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New York: Round Trip to Old Forge: Discover more than waterslides
syracuse.com, 30 August 2009
Pennsylvania: Scranton's Steamtown keeps history moving
mcall.com, 30 August 2009
New Jersey: Warren County NJ Wine Train
examiner.com, 30 August 2009
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
kdka.com, 14 August 2009
Pennsylvania: Enjoying your vacation at the Strasburg Rail Road
examiner.com, 29 June 2009
New York: Explore a winery and railroad museum aboard the Vineyard Express
rocnow.com, 21 June 2009
New York: Winery plans 'Twice the Trains'
lockportjournal.com, 04 June 2009
Pennsylvania: Tourist railroad keeps up its steam
pennlive.com, 09 May 2009
ACES Stands for 'A Better Way to Get to Atlantic City'
jaunted.com, 18 March 2009
Maryland: Ticket sales up as scenic railroad gears up for season
times-news.com, 14 March 2009
NYC-Atlantic City: Casinos Gamble on Train to Goose Biz
hotelinteractive.com, 06 February 2009
By Rail From New York to Atlantic City, Minus Chips
nytimes.com, 06 February 2009
New York: Winter trains go to dinner, skiing
romesentinel.com, 29 January 2009
Maryland: Follow presidential tracks to the B & O Railroad Museum
examiner.com, 09 January 2009
Adirondack Railroad ridership slowly rising
uticaod.com, 21 December 2008
NYC: A Luxury Train, Bound for Atlantic City
nytimes.com, 15 December 2008
Undiscovered New York: Take the 7 train to Latin America
gadling.com, 29 October 2008
New York: Future of Tioga Railroad on right track
stargazette.com, 25 October 2008
Pennsylvania: New Hope and Ivyland railroad: a transportation adventure
examiner.com, 17 October 2008
N.Y. Commuter Train as Family Getaway
thestreet.com, 10 October 2008
Pennsylvania: Old train finds new life as tourist train
iht.com, 02 October 2008
New York: See America's most scenic rail route from a dome car
gadling.com, 29 September 2008
Cape May Seashore Lines ready to roll
thedailyjournal.com, 13 September 2008
Maryland: In This Old Railroad Town, Catch a Train Back in Time
washingtonpost.com, 15 August 2008
Get Out Of Town: Adirondack Scenic Railroad
wwnytv.net, 07 August 2008
NY: Scenic railway back on track in Victor
democratandchronicle.com, 29 July 2008
Pennsylvania: Evening Star Dinner Train
packetonline.com, 25 June 2008
brooklyneagle.com, 06 May 2008
businesswire.com, 05 May 2008
Scenic railroad offers portage for Adirondack paddlers
usatoday.com, 17 July 2007
Transit Museum's Nostalgia Rides 'A New York Experience'
brooklyneagle.com, 24 July 2007
Pennsylvania: Strasburg Rail Road marks 175th birthday
strasburgrailroadnews.com, 07 June 2007
Tourist trains take to rails
pittsburghlive.com, 02 July 2006
New York: LIRR surfers catch a wave
utu.org, 10 August 2005
Maryland: B&O museum back on track
utu.org, 18 February 2005
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Trains In the Mid-Atlantic USA

New Hope and Ivyland Railway in Pennsylvania's Bucks County
Tourist Trains in the Mid-Atlantic States include Pennsylvania's New Hope and Ivyland Railway.
 
