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.
Name | Description | Visited? |
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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 |