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A Railroad Museum and Tourist Line Guide
Foley Museum: 125 E. Laurel Avenue, Foley, AL 36535. 251-943-1818, Open daily Monday – Friday 10-4. Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum Historic Huntsville Depot: 320 Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801. 256-564-8100. Open March through December, Wednesday – Saturday, 10-4. Musuem of Alaska Transportation and Industry Yuma Valley Railway: 100 North Second Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364. 928-782-9629. Open January through March Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm, October through May Sunday at 1 pm. Arkansas Railroad Museum and Cotton Belt Historical Society Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway Frisco Depot Museum: Highway 63, PO Box 36, Mammoth Springs, AR 72554. 870-625-7364, Open daily Tuesday through Sunday, 8-5. Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture Cable Car Museum, San Francisco Calico & Odessa Railroad: PO Box 638, Yermo, CA 92398. 760-254-2117, Open Daily 9-5. California State Railroad Museum California Trolley & Railroad Corporation Carolwood Pacific Historical Society Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Golden State Model Railroad Museum Laws Railroad Museum & Historical Park: PO Box 363, Bishop, CA 93515. 760-873-5950, Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter 10-4. Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum National City Depot: San Diego Electric Railroad Association, 922 West 23rd Street, National City, CA 91950. 619-474-4400, Open Saturday and Sunday 12-4. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Project Nevada County Traction Company LLC Pacific Southwest Railroad Museum Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line Western Pacific Railroad Museum Railway & Locomotive Historical Society Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow-Gauge Railroad San Diego Electric Railway Association San Diego Model Railroad Museum San Francisco Cable Car Museum Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical Museum Sierra Railroad Golden Sunset Dinner Train Southern California Scenic Railway Association Western America Railroad Museum Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: 5th & Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, CO 80813. 719-689-2640. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Forney Museum of Transportation Fort Collins Municipal Railway: PO Box 635, Fort Collins, CO 80522. 970-224-5372. Open May through September during weekends. Galloping Goose Historical Society: 421 Railroad Ave., PO Box 297, Dolores, CO 81323. 970-882-7082, Open May 15 through October 15, Monday through Saturday., 9-5. Museum with fully restored, operating Galloping Goose No. 5. Georgetown Loop Historic Mining and Railroad Park Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad Windsor Museum: Division of Cultural Affairs and Museum, Town of Windsor, 301 Walnut St., Windsor, CO 80550. 970-674-2439, Colorado & Southern depot of 1882 houses exhibit of U.S. steam-era railroading history. Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum Central Florida Railroad Museum Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum Railroad Museum of South Florida's Train Village Southwest Florida Museum of History Tampa & Ybor City Street Railway Society Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad The Misty Mountain Model Railroad: 4381 Town Creek School Rd., Blairsville, GA 30512. 706-745-9819
Lahaina, Kaanapali & Pacific Railroad Pineapple Express: Located at the Dole Plantation in Wahiawa, Hiawaii. (808) 621-8408 American Freedom Dinner Train: 610'/2 Main St., Lewiston, ID 83501. (208) 743-2233 or 888-RR-DINER. Canyon County Historical Museum Northern Pacific Depot Museum: PO Box 469, Wallace, ID 83873. 208-752-0111. Silverwood Central Railway/Theme Park: N 26225 Highway 95, Athol, ID 83801. 208-683-3400. Open weekends in May and September and daily June-August. Chatham Railroad Museum: 100 N State StChatham, Illinois 62629-1350. (217) 483-7792 Elizabeth Historical Society Depot Museum: PO Box 115Elizabeth, Illinois 61028-0115. Phone 815-858-3355. Museum of Science and Industry Rochelle Railroad Park & Gift Shop Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad Station Carbondale : 111 S. Illinois Ave., southeast corner of Main and Illinois, Carbondale, IL 62901. 618-529-8040, Open Monday through Friday 9-3 or by appointment. Located in the 1903 Old Passenger Depot, features artifacts from local train history. Trolley Car 36 : 324 N. Madison St., Rockford, IL 61107. 815-987-8894, Open June through September, Tuesday and Thursday 11-3 and Saturday and Sunday, 12-4. Carthage, Knightstown & Shirley Railroad Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum Jefferson County Historical Society Museum and Railroad Depot: 615 West First St., Madison, IN 47250. 812-265-2335. Open May 1-Oct. 31, Mon.-Sat, 10-4:30; Sun., 1-4, Nov. 1-April 30, weekdays only. National New York Central Railroad Museum Wabash Valley Railroaders Museum The Whitewater Valley Railroad The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Rails West Railroad Museum: 1512 S. Main St. Mail: 72 Bellevue Ave., Council Bluffs, IA 51503. 712-323-5182. Memorial Day-Labor Day, closed Mon.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 in May and Dec. Rock Island depot museum; UP, CB&Q equipment display. The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad The Great Plains Transportation Museum Liberal Rock Island Depot: Located in Liberal, Kansas. 316-624-3855. The Santa Fe Depot Foundation: 201 E. Sherman, Kingman, KS 67068-1906. 620-532-2142. Open year-round 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mon.-Fri.; some afternoons and Saturdays. Railroad museum and Cannonball Welcome Center. Meeting and/or small party space available.