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Delaware
Wilmington & Western Railroad
Wilmington, Delaware
This historic steam railroad meanders through the First State's scenic Red Clay Valley affording passengers fine opportunities for summertime picnic stopovers, fall foliage tours and more. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, dinner trips, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar, wheelchair access.
Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
Baltimore, Maryland
Amid the Western Hemisphere's oldest and most extensive collection of heritage railroad equipment, museum visitors are treated to excursions along the most historic mile of track in the USA. B&O Railroad Museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Highlights include a restored 1884 roundhouse; and America's oldest train station (located in Ellicott City). Trains operate seasonally; museum open year-round. Selected features: rail museum, station snack services, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, wheelchair access.
Western Maryland Railroad
Cumberland, Maryland
Across a truss bridge and through a rugged high country pass, the Mountain Thunder negotiates steep horseshoe curves and a mountain tunnel on its way to the Allegheny mountaintop village of Frostburg. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: dinner trips, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, online ticketing.
National Capital Trolley Museum
Colesville, Maryland
Operations Suspended until October 2009
Walkersville Southern Railroad
Walkersville, Maryland
Departing "turn of the century" Walkersville Station, excursions pass the remnants of 19c railroading that dot its picturesque farm country route. Highlights include open-air and caboose seating. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop.

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New Jersey
Black River & Western Railroad
Ringoes and Flemington, New Jersey
This rare short line, tucked away between New York and Philly, serves freight customers as well as tourists. Passenger excursions, lasting around an hour, wind over 16 mi/ 25 km of rolling countryside. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift certificates, online ticketing.
Cape May Seashore Lines
Cape May, New Jersey
Scenic train excursions enhance the carefree atmosphere of the Jersey shore. Tourists choose between two separate excursions: 22 mi/35 km round-trip between Cape May Court House and Cape May City... or 30 mi/48 km round-trip between Richland and Tuckahoe. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: dinner trips, holiday/event excursions, private charters.
Delaware River Steam Train
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Operated by the New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society, the Garden State's only regularly scheduled steam train follows a 4.5 mi/7.25 km route through the scenic Delaware River Valley. Highlights include selected runs by "Doodle Bug" diesel car; Susquehanna Mine excursions; Warren County Winery Train. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, online ticketing.
Pine Creek Railroad -- New Jersey Museum of Transportation
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Located in Monmouth County's Allaire State Park, its unique oval layout and numerous restored rail structures give this authentic narrow-gauge railroad a toy-like charm. Highlights include Operation Lifesaver rail safety program for kids. Trains operate year-round (selected days). Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions.
Whippany Railway Museum
Whippany, New Jersey
Based in a restored stone terminal, the Whippany Railway Museum preserves New Jersey's railroad history with heritage excursions and exhibits including rolling stock ranging from coal cars to cabooses. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, gift shop, snack bar.

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New York
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Thendara, New York
A trio of mountain and lake adventures include a day-long tour from Utica to the historic village of Old Forge (Thendara Station); a short woodland run out of Thendara; and a High Peaks Wilderness Train linking Lakes Placid and Saranac. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar, online ticketing, wheelchair access.
Arcade & Attica Railroad
Arcade, New York
Vintage WWII-era diesels are the workhorses that haul passengers and freight along this working line. Steeped in history, the train follows a route largely unchanged since its construction in the 1880s. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, gift shop, snack bar.
Catskill Mountain Railroad
Mount Pleasant, New York
This secluded creekside railway makes its 12 mi/19 km round-trip through the heart of the beautiful Catskill Mountains. En route are opportunities for tubing and overnight camping. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, private charters. gift shop, snack bar.
Delaware and Ulster Railroad
Arkville, New York
Threading through the mountainous Catskill Forest Preserve, this historic train line chases rolling fields and steep inclines passing farmsteads and hamlets along the way. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar.
Finger Lakes Scenic Railway
Geneva & Watkins Glen, New York
With over 100 mi/160 km of track to explore, FGLK excursions crisscross New York's famed Finger Lakes Region passing Amish dairy farms, shady lakeshores and sprawling vineyards along the way. Trains operate year-round. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters.
Tioga Scenic Railroad
Owego, New York
The TSRR has ceased operation.
Trolley Museum of New York
Kingston, New York
Take a spin on an old-time streetcar and enjoy views of the Hudson River along the way. Highlights include historic trolleys, trams, and coaches from Europe and North America. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, gift shop, snack bar, online ticketing.
Upper Hudson River Railroad
North Creek, New York
Nestled amid New York's magnificent Adirondack Range, the UHRR skirts the Hudson River through the scenic Lake George Region. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, dinner trips, holiday/event excursions, gift shop, wheelchair access.

