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When planning your next vacation with the Tourist Trains Guidebook, check here first. This page contains corrections and updates for the third edition, which features nearly 500 railroad attractions across the United States and Canada.
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California Tehachapi Depot Museum The Tehachapi Depot Museum is open to the public Thursday through Monday. It is one of the few remaining Southern Pacific No. 23 Depots left, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. See www.tehachapidepot.com |
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Georgia
Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad, page 70 Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad has rebuilt its two FP7A diesel locomotives. The ex-Southern Railroad locomotives will also have a new paint scheme. See www.stonemountainpark.com |
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Iowa
Midwest Central Railroad, page 102
The railroad traded ex-West Side Lumber Co. Shay No. 9 to Georgetown Lopp in Colorado for that railroad’s locomotive No. 12. The Baldwin 2-6-2 was built for Hawaii's Kahului Railroad in 1929 and will now operate on Midwest Central's 1.25-mile line around the site of the annual Old Threshers Reunion every September. For more information, see http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad News/News Wire/2011/01/Tourist lines trade steam engines.aspx
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Maine
Sandy River & Rangely Lakes Railroad, page 118
The photo used of locomotive No. 4 was taken by, and should be credited to, James Patten.
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Missouri
Columbia Star Dinner Train
Operating from Columbia, the dinner train plans to open July
15, 2011, and run year-round. Evening dinner trains will depart on Friday and
Saturday nights, and a brunch train on Sunday. The trips run about 3 hours, the
train consists of vintage 1930s and ‘40s passenger cars pulled by 1950s
streamlined locomotives. For more information, call 877-236-8511 or
573-474-2223 or go to http://dinnertrain.com |
New York
Saratoga & North Creek Railway The Saratoga & North Creek Railway has begun operations. The tourist train runs Thursday through Monday until the end of October. It offers both Coach and Dome service on the trips between Saratoga and North Creek. See www.sncrr.com |
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Ohio
Byesville Scenic Railway, page 189
For more information about the railway, the best phone numbers to use are 800-933-5480 or 740-432-2022. See www.bsrw.org |
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Oregon
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, page 201 The railroad has acquired McCloud River Railroad steam locomotive No. 25. See www.ocsr.net |
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Pennsylvania
Harris Switch Tower Museum, page 205
The website for the Harris Switch Tower Museum should be http://harristower.org.
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Texas
Museum of the American Railroad, page 238
The museum’s move to Frisco has been delayed until May 2012. The museum will remain in its Dallas location until the move. See the new website: www.museumoftheamericanrailroad.org
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Vermont
Green Mountain Railroad, page 245
The Green Mountain Railroad is operating one excursion train, the White Mountain Flyer, out of White River Junction. Regular service will resume October 10 after recent storm damage canceled events. See www.rails-vt.com |
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Wisconsin Mineral Point Railroad Museum
Housed in a former Milwaukee Road depot in Mineral Point, the museum is open Thursday through Sunday from May through October. It features exhibits on the Mineral Point Railroad and Illinois Central. For more information call 608-987-2695 or visit www.mineralpointrailroads.com |
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