Denver, CO (now known as Denver Trolley)
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Alamosa, CO (Currently in receivership)
Royal Gorge Route Railroad Cañon City, CO
Ski Train Denver, CO
Tiny Town Railroad Morrison, CO
Connecticut
Connecticut Trolley Museum East Windsor, CT
Danbury Railway Museum Danbury, CT
Essex Steam Train Essex, CT (operated by the Valley Railroad Company)
Naugatuck Railroad and Railroad Museum of New England Thomaston, CT
Shore Line Trolley Museum East Haven, CT
Florida
Florida Railroad Museum Parrish, FL
Gold Coast Railroad Museum Miami, FL
Kirby Family Farm Train Williston, FL
Orlando & Northwestern Railway Tavares, FL (Closed in 2020)
Seminole Gulf Railway Ft. Myers, FL
Serengeti Express in Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa Bay, FL
Sugar Express Clewiston, FL
TECO Line Streetcar Tampa, FL
Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad Tavares, FL (Closed in 2017)
Walt Disney World Railroad Bay Lake, FL (four locomotives are historic) - More on this site HERE
Wildlife Express Train at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL
Georgia
Agrirama Logging Train Tifton, GA (now called Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village)
Azalea Sprinter Nashville, GA
Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Blue Ridge, GA
Chickamauga Train from Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Chattanooga, TN
Georgia Coastal Railway St. Marys, GA
River Street Streetcar Savannah, GA (Out of service)
Georgia State Railroad Museum Savannah, GA
SAM Shortline Excursion Train Cordele, GA
Six Flags Over Georgia Park Railroad in Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, GA
Southeastern Railway Museum Duluth, GA
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad Stone Mountain, GA
Tallulah Falls Railroad Museum Tallulah Falls, GA
Hawaii
Grove Farm Plantation Museum Railroad Lihue, HI
Hawaiian Railway Ewa, HI
Kauai plantation railroad Kauai, HI
Lahaina Ka'anapali & Pacific Railroad Sugar Cane Train Kauai, HI (Closed but expected to reopen)
A Monticello Railway Museum tourist train, being led by Wabash Railroad F7A No. 1189, rests in front of the Nelson's Crossing depot.
(Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
Illinois
American Heritage Farm & Railroad Greenville, IL
Fox River Trolley Museum South Elgin, IL
Galesburg Railroad Museum Galesburg, IL
Illinois Railway Museum Union, IL
Monticello Railway Museum Monticello, IL
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad Freeport IL
Indiana
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society New Haven, IN (For NKP 765 excursion trips, future)
Hesston Steam Museum Hesston, IN (For Hesston and Galena Creek excursions)
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum North Judson, IN
Indiana Railway Museum French Lick, IN
National New York Central Railroad Museum Elkhart, IN
Ohio River Scenic Railway Tell City, IN
Whitewater Valley Railroad Connersville, IN
Iowa
Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad Boone, IA
Fourth Street Elevator Dubuque, IA
Midwest Central Railroad Mount Pleasant, IA
Midwest Electric Railway Mt. Pleasant, IA
Kentucky
Big South Fork Scenic Railway Stearns, KY
Bluegrass Railroad and Museum Versailles, KY
Kentucky Railway Museum New Haven, KY
Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation Irvine, KY (For C&O 2716 excursion trips)
My Old Kentucky Dinner Train Bardstown, KY (Between Bardstown and Limestone Springs)
Louisiana
Canal Streetcar Line New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Steam Train Association Jefferson, LA
Old Hickory Railroad Jackson, LA
Riverfront Streetcar Line New Orleans, LA
St. Charles Streetcar Line New Orleans, LA
Maine
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway Unity, ME
Boothbay Railway Village Boothbay, ME
Downeast Scenic Railroad Ellsworth, ME
Finger Lakes Railway Geneva, NY
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Portland, ME
Midcoast Railservice Geneva, NY (Coastliner)
Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Phillips, ME
Seashore Trolley Museum Kennebunkport, ME
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Alna, ME
Maryland
B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Streetcar Museum Baltimore, MD
National Capital Trolley Museum Colesville, MD
Walkersville Southern Railroad Walkersville, MD
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Cumberland, MD
Massachusetts
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Adams, MA
Cape Cod Central Railroad Cape Cod, MA
Edaville Railroad South Carver, MA
Lowell National Historical Park Trolley Line Lowell, MA
MBTA Mattapan Trolley Boston, MA
Michigan
Coopersville and Marne Railway Coopersville, MI
Huckleberry Railroad Genesee Township, MI
Lake Linden & Torch Lake Railroad Lake Linden, MI (Track is on museum grounds)
Little River Railroad Coldwater, MI
