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Ryan's Rails

Welcome to Ryan's Rails!

This is a website dedicated to my adventures chasing, cataloging, and filming trains.

Click the map below to get started. My adventures and points of interest are all catalogued. The locations are organized from south to north and east to west.

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My Museum Recommendations!

Name Description Visited?
Lake Superior Railway Museum, Duluth, MN Wide variety of rolling stock, including some Soo Line and Erie Mining Company E-units, and some GN ALCOs. No
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Cumbres, NM Possibly the most famous tourist line in the country, C&T offers picturesque views and an excellent riding and photography experience. No
Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA One of the biggest historical train collections in the country. Includes a Kodachrome Geep, a California Zephyr leader, among others. No
Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden, CO An extensive collection, including snowplows, wigwag signals and Shay locomotives. No
TrainTopia In The Frisco Discovery Center, Frisco, TX A spin off section of the TrainTopia museum, houses Santa Fe 49 (F7A), Union Pacific DD40x 6915, Union Pacific Big Boy 4018, Pennsylvania GG1 4903, and a number of other great pieces. No
National Museum of Transportation, St Louis, MO See the Missouri page for more. Yes
Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI A big museum with a lot of rolling stock and train rides. Highlights include SOO 2645, MCRY 1256, and Caboose C-74 DM&IR No
National Railroad Museum, Ashwaubenon, WI A large museum in the suburbs of Green Bay, houses such highlights as UPRR Big Boy 4017, GG1 4890, Aerotrain 2, GBW 315, a Burlington Zeyphr, and many more. No
Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum, Versailles, KY A large collection of vintage railroad equipment, L&N, Southern, N&W, N&W GP7 675, ICG 7738, and much much more. No
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, Chattanooga, TN A large train museum with a depot, with such highlights as Southern GP30 2594, Southern F unit 6914, Southern 5000 GP9 and TVRM 1829 GP7 No
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati, Covington, KY Only open on certain days, this is a very large museum with a great collection of signals, with highlights such as a restored Family Lines caboose, PRR F-unit, PRR SW1, and tons of neat artifacts. Yes
N.C. Transportation Museum, Spencer, NC One of the biggest railroad museums in the country, of which a limited selection is Southern F-unit 6900, ACL F-unit 501, many southern railroad cabooses, Southern GP30 2601, among others. No
Monticello Railway Museum, Monticello, IL Monticello is a museum with a lot of vintage locomotives and cars, including Wabash F7A 1189, PRR E8A 5764, a full A-B-Steam set of FPA-4 CN 6789, Chicago & Illinois Midland RS1325 No. 31 No
Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL The biggest railroad museum in the country. Has a wealth of railroad artifacts and train rides in vintage equipment. No
United Railroad Historical Society of NJ Inc, Boonton, NJ A historical society dedicated to preservation, with several vintage locomotives, such as pair of PRR GG1's, 4879 and 4877, NYC F7A 4083, CNJ ALCO 1524. No
B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD The biggest museum of one of America's first railroads. Contains a wealth of artifacts and railroad cars and engines. Yes
Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, OH Age of Steam contains one of the largest steam locomotive collections in the country, and a large collection of vintage railcars and cabooses. No
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum, Bellevue, OH One of the largest railroad museums in the midwest, with well over 40 individual pieces, alongside train watching opportunities. No
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, PA One of the premier railroad museums in america, contains a ton of famous artifacts, including GG1s 4935, 4800, E44 4465, Conrail GP38 2233, PRR 7006 GP7, PRR E8 5901, and much more. Yes
Lake Shore Railway Museum, North East, PA A railway museum with a lot of unique artifacts of PA, NY, and other railroads. Collection includes a Little Joe, a C&O U-boat and others. No
Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA One of the largest museum sites dedicated to steam locomotives, with many famous locomotives including a UP Big Boy No