Train-Lovers Guide

VIRGINIA

Burke Lake Park Train
Fairfax Station, VA
Hop aboard a 1/3-scale CP Huntington train for a 2-mile ride through scenic woods.

C&O Railway Heritage Center
Clifton Forge, VA
Preserved equipment and scale models telling the story of the C&O Railway.

Dulles Town Center Train
Sterling, VA
Visit the trackless train located on the 1st floor near Center Court for colorful indoor rides.

Fairfax Station Railroad Museum
Fairfax Station, VA
Explores railroading and Civil War history through engaging displays and hands-on activities.

Historic Vienna Railroad Station
Vienna, VA
Home to the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders, featuring a permanent HO-scale layout and open houses.

Old Dominion Railroad Excursions
Dillwyn, VA
Ride the Virginia Springtime Special through Buckingham County with optional old-west style gunfights.

Rappahannock Railroad Museum
Fredericksburg, VA
Tour vintage rolling stock and ride the “Little Yellow Train” for a look at mid-1900s rail life.

Resource Railroad Train
Clemyjontri Park ∙ McLean, VA
Engine #62 takes young riders on a tour around this beloved 2-acre play destination.

Richmond Railroad Museum
Richmond, VA
Explore more than 150 years of rail memorabilia and artifacts in the historic capital.

Toy Town Junction @ Luray Caverns
Luray, VA
See an extraordinary collection of 30 trains and thousands of toys in themed settings.

MARYLAND

B&O Ellicott City Station
Ellicott City, MD
Explore America’s oldest surviving railroad station and an impressive model layout.

B&O Railroad Museum
Baltimore, MD
A Smithsonian affiliate featuring historic locomotives and rides along America’s first commercial rail mile.

Brunswick Heritage Museum
Brunswick, MD
Features a 1,700-square-foot HO-scale model railroad tracing the route to Union Station.

Cabin John Regional Park
Rockville, MD
A replica 1863 CP Huntington mini train carrying riders on a journey through the wooded park.

Chesapeake & Allegheny Live Steamers
Baltimore, MD
Ride real model trains across 11.5 acres at this unique volunteer-run club.

National Capital Trolley Museum
Colesville, MD
Take a ride on historic streetcars and explore a diverse international collection.

Walkersville Southern Railroad
Walkersville, MD
Ride vintage 1920s passenger cars and open flatcars on historic 1872 tracks.

Watkins Regional Park
Upper Marlboro, MD
Hop aboard Train No. 342 for a wooded ride full of nature views and farm sightings.

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Cumberland, MD
Journey through the Allegheny Mountains aboard a historic Baldwin steam locomotive.

Wheaton Regional Park
Wheaton, MD
Ride an 1863 CP Huntington replica train through peaceful forests and meadows.

WASHINGTON, DC

America on the Move @ Smithsonian
Wash, DC ∙ Museum of American History
Features iconic vehicles, including a massive Southern Railway steam locomotive.

Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Wash, DC
Showcases America’s mail-travel history, from rail cars to stagecoaches.

WEST VIRGINIA

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
Cass, WV
Experience steam-driven locomotives and sweeping mountain views from the past.

Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad
Elkins, WV
Ride refurbished locomotives through West Virginia’s peaks (April-Dec).

Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
Romney, WV
Enjoy a narrated mountain excursion and keep an eye out for bald eagles overhead.

PENNSYLVANIA

Allegheny Portage Railroad
Gallitzin, PA
Discover the first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains.

Bellefonte Historical Railroad
Bellefonte, PA
Volunteer-run society hosting annual fall and holiday excursions.

Northern Central Railway
New Freedom, PA
Ride a replica 1860s steam locomotive along the same route President Lincoln traveled.

The Strasburg Railroad
Lancaster, PA
Steam-powered rides through the Amish countryside with nostalgic recreation stops.

Wanamaker, Kempton, & Southern Railroad
Kempton, PA
Known as the Hawk Mountain Line, offering scenic weekend rides (May-Nov).

West Chester Railroad Company
West Chester, PA
Nostalgic trips through the Chester Creek Valley aboard 1930s coaches.