Located just down the road from one of the nation’s busiest national parks means a busy tourist train! The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad is 10 minutes from the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park in California. The railroad features a 4-mile, one hour, narrated excursion riding behind steam-powered locomotives that were once used to…
The North Coast of Oregon is a truly beautiful place that begs to be explored. Tucked into coves and bays are wonderful small towns, inland is the tall timber and everywhere it seems are breathtaking views of the ocean. Some of the most beautiful places are not accessible by car, but you can take the…
When you leave the historic 1887 Rock Island Depot in Abilene, a 100 year old steam engine leads the way to the city of Enterprise through the Smoky Hill River Valley. The A&SV is 10 and a half miles of scenic excursion through scenic central Kansas. A Brief History of the A&SV Railroad The railroad…
Many times voted one of the greatest railway journeys in the world, the Jacobite Steam Train takes passengers on an 84-mile round-trip train journey from Fort William to Mallaig and return. Beginning at Fort William, at the base of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, this trip crosses the legendary Glenfinnan Viaduct, near the…
The locomotive seen in the Harry Potter films pulling the Hogwarts Express only briefly had the same job on the Jacobite Steam Train. You can read all about how how and why the “Olton Hall” was chosen by Warner Brothers studios here. But there are several very worthy steamlocomoties doing the job now. The Steam…
The West Highland Line is steeped in history and runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in all of Scotland. And that’s saying something! Pushing a railroad through, over and beneath these highlands was no easy task (you can read about it here), but it made for some amazing miles. The Fort William to…