Michigan Transit Museum Mount Clemens, MI
Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway Hancock, MI
Southern Michigan Railroad Society Clinton, MI
Steam Railroading Institute Owosso, MI
Weiser Railroad Dearborn, MI
Minnesota
Como-Harriet Streetcar Line Minneapolis, MN
Gopher State Railway Museum New Prague, MN
Excelsior Streetcar Line Twin Cities, MN
Ironhorse Central Railroad Chisago City, MN
Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad, Duluth, MN (Duluth River Train)
Minnesota Transportation Museum Saint Paul, MN
North Shore Scenic Railroad Duluth, MN
Northfield & Cannon Valley Railroad Northfield, MN (Closed in 2007)
Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway Osceola, WI
Missouri
Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad Belton, MO
Branson Scenic Railway Branson, MO
Delmar Loop Trolley St. Louis, MO
Frisco Silver Dollar Line in Silver Dollar City Branson, MO
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Jackson, MO
Tommy G. Robertson Railroad in Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, MO
Worlds of Fun Park Railroad in Worlds of Fun Kansas City, MO
National Museum of Transportation Kirkwood, MO (trolley on grounds)
Nebraska
Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad Fremont, NE (Ended service)
Nebraska Railroad Museum Fremont, NE
Omaha Zoo Railroad in Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Omaha NE
Nevada
Nevada Northern Railway Ely, NV
Nevada State Railroad Museum Carson City, NV
Nevada Southern Railroad Museum Boulder City, NV
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Virginia City, NV
New Hampshire
Conway Scenic Railroad North Conway, NH
Hobo Railroad Lincoln, NH
Wilton Scenic Railroad Wilton, NH (Closed)
Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad Lincoln, NH
Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train Woodstock, NY
Mount Washington Cog Railway Coos County, NH
Silver Lake Railroad Silver Lake, NH
White Mountain Central Railroad Lincoln, NH
New Jersey
Black River and Western Railroad Ringoes, New Jersey
Woodstown Central Railroad Woodstown, NJ
Cape May Seashore Lines Tuckahoe, NJ
Delaware River Rail Excursions Phillipsburg, NJ
New Jersey Museum of Transportation Wall Township, NJ
Whippany Railway Museum Whippany, NJ
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad excursion train headed by locomotive 484 in 2015.
(Drew Jacksich from San Jose, California, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
New Mexico
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Chama, NM - More on this site HERE
New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society Albuquerque, NM (For AT&SF 2926 excursion trips)
Sky Railway Santa Fe, NM
New York
Adirondack Railroad Utica, NY
Arcade and Attica Railroad Arcade, NY
Buffalo Cattaraugus and Jamestown Scenic Railway Hamburg, NY
Catskill Mountain Railroad Kingston, NY
Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad Cooperstown, NY
Delaware and Ulster Railroad Arkville, NY
Medina Railroad Museum Medina, NY
New York Museum of Transportation Rush, NY
New York Transit Museum Brooklyn, NY
Railroad Museum of Long Island Long Island, NY
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Industry, NY
Saratoga Corinth & Hudson Railway Corinth, NY
Saratoga and North Creek Railway Saratoga Springs, NY (Closed in April 2018)
Trolley Museum of New York Kingston, NY
Troy and New England Railway Troy, NY (Defunct)
North Carolina
Craggy Mountain Line Ashville, NC
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Bryson City, NC
Handy Dandy Railroad Denton, NC
New Hope Valley Railway Bonsal, NC
North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, NC
Tweetsie Railroad Blowing Rock, NC - More on this site HERE
Ohio
Age of Steam Roundhouse Sugarcreek, OH
Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad in Cedar Point Sandusky, OH
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Peninsula, OH
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway Nelsonville, OH
Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad in Kings Island Kings Island, OH
Lake Shore Railway Association Wellington, OH (Lorain and West Virginia Railway)
Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad Lebanon, OH
Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway Grand Rapids, OH
Zanesville and Western Scenic Railroad Mount Perry, OH
Oregon
Astoria Riverfront Trolley Astoria, OR
Eagle Cap Excursion Train Wallowa, OR
Mount Hood Railroad Hood River, OR
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Garibaldi, OR
Oregon Electric Railway Museum Brooks, OR
Oregon Pacific Railroad Portland, OR
Oregon Rail Heritage Center Portland, OR
Santiam Excursion Train Lebanon, OR
Sumpter Valley Railway Sumpter, OR
Train Mountain Railroad Chiloquin, OR
Willamette Shore Trolley Lake Oswego, OR
DL&W No. 663, an 1948 EMD F3A along with its mate No. 664 at Steamtown in Scranton, PA.
