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TOP 25 SCENIC RAILROADS IN THE US

Jump aboard one of the top 25 scenic railroads in America. If you believe we missed any outstanding scenic railroads in the US, please email us at gparsons66@hotmail.com so that we can consider whether or not they are worthy of being added to this list.

STATE	SCENIC RAILROAD	TOWN / CITY
Alaska	Alaska Railroad	Anchorage
Alaska	Hurricane Turn	Talkeetna
Alaska	McKinley Explorer	Fairbanks
Alaska	White Pass & Yukon Route Railway	Skagway
Arizona	Grand Canyon Railway	Williams
Arizona	Verde Canyon Railroad	Clarkdale
California	Napa Valley Wine Train	Napa
California	Roaring Camp Railroads	Santa Cruz
California	Skunk Train	Fort Bragg
Colorado	Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad	Durango
Colorado	Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad	Leadville
Colorado	Pikes Peak Cog Railway	Manitou Springs
Colorado	Royal Gorge Route Railroad	Canon City
Connecticut	Essex Steam Train and Riverboat	Essex
Delaware	Wilmington and Western Railroad	Wilmington
Idaho	Thunder Mountain Line	Horseshoe Bend
Kentucky	Big South Fork Scenic Railroad	Stearns
New Hampshire	Mount Washington Cog Railway, The	Bretton Woods
New Mexico	Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad	Chama
Pennsylvania	Strasburg Rail Road	Strasburg
West Virginia	Cass Scenic Railroad State Park	Cass
West Virginia	Durbin Greenbrier Valley Railroad	Durbin
West Virginia	New Tygart Flyer	Elkins
West Virginia	Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad	Romney
Wisconsin	Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway	Osceola

RUNNER-UPS: RAILROADS ALMOST GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TOP 25 LIST

Here are a list of other great scenic railroads in the United States that we considered for the top 25 list above. If you think there are any other scenic railroads worth of considering for either list this list of the top 25 list above, please email me at gparsons66hotmail.com

STATE	SCENIC RAILROAD	TOWN / CITY
Arkansas	Arkansas & Missouri Railroad	Springdale
Arkansas	Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway	Eureka Springs
California	Niles Canyon Railway	Fremont
California	Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad	Fish Camp
Colorado	Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad	Cripple Creek
Colorado	Georgetown Loop Historic Railroad	Georgetown
Colorado	Rio Grande Scenic Railroad	Alamosa
Florida	Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train	Fort Myers
Georgia	Blue Ridge Scenic Railway	Blue Ridge
Illinois	Illinois Railway Museum	Union
Indiana	French Lick Scenic Railway	French Lick
Iowa	Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad	Boone
Maryland	Western Maryland Scenic Railroad	Cumberland
Michigan	Huckleberry Railroad	Flint
Montana	Charlie Russell Chew Choo Dinner Train	Lewistown
Nevada	Virginia & Truckee Railroad	Virginia City
New Hampshire	Café Lafayette Dinner Train	Lincoln
New Hampshire	Conway Scenic Railroad	North Conway
New Hampshire	Hobo Railroad	Lincoln
New Jersey	Delaware River Railroad Excursions	Phillipsburg
New York	Adirondack Scenic Railroad	Utica
New York	Saratoga and North Creek Railway	Saratoga Springs
North Carolina	Great Smoky Mountains Railroad	Bryson City
North Carolina	Tweetsie Railroad	Blowing Rock
Ohio	Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad	Peninsula
Oregon	Mount Hood Railroad	Hood River
Oregon	Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad	Garibaldi
Oregon	Sumpter Valley Railway	Baker City
Pennsylvania	Johnstown Inclined Plane	Johnstown
Pennsylvania	Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway	Jim Thorpe
Pennsylvania	Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad	Titusville
Pennsylvania	West Chester Railroad	West Chester
South Dakota	1880 Train / Black Hills Central Railroad	Keystone
Tennessee	Tennessee Valley Railroad ("TVR")	Chattanooga
Texas	Austin Steam Train	Cedar Park
Texas	Grapevine Vintage Railroad	Grapevine
Texas	Texas State Railroad	Rusk
Utah	Heber Valley Railroad	Heber City
Wisconsin	Great Northern Train Ride	Spooner
Wisconsin	Riverside and Great Northern Railway	Wisconsin Dells

The Mount Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire

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