Museums, Tourist Lines, and Historical Organizations

Museums, Tourist Lines, and Historical Organizations
General discussion related to all railroad clubs, museums, tourist and scenic lines. Generally this covers museums with static displays, museums that operate excursions, scenic lines that have museums, and so on. Check out the Tourist Railway Association (TRAIN) for more information.

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List of Tourist Railroads & Museums in the United States by Christian S. - Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:14 am	3 Replies 23911 Views	by FullScale4Me Sun Jun 26, 2011 12:24 pm
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Nebraska Zephyr returns to IRM by polybalt - Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:09 pm	2 Replies 1230 Views	by polybalt Sun Dec 28, 2008 8:50 pm
Monticello Railroad Museum by Otto Vondrak - Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:00 am	0 Replies 946 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:00 am
Dinner trains by CarterB - Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:26 pm	6 Replies 1737 Views	by CarterB Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:47 am
NEED TO KNOW TRAIN STATION COLORS by Train Lady - Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:54 am	5 Replies 3068 Views	by BostonUrbEx Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:10 am
Trolley Events/Museums/Displays in Indianapolis ? by 3rdrail - Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:19 pm	6 Replies 1623 Views	by 3rdrail Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:54 pm
Oswego Railroad Museum (Special Weekends) by izzy1975 - Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:50 am	0 Replies 918 Views	by izzy1975 Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:50 am
Historic Info Needed on Phila to Seaside NJ Railroad by Student Needs Help! - Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:37 pm	10 Replies 3954 Views	by 1st Barnegat Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:15 pm
Fire Destroys Train Station, Museum at Pulaski, Virginia by Conrail Tweety - Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:17 pm	0 Replies 879 Views	by Conrail Tweety Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:17 pm
Vote Nevada Northern!! by Otto Vondrak - Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:36 pm	0 Replies 972 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:36 pm
Shore Line Trolley Musuem in 1976 (Image of BRT #4753) by erielackawanna - Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:48 pm	2 Replies 998 Views	by erielackawanna Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:52 pm
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum - November Railpace by Otto Vondrak - Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:48 pm	1 Replies 875 Views	by rbarcus Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:09 pm
Milwaukee Road 38A by atsf sp - Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:28 pm	8 Replies 7162 Views	by Ken V Tue May 19, 2009 7:09 pm
Web forum for preservation by Ham549 - Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:33 pm	2 Replies 1022 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:19 pm
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum 0-4-0T moving by Ham549 - Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:31 pm	0 Replies 876 Views	by Ham549 Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:31 pm
Allaire Village Haunted Hayride Vandalism by GSC - Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:40 pm	2 Replies 1671 Views	by GSC Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:40 pm
EBT Shops Machines Return for 2008 Spectacular by ebtrr - Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:46 am	3 Replies 1156 Views	by GSC Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:40 am
Michigan Star Clipper to end operations by NYC3001 - Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:53 pm	3 Replies 1195 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:23 am
Real Model Railroaders. Worcester,MA..seeking good members! by ST214 - Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:36 am	5 Replies 1505 Views	by ST214 Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:17 am
Trolley cost? by Ham549 - Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:40 pm	14 Replies 2148 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:28 pm
Consolidated car-heating co. by Ham549 - Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:56 pm	0 Replies 1076 Views	by Ham549 Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:56 pm
Montour Railroad Crane X-1 Back Home by csxmonsub - Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:19 am	1 Replies 1166 Views	by Stmtrolleyguy Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:37 pm
National Streetcar Museum in Lowell, MA? Exhibits by Boston? by Montclaire - Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:32 am	4 Replies 1458 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:30 pm
Story of Red Arrow car #26 and the BVTA? by Montclaire - Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:05 pm	3 Replies 2076 Views	by walt Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:03 pm
2008 Binghamton Railfest by todnielson - Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:14 am	2 Replies 983 Views	by todnielson Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:54 pm
Friends of the EBT August Work Session Report by ebtrr - Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:35 pm	1 Replies 861 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:31 pm
IRM Members Weekend - 9/12-13 by polybalt - Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:06 pm	3 Replies 1174 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:28 pm
Bellefonte Historical Railroad (PA) by bwparker1 - Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:44 pm	13 Replies 6300 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:08 am
Save the F40PH 1 2 3 4 by Ham549 - Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:42 pm	51 Replies 7082 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:59 pm
EBT #15 Returns for the 2005 Spectacular by ebtrr - Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:25 pm	3 Replies 2882 Views	by chuchubob Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:35 pm
Flagg Coal/Whitewater Valley RR Photo Train-SOLD OUT!! by richt57 - Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:22 pm	0 Replies 814 Views	by richt57 Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:22 pm
Hertiage Rail Market Estimates by Hipshot - Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:02 am	0 Replies 832 Views	by Hipshot Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:02 am