(jpmueller99 from Shenandoah Valley of VA, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
Pennsylvania
Allentown and Auburn Railroad Kutztown, PA
Bellefonte Historical Railroad Bellefonte, PA
Colebrookdale Railroad Boyertown, PA
Dry Gulch Railroad in Hersheypark Hershey, PA
Duquesne Incline Pittsburgh, PA
East Broad Top Railroad Rockhill Furnace, PA
Everett Railroad Duncansville, PA
Horseshoe Curve Incline Blair County, PA
Johnstown Inclined Plane Johnstown, PA
Kiski Junction Railroad Schenley, Pennsylvania(Operations suspended 2016)
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Jim Thorpe, PA
Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad Middletown, PA
Monongahela Incline Pittsburgh, PA
New Hope and Ivyland Railroad New Hope, PA (New Hope Railroad)
Northern Central Railway of York New Freedom, PA
Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad Titusville, PA
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train Ashland, PA
Railroaders Memorial Museum Altoona, PA
Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad Port Clinton, PA - More on this site HERE
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum Hamburg, PA
Rockhill Trolley Museum Rockhill Furnace, PA
SEPTA Route 15 Philadelphia, PA (Service Suspended)
Steamtown National Historic Site Scranton, PA - more on this site HERE
Stewartstown Railroad Stewartstown, PA
The Stourbridge Line Honesdale, PA
Strasburg Rail Road Strasburg, PA - More on this site HERE
Tioga Central Railroad Exton, PA (Closed in 2019)
Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad Kempton, PA
Wawa and Concordville Railroad Concordville, PA (Closed in 1968)
West Chester Railroad West Chester, PA
Westmoreland Scenic Railroad (Closed in 2004)
Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association Mechanicsburg, PA
South Carolina
Rockton, Rion and Western Railroad/South Carolina Railroad Museum/Rockton and Rion Railroad Historic District Winnsboro, SC
South Dakota
Black Hills Central Railroad Keystone, SD (1880 Train)
Prairie Village, Herman and Milwaukee Railroad Lake County, SD
Tennessee
Dollywood Express in Dollywood Pigeon
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Chattanooga, TN
MATA Trolley Memphis, TN
Southern Appalachia Railway Museum Knoxville, TN
Tennessee Central Railway Museum Nashville, TN
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Chattanooga, TN
Three Rivers Rambler Knoxville, TN
Texas
Austin Steam Train Association Cedar Park, TX (presently runs only diesel equipment)
Galveston Island Trolley Galveston, TX
Grapevine Vintage Railroad Grapevine, TX
Jefferson and Cypress Bayou Railway Jefferson, TX
Longhorn and Western Railroad San Antonio, TX (Texas Transportation Museum)
McKinney Avenue Transit Authority Dallas, TX
Rosenberg Railroad Museum Rosenberg, TX
San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum Elmendorf, TX
Six Flags & Texas Railroad in Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, TX
Six Flags Fiesta Texas Park Railroad in Six Flags Fiesta Texas La Cantera, San Antonio, TX
Texas Railroad Museum Frisco, TX
Texas State Railroad Rusk, TX - More on this site HERE
Utah
Golden Spike National Historic Site Promontory Summit, UT
Heber Valley Railroad Heber City, UT
Lagoon Wild Kingdom Train Farmington, UT
Vermont
Green Mountain Railroad Burlington, VT
Steamtown, U.S.A. Bellows Falls, VT (Moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania as Steamtown National Historic Site)
Virginia
Busch Gardens Railway in Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, VA
Virginia Scenic Railway (Buckingham Branch) Staunton, VA
James River Rambler (Buckingham Branch) Richmond, VA
Virginia Museum of Transportation Roanoke, VA (For N&W 611 excursion trips)
Washington
Anacortes Railway Anacortes, WA (Defunct)
Chehalis–Centralia Railroad Chehalis, WA
Chelatchie Prairie Railroad Yacolt, WA
George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line Seattle, WA (Closed in 2005)
Issaquah Valley Trolley Issaquah, WA (Closed in 2020)
Inland Northwest Rail Museum Reardan, WA
Lake Whatcom Railway Wickersham, WA
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Elbe, WA
Pend Oreille Valley Railroad Usk, WA (Ended excursion service in 2016)
Snoqualmie Valley Railroad Snoqualmie, WA
Yakima Electric Railway Museum Yakima, WA
Cass Scenic Railroad Heisler No. 6 along with Shay No. 11 lead a loaded log train down the former C&O Greenbrier Division mainline.
(Shayfan at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
West Virginia
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Cass, WV - More on this site HERE
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad Elkins, WV - More on this site HERE
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad Romney, WV
Wisconsin
East Troy Electric Railroad East Troy, WI
Kenosha Streetcar Kenosha, WI
Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway North Lake, WI (Closed in October 2001)
Lumberjack Steam Train Laona, WI
Mid-Continent Railway Museum North Freedom, WI
National Railroad Museum Ashwaubenon, WI (includes a small rail loop)
Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway Osceola, WI
Riverside and Great Northern Railway Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad Spooner, WI - More on this site HERE
Wyoming
Evanston Roundhouse Evanston WY
Union Pacific Steam Program Cheyenne, WY
Wyoming Transportation Museum Cheyenne, WY
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