Railroad Destinations

Sacramento (Sacramento, California, United States) — Where the transcontinental railroad began. Ground was broken here in 1863 for the Central Pacific's eastward push, and Old Sacramento's waterfront now hosts one of the finest railroad museums in the…
Williams (Williams, Arizona, United States) — The gateway to the Grand Canyon by rail. Since 1901 trains have carried visitors from this Route 66 town to the canyon's South Rim, a tradition revived in 1989 by the Grand Canyon Railway.
Skagway (Skagway, Alaska, United States) — A Klondike Gold Rush boomtown whose narrow gauge railway, blasted through coastal mountains in 1898-1900, is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The town's boardwalk streets still l…
Durango (Durango, Colorado, United States) — A town that exists because of the railroad. Founded by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway in 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district, Durango remains one of America's great living railroad towns, wit…
Strasburg & Lancaster County (Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States) — The densest concentration of railroad heritage in America. Within a few miles of each other sit the oldest continuously operating railroad in the western hemisphere, a world-class state railroad muse…
Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) — The city immortalized by Glenn Miller's 'Chattanooga Choo Choo.' A major Civil War-era rail junction, today it offers nights in restored Pullman sleepers at the 1909 Terminal Station, heritage steam…
Napa (Napa, CA, USA) — Downtown Napa combines the Wine Train station with dining experiences and round-trip rail journeys through Napa Valley vineyards and scenery.
Cañon City (Cañon City, CO, USA) — West Cañon City is the Royal Gorge rail gateway, with a Santa Fe Depot, Arkansas River canyon scenery, and dining aboard the Royal Gorge Route.
Bretton Woods (Bretton Woods, NH, USA) — White Mountains base area for Mount Washington rail travel, mountain scenery, and outdoor recreation across the seasons.
Cass (Cass, WV, USA) — Historic West Virginia lumber town with steam rail excursions, mountain scenery, hiking, lodging, and seasonal outdoor recreation.
Bryson City (Bryson City, NC, USA) — Gateway town near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with a historic depot, mountain scenery, and river-gorge excursions.
Palestine (Palestine, TX, USA) — East Texas rail destination with a depot, Piney Woods scenery, and excursion departures toward Rusk.
Fish Camp & Yosemite (Fish Camp, California, United States) — A Sierra Nevada mountain hamlet four miles south of Yosemite National Park's South Entrance, where the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad runs steam through the pines and a historic mountain lodge…
Chama (Chama, NM, USA) — Northern New Mexico gateway with the Chama depot, mountain scenery, and Cumbres & Toltec departures across the nearby Colorado state line.
Felton (Felton, CA, USA) — Santa Cruz Mountains community centered on redwood forests, Roaring Camp Railroads, and rail excursions toward Bear Mountain or Santa Cruz.
Jim Thorpe (Jim Thorpe, PA, USA) — Pennsylvania mountain town with the Lehigh Gorge station, Lehigh River scenery, vintage coaches, and seasonal rail excursions from historic downtown.
Baltimore (Baltimore, MD, USA) — Baltimore rail heritage destination centered on the National Museum's historic Mt. Clare campus, collections, train rides, and railroad history experiences.
Scranton (Scranton, PA, USA) — Scranton rail heritage destination centered on Steamtown's former railroad yard, locomotives, roundhouse, museums, and rail experiences.
Golden (Golden, CO, USA) — Golden rail history destination centered on Colorado Railroad Museum's railyard, locomotives, exhibits, walking tours, and scheduled train rides.
St. Louis (St. Louis, MO, USA) — St. Louis historic station destination pairing a Union Station hotel setting with Grand Hall architecture, dining, attractions, and downtown exploration.
Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN, USA) — Indianapolis historic station destination pairing Pullman train car rooms, a National Register hotel, downtown venues, dining, and cultural exploration.
Essex (Essex, CT, USA) — Essex rail-dining destination centered on restored Pullman diners, vintage locomotive travel, Connecticut River Valley scenery, and station departures.