Help ELDCPS Raise $1.5M for Pullman Porter Project by RiverMP21 - Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:06 pm	0 Replies 692 Views	by RiverMP21 Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:06 pm
White Deer Reading Station website soon complete by railfanandy - Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:27 pm	2 Replies 1427 Views	by railfanandy Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:06 am
Major Flooding At Mid-Continent!! by TicketPunch - Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:45 pm	8 Replies 2414 Views	by TicketPunch Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:20 pm
New Limited-Edition Prints at the B&O Railroad Museum Store by railroadartwork - Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:14 pm	0 Replies 794 Views	by railroadartwork Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:14 pm
Flooding Washes Out Tracks of Winnipesaukeee RR by Hux - Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:21 pm	2 Replies 939 Views	by Hux Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:02 pm
Group Buys Belfast & Moosehead Lake Engine #53 by esker2910 - Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:49 am	1 Replies 1191 Views	by esker2910 Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:35 am
Tourist railroads, gas prices, and passenger service by jscola30 - Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:53 pm	6 Replies 1315 Views	by GSC Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:42 pm
NRHS Photo Train W/ Flagg Coal #75 on Whitewater Valley RR by richt57 - Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:42 pm	0 Replies 777 Views	by richt57 Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:42 pm
Strasburg Railroad Videos by Schuylkill Valley - Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:39 am	0 Replies 801 Views	by Schuylkill Valley Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:39 am
Flagg Coal #75 To Visit Whitewater Valley RR by richt57 - Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:18 pm	0 Replies 893 Views	by richt57 Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:18 pm
Restoration Saga of CAE 309 at IRM by Otto Vondrak - Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:59 pm	0 Replies 754 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:59 pm
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania by Christian S. - Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:19 am	5 Replies 3360 Views	by atsf sp Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:49 pm
BEL-DEL CORN MAZE, ETC. STARTS AUG 2nd!!! by 142locoman - Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:19 pm	1 Replies 815 Views	by Anthony RMLI Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:45 pm
A&D Toy Train Village and Museum, Middleborough, MA by jscola30 - Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:28 pm	0 Replies 1223 Views	by jscola30 Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:28 pm
Railroad Memorabilia Day on the Adirondack Scenic - Aug 2 by boilermaker - Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:54 pm	1 Replies 894 Views	by boilermaker Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:57 pm
Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Railroad by Christian S. - Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:00 am	12 Replies 5005 Views	by chuchubob Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:52 am
Boy Scout trip to Steamtown 1 2 by Otto Vondrak - Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:19 am	25 Replies 6759 Views	by colorado Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:26 am
Dallas McKinney Ave Traction Authority by chuchubob - Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:49 am	3 Replies 1093 Views	by Tom6921 Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:12 pm
Texas State Railroad by chuchubob - Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:54 am	0 Replies 762 Views	by chuchubob Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:54 am
AC&J Railroad 2008 Tourist Season has begun, June 14th 2008 by MarkJL61 - Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:08 pm	0 Replies 672 Views	by MarkJL61 Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:08 pm
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum - 5th Annual Nightshoot by Orgnoi1 - Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:50 am	1 Replies 999 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:41 pm
Yuma Valley Railway: still in business? by caboosedog - Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:22 pm	0 Replies 682 Views	by caboosedog Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:22 pm
Long Island coach arrives at HVRM 1 2 by rbarcus - Sun May 04, 2008 10:34 am	25 Replies 7102 Views	by rbarcus Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:19 pm
Mid-Continent Railway Museum and the 1385 by Otto Vondrak - Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:19 am	1 Replies 1295 Views	by TicketPunch Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:58 pm
Movie starring roles for some museum relics. by 3rdrail - Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:26 pm	3 Replies 1016 Views	by polybalt Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:56 pm
Model Museum by russoj78 - Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:08 am	1 Replies 853 Views	by Otto Vondrak Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:51 am
Model RR Museum near Vineland, NJ?? by russoj78 - Sat May 31, 2008 1:43 pm	2 Replies 1418 Views	by Red Arrow Fan Sat May 31, 2008 10:33 pm
Preserved Classic Train Cars For Sale by Met113 - Mon May 26, 2008 3:24 pm	4 Replies 5520 Views	by Otto Vondrak Fri May 30, 2008 9:04 pm
Toronto Witt on Display in Boston by aline1969 - Wed May 28, 2008 1:38 pm	0 Replies 721 Views	by aline1969 Wed May 28, 2008 1:38 pm
Looking for Tower Stories by rbarcus - Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:09 pm	1 Replies 1115 Views	by rbarcus Sun May 25, 2008 7:30 am
Events for National Train Day (May 10th) by mxdata - Sat May 10, 2008 7:08 am	1 Replies 997 Views	by CRHauf Wed May 14, 2008 10:24 pm
Break-in and fire at Knox and Kane RR by rnetzlof - Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:25 pm	3 Replies 1835 Views	by rnetzlof Fri May 09, 2008 10:34 am
Newport Dinner Train photo and question by AMoreira81 - Sat May 03, 2008 9:43 am	6 Replies 2749 Views	by Mattydred Sat May 24, 2008 1:34 am
New roundhouse museum in Biggar, Saskatchewan by biggarite - Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:06 pm	1 Replies 1384 Views	by biggarite Fri May 02, 2008 10:03 am
Wabash, Frisco & Pacific victim of midwestern floods by Otto Vondrak - Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:35 pm	2 Replies 1326 Views	by Otto Vondrak Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:17 am