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Pennsylvania
Bellefonte Historical Railway
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Rolling through the historic coal fields of Western Pennsylvania, the BHR's mid-twentieth-century diesel cars are self-propelled, affording a unique and memorable rail experience to passengers of all ages. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Along with the Monongahela Incline (see below), this 19c funicular gives tourists and residents easy access to Mt. Washington vistas and neighborhoods. Now operated by the Society for the Preservation of The Duquesne Heights, the incline first ran in 1877.
Electric City Trolley Museum Association
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Heritage trolley rides through the ancient tunnel of an original interurban line commemorate Pennsylvania's first electric railway. Based at the Steamtown National Historic Site. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, gift shop.
Gettysburg Express - Pioneer Line Scenic Railway
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Service suspended for the 2009 season.
Kiski Junction Railroad
Schenley, Pennsylvania
When this 150-year-old shortline isn't ushering visitors along its scenic river route, it's busy hauling steel to the Norfolk Southern mainline. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar.
Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad
Middletown, Pennsylvania
Guests board vintage coaches at the 1891 Middletown Station for a 75-min round trip through scenic Swatara Creek Valley. Highlights include onboard sing along and historic narrative. Combo tickets (when available) include Indian Echo Caverns tour. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar, wheelchair access.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Port Authority operates the historic Monongahela Incline, a circa1870 funicular that climbs over 600ft/180m up the side of Mt. Washington.
New Hope & Ivyland Railroad
New Hope, Pennsylvania
Trains set out from New Hope's turreted station for a 1-hr pleasure trip through the historic and picturesque landscape of Bucks County. En route are a picnic grove and SEPTA regional rail connection. Trains operate year-round. Selected features: dinner trains, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, online ticketing.
Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad
Titusville, Pennsylvania
The "birthplace of the oil industry" is the starting point for OC&TR's excursions through "the valley that changed the world." A one-time boomtown and a historic oil well replica are trip highlights. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: dinner trips, holiday/event excursions, train charters.
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train
Ashland, Pennsylvania
Explore a real coal mine and ride a vintage train. Visitors ride refitted mine cars through a part-timbered and rock-walled tunnel and board an old-fashioned narrow-gauge steamer for a scenic mountainside run. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, gift shop, snack bar.
Rockhill Trolley Museum
Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania
The state's oldest operating trolley museum operates open-air, closed and interurban cars. Utility cars are on display and shops and car barns are open to visitors. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, train charters.
Steamtown National Historic Site
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Scranton yards of the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad are the site of this historic locomotive center operated by the National Parks Service. Highlights include "Pocono Flyer" steam engine excursions, yard rides plus shop and roundhouse tours. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum (open year-round), wheelchair access.
Strasburg Rail Road
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
"America's Oldest Shortline Railroad" steams along amid the Amish farmlands of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Highlights include kids' miniature railroad, hand-powered pump car rides and home-style cooking aboard "the only operating wooden dining coach in America." Trains operate year-round (except January; dining coach, seasonally). Selected features: rail museum, dinner trips, holiday/event excursions, gift shop, restaurant, online ticketing, wheelchair access.
Tioga Central Railroad
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
In the midst of Northcentral Pennsylvania's mountain wilderness, the TCR's 24-mi/39-km line curls through shady glens and rolling meadows. Highlights include an open observation car. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar, wheelchair access.
West Chester Railroad Company
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Tracing its origins to one of the earliest railroads in US, today's WCRR follows an abandoned transit line -- including a segment of the original 19c route -- reviving an important part of America's railroading past. Trains operate seasonally. Selected features: rail museum, holiday/event excursions, train charters, gift shop, snack bar.


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