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Pennsylvania - Strasburg Rail Road
Strasburg, PA - Climb aboard our larger-than-life steam train and enjoy a 45-minute ride through the tranquil Amish countryside to Paradise, PA and back. Marvel at more than 1,000 acres of farm fields as they pass by your window. Disembark and enjoy old-fashioned fun at Groff's Grove or Leaman Place Grove, convenient recreation areas along the train's route for mid-way boarding or unloading. Ride aboard our First-Class Cars for an especially memorable experience.
Note, while most folks would know it as the Strasburg Railroad, the official spelling is "Rail Road".
Info: URL: https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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Pennsylvania - The National Toy Train Museum
Strasburg, PA - Welcome to The National Toy Train Museum, headquarters for The Train Collectors Association, an international organization of men and women dedicated to collecting and preserving toy trains.
Toy trains are presented in a colorful and exciting replica of a turn-of-the-century train station. The Museum's vast collection of floor toys, electric trains and train-related accessories includes those from the mid-1800s through the present. See Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Marklin, LGB and many, many others.
Info: URL: http://www.nttmuseum.org/ (Added: 22-Jan-1999)
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Pennsylvania - Wanamaker Kempton & Southern
The WK&S Railroad is located in Kempton, PA in scenic Berks County. Known as the "Hawk Mountain Line" because of its' proximity to the famous bird sanctuary, the WK&S has been open since 1963. Train rides are offered on weekends from May through October, with special events throughout the year, including a Santa Special weekend in December. Private charters can be arranged at any time, and educational school trips are held on two Fridays in May.
The WK&S strives to appeal to familys, although children of all ages will enjoy their visit to Kempton and the WK&S. The station facilities at Kempton include a large free parking area, a gift shop with many railroad-related items, refreshment stand, waiting room, restrooms, and a large picnic area. There are large grassy areas for the kids to run around, and the quiet rural setting adds to the quaint old-time atmosphere. An HO model train display run by the Schuylkill & Lehigh Model Railroad Club is also open to the public on Sundays.
Info: URL: https://www.kemptontrain.com/ (Added: 24-Mar-2004)
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Rhode Island - Old Colony & Newport Scenic Railway
Newport RI - Sit Back, relax and enjoy the salt air breeze as you travel along the cozy west shore of Aquidneck island (Newport RI) in an open platform coach built 1904 or an 1884 parlor car.
Experience a once forgotten era as you travel through the noted Newport RI Naval Base and along scenic Narragansett Bay with its scenic vistas of ships sailing in the bay, natural rocky beaches and wildlife that have adjoined the railway since 1864. Join us and be part of our railroad heritage.
Our Train Rides are an 80 minute, scenic 10 mile round trip tour along the East shore of Narragansett Bay. The train travels through Naval Station Newport.
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Vermont - Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, VT - Shelburne Museum 1890 railroad station & rolling stock.
Locomotive 220 - As a medium-sized 4-6-0 engine (4 leading wheels, 6 driving wheels, and 0 trailing small wheels), it served double duty in Vermont pulling both freight and passenger trains. No. 220 became known as "The Locomotive of the Presidents" because of its use on special trains carrying Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Railroad Station and Freight Shed - The Shelburne Railroad Station, built in 1890 by Rutland Railroad President Dr. William Seward Webb, was originally located near the center of Shelburne to conveniently serve passengers of the Central Vermont and Rutland Railroads.
Info: URL: https://shelburnemuseum.org/ (Added: 13-Jun-2000)
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