Tweetsie Railroad Museum Destroyed by Fire 3/16/2008 by Conrail Tweety - Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:20 pm	0 Replies 1067 Views	by Conrail Tweety Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:20 pm
Morton, PA Station Preservation Committee Mtg. 2/24 by mortonstationagent - Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:20 pm	2 Replies 2534 Views	by Fairless Hills Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:30 pm
Railcamp Alumni by wolfboy8171981 - Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:12 pm	0 Replies 1046 Views	by wolfboy8171981 Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:12 pm
Concern for the Future of Railroad Historical Groups 1 2 3 by RAS - Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:04 am	32 Replies 11301 Views	by mxdata Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:27 pm
Save the historic station at Brooks, Maine by sandpvrr - Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:50 am	1 Replies 1646 Views	by GSC Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:11 pm
Railroad museum attempting to buy station in Brooks, Maine by sandpvrr - Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:55 am	0 Replies 996 Views	by sandpvrr Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:55 am
Caboose on New Hope & Ivyland RR by m2116x6 - Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:15 pm	1 Replies 1503 Views	by limejuice Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:08 pm
Maine Narrow Gauge RR & Museum in the news by MEC407 - Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:29 pm	2 Replies 1340 Views	by MEC407 Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:47 pm
Recommendation- best way to see the Rockies? by Thumped - Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:21 pm	6 Replies 2988 Views	by Noel Weaver Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:59 am
The time has arrived- NRHS renewal by gp80mac - Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:42 pm	11 Replies 3950 Views	by mxdata Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:34 pm
Train Exhibit now showing by Roger Hensley - Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:14 pm	0 Replies 1166 Views	by Roger Hensley Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:14 pm
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Santa Trains by Orgnoi1 - Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:26 am	2 Replies 1368 Views	by Orgnoi1 Sat Dec 08, 2007 6:37 am
Restore the former LV Manchester roundhouse? by Lehighton_Man - Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:50 pm	2 Replies 1515 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:58 pm
Preservation of UA Turbo-trains by hsr_fan - Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:04 pm	8 Replies 2958 Views	by Tadman Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:13 am
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum End of Season by Orgnoi1 - Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:36 am	5 Replies 2153 Views	by Orgnoi1 Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:13 am
Essex Steam Train (Essex,CT) by Work Extra - Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:32 pm	2 Replies 1625 Views	by Otto Vondrak Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:08 pm
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 1 2 by bob - Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:21 pm	15 Replies 5103 Views	by Orgnoi1 Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:29 am
Grand Canyon Rail by koen - Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:32 am	5 Replies 3258 Views	by NebraskaZephyr Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:50 pm
Cumbres And Toltec Scenic RR--Part Two by bob - Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:39 pm	0 Replies 1261 Views	by bob Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:39 pm
Steamtown-Tunkhannock Viaduct by NJT 4402 - Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:49 am	2 Replies 1830 Views	by tellu_whut Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:16 pm
The Bel-Del by obsessed railfan - Mon May 31, 2004 9:54 am	8 Replies 3663 Views	by chuchubob Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:34 pm
Passenger Derailment in Burnham, Maine 9-17-07 by Reeds Pass - Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:22 am	0 Replies 1323 Views	by Reeds Pass Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:22 am
Diesel Historical Society? by gp80mac - Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:03 pm	8 Replies 3121 Views	by mxdata Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:13 am
Restoring Plantation Steam Loco at Hawaiian Railway by KarolSr - Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:08 pm	0 Replies 1139 Views	by KarolSr Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:08 pm
Illinois Railway Museum by Mike Roque - Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:06 am	6 Replies 2984 Views	by n2xjk Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:27 pm
Scranton's Electric City Trolley - to the ballpark! by aline1969 - Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:09 pm	5 Replies 2968 Views	by Mr rt Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:05 am
Photos from Trolley Museum of NY (Kingston) by Frank - Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:02 am	10 Replies 3660 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:14 pm
2nd Annual Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Nightshoot by Orgnoi1 - Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:31 am	0 Replies 1151 Views	by Orgnoi1 Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:31 am
Medina RR Museum Volunteer / Work Days by James Steier - Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:10 pm	7 Replies 3004 Views	by med-train Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:29 pm
NRHS Railcamp Program by mxdata - Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:11 pm	3 Replies 2081 Views	by chuchubob Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:56 pm
Rail Cruise America by NJTRailfan - Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:46 am	1 Replies 2265 Views	by nwgp9511 Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:05 pm
Steam Returning to Connersville & Metamora, Indiana by lumpy72 - Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:01 am	0 Replies 1357 Views	by lumpy72 Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:01 am
Railtours-Inc., Jim Thorpe, Pa. by 56-57 - Mon May 15, 2006 10:27 pm	3 Replies 3017 Views	by 56-57 Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:18 pm
Freeport Show weekend!! by route_rock - Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:08 am	0 Replies 1134 Views	by route_rock Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:08 am

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