The Big South Fork Scenic Railway The Historic Rail Park & Train Museum Kentucky Central Railway: T34 E. 10th St., Paris, Ky. 859-293-0807. Open most Saturdays and by appointment. Louisville & Nashville depot museum. Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati DeQuincy Railroad Museum: 400 Lake Charles Avenue, DeQuincy, Louisiana 70633. Phone 337-786-2823. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9AM - 5PM; closed Sundays and Mondays. Museum located in Kansas City Southern depot. The Southern Forest Heritage Museum Cole Land Transportation Museum Great Northern Narrow Gauge Railroad: Iron Trail Road, Biddeford, ME 04005-0661. (207) 967-4882. Weekends and holidays, July 4-Oct. 12, 11-4. Narrow-gauge train ride through Maine woods. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. and Museum Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum Bowie Railroad Station and Huntington Museum Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Ellicott City B&O Railroad Station Museum Gaithersburg Community Museum: 9 South Summit Ave. Mailing: 506 South Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg,MD 20877. (301) 258-6160, (301) 926-9125. Thurs., Fri., and Sat., 10-2. Included is a steam locomotive, rolling stock, model railroad, historic pictures, and gift shop. National Capital Trolley Museum Walkersville Southern Railroad Western Maryland Railway Historical Society Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Boston Street Railway Association Lowell National Historical Park Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum Providence & Worcester Railfan Club & Museum Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Walker Transportation Collection Bluewater Michigan Chapter NRHS Capac Community Museum: Located in Capac, Michigan. 810-395-2859. Copper Country Railroad Heritage Center Flushing Area Historical Society & Cultural Center Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Houghton County Historical Museum Michigan Railroad History Museum Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train Southern Michigan Railroad Society End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum Kandiyohi County Historical Society Depot Lake County Historical Society Railroad and Depot Museum Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad Lake Superior Railroad Museum and North Shore Scenic Railroad
Booneville Rails & Trails Museum: Located in the GM&O depot in Booneville, MS. Gulfport Union Depot: Located in Gulfport, MS. Canton Train Museum: Located in Canton, MS in the former Illinois Central depot. Water Valley Casey Jones Railroad Museum Meridian Freight House: Located beside the Meridian Union Station in Meridian, MS. West Point Transportation Museum American Association of Railroaders American Railway Caboose Historical Educational Society Belton, Grandview & Kansas City Railroad Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot Friends of Landmark Kirkwood Station: Box 221122, Kiikwood, MO 63122. (314) 752-3148. Open Daily. Exhibits housed in former Missouri Pacific station. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Railroad Association Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Durham Western Heritage Museum Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Nevada Northern Railway Museum Ashland Railroad Station Museum: Located in Ashland, New Hampshire. 603-968-3902. Gortham Rail Station Museum: Located in Gortham, New Hampshire. Sandown Historical Society and Museum White Mountain Central Railroad Black River Railroad Historical Trust Black River & Western Railroad Delaware River Excursions from the NYS&W Technical & Historical Society New Jersey Museum of Transportation New Jersey Transportation Heritage Center Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Volunteer Railroaders Association, Inc. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Lamy Railroad & History Museum New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society Central New York Chapter, NRHS Central Square Railroad Museum. Railroad Ave: Central Square, NY Mail: Box 229, Marcellus, NY 13036. (315) 488-8208. May 1-October 31, Sun., 12-5. Museum, displays. Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad Hudson Valley Railroad Society Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society Maybrook Railroad Historical Society: PO Box 105, 101 Main St., Maybrook, NY 12543. (845) 427-2591. April-October, weekends, 1-4. Museum. National New York Central Railroad Museum Niagara Frontier Railroad Museum Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Historical Society Museum Railroad Museum of Long Island Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum Tioga Scenic Railroad: Located in Owego, New York. 607-687-6786. Utica & Mohawk Valley Chapter, NRHS Great Smoky Mountains Railroad National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame North Carolina Transportation Museum North Dakota State Railroad Museum Old Soo Depot Transportation Museum: Located in Minot, North Dakota. 701-852-2234. Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Dennison Railroad Depot Museum Lorain & West Virginia Railway Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum Marion Union Station Association: 532 West Center StreetMarion, OH 43302: (740) 383-3768. Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Orrville Railroad Heritage Society Toledo, Lake Erie & Western Railway & Museum Zanesville & Western Scenic Railroad Cimarron Valley Railroad Museum Frisco Depot Museum: Located in Hugo, Oklahoma. 580-326-6630. Yukon's Best Railroad Museum: Located in Yukon, Oklahoma. 405-354-5079. Mount Hood Railroad and Dinner Train Oregon Electric Railway Museum Train Mountain Railroad Museum Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society Friends of the East Broad Top Museum Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Chapter, NRHS Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad Old Mauch Chunk Model Train Display Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train Portage Area Historical Society Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Reading Company Technical & Historical Society Steamtown National Historic Site Stourbridge Line Rail Excursions Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad Old Colony & Newport Scenic Railway Lancaster and Chester Railway Company Railroad Historical Center: PO Box 3131, Greenwood, SC 29648. Site: 908 S. Main St. Call for hours. South Carolina Railroad Museum Bulls Gap Railroad Museum and Community Development Corporation Casey Jones Museum and Train Store Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Museum Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Lynnville Railroad Preservation Society Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Depot and Railroad Museum Southern Appalachia Railway Museum Tennessee Central Railway Museum Austin Steam Train Association McKinney Avenue Transit Authority Museum of the American Railroad Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum Texas & Pacific Railway Museum Texas State Railroad Historical Park Golden Spike National Historic Site Ogden Union Station Railroad Museum Western Mining and Railroad Museum New England Transportation Museum Children's Museum of Virginia: While the Children’s Museum of Virginia is closed for renovations, the fun, excitement, and imagination continues at Andalo’s Clubhouse. Andalo, the museum mascot, presents hands-on exhibits, room for birthday parties, family fun days, and educational programs –just like the Children’s Museum of Virginia always has! The new address is 420 High Street, Olde Towne Portsmouth. Fairfax Station Railroad Museum Seaboard Station Railroad Museum U.S. Army Transportation Museum Virginia Museum of Transportation
Dayton Historical Depot Society Ritzville Railroad-Depot History Museum Washington State Railroads Historical Society Museum Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad Harpers Ferry Toy Train Museum: Located in historic Harpers Ferry. (304) 535-2521. Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum Brodhead Historical Society Depot Museum Colfax Railroad Museum: Located in Colfax, Wisconsin. 715-962-2076. East Troy Electric Railroad Museum Locomotive & Tower Preservation Fund Mining Museum and the Rollo Jamison Museum New Glarus Depot: Box 475, New Glarus, WI 53574. Site: 418 Railroad St. (608) 527-2335 New London Railroad Museum: 101 Beckert Roard, Apt. 204, New London, WI 54961. (920) 982-5186 or (920) 982-8557. June-August, 1st & 3rd Sun., 1-4 or by appointment. Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway Riverside & Great Northern Railway Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad Douglas Area Chamber of Commerce
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