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New Hampshire Train Rides And Excursion Trains

New Hampshire may be one of our smallest states but per capita it offers perhaps the most tourist railroads of any state. Today, New Hampshire train rides are offered by six different organizations; the Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train, Conway Scenic Railroad, Hobo Railroad, Mount Washington Cog Railway, Silver Lake Railroad, White Mountain Central Railroad, and the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad. As you can probably tell by the names, they offer a wide range of services and a few feature restored steam locomotives. Additionally, names like the Conway Scenic and Mount Washington Cog Railway are some of the more popular excursion trains found anywhere in the country seeing tens of thousands of visitors annually. Also, if you may be interested in learning more about New Hampshire's few railroad museums please click here.

New Hampshire is another New England state that offers spectacular scenery of the northeast and if you are wanting to enjoy a train ride in the region I would very much recommend going there to do so. Purely on scenery the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway mentioned above has the most to offer with incredible views from atop Mount Washington that sits at some 6,288 feet. While three of the state's railroads offer dinner train services the most luxurious is the Conway Scenic Railroad, which uses restored, climate controlled passenger equipment to give passengers a trip to remember with fabulous scenery (especially in the fall) and fine dining on tracks once owned by the Maine Central Railroad (they also operate steam locomotives on occasion). In any event, to learn more about all New Hampshire train rides please read about each railroad listed below (their contact information and websites are also included here).

New Hampshire Train Rides And Excursion Trains

Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train

Based in North Woodstock, New Hampshire the Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train offers only dinner trains, which operates four days a week including weekends. You can also book the train for special events or large groups. For more information about riding the train please click here.

Conway Scenic Railroad

The Conway Scenic Railroad, based in North Conway, New Hampshire is one of the more popular tourist trains in the country which features first-class dining services on some of their trains as you enjoy your journey through beautiful New England in the Mt. Washington Valley. They also offer standard excursion trains as well as numerous seasonal trains and special events throughout the year such as "A Day Out With Thomas" the tank engine. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.

Hobo Railroad

The Hobo Railroad, based in Lincoln, New Hampshire offers train excursions along the Pemigewasset River with trains boarding from the local town depot. The railroad also features dinner trains and special excursions throughout the year. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.

Mount Washington Cog Railway

The Mount Washington Cog Railway is one, if not the, most popular cog railroad in the country and as its name implies travels up Mount Washington still using steam power to do so. It is the world's oldest cog railroad system dating back to the late 1860s. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.

Silver Lake Railroad

Based in Madison, New Hampshire the Silver Lake Railroad offers six-mile round trip rides. The railroad also features special trips such as the "Halloween Train" and operates between May and October. For more information about riding the train please click here.

White Mountain Central Railroad

The White Mountain Central Railroad based in Lincoln departs from the local train station on a 2.5-mile excursion that usually lasts about 30 minutes. The railroad is rare in offering three operational Climax, geared steam locomotives to power their trains. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.

Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad

The Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad, based in Weirs Beach, New Hampshiree offers several different excursion trains and special events throughout the year, operating on trackage once owned by the Boston & Maine Railroad. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.

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If you may be interested in reading a brief history of New Hampshire's railroads please click here. Also, for more information about New Hampshire train rides you might want to consider the book Tourist Trains Guidebook, which is put together by the editors of Kalmbach Publishing's Trains magazine. The guide below is the latest, released in just April, 2011 that now includes more than 470 museums and tourist trains (it also lists all of Alabama's rail museums). In any event, if you're interested in perhaps purchasing this book please visit the link below which will take you to ordering information through Amazon.com, the trusted online shopping network.

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