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From Wikipedia

A railfan or rail buff , railway enthusiast , or trainspotter , is a person who is typically strongly interested, in an amateur capacity, in railroads. Railfans can be found worldwide. Railfans can also be retired career railroaders who still share a love for watching trains as well.

Heritage Railway

Heritage railways are usually railway lines which were once run as commercial railways, but were later no longer needed or were closed down, and were taken over or re-opened by volunteers or for-profit organizations. Many run on partial routes unconnected to the commercial railway network, run only seasonally, and charge high "entertainment" fares. As a result they are primarily focused on serving the tourist and leisure markets, not local transportation needs. However in the 1990s and 2000s some heritage railways have begun to provide local transportation and to extend their running seasons to cater for commercial passenger traffic.

Typically a heritage railway will use steam locomotives and original rolling stock to create a "period atmosphere", although some are now concentrating on more recent "modern image" diesel and electric traction to re-create the post-steam railway era. Scenic Railway Tours

Scenic Railway Tours offers a variety of scenic excursions through various natural terrain and historic locations.

Tourist and Scenic railroads in the United States

Alabama
* Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

Alaska
* Tanana Valley Railroad in Pioneer Park (1899 engine)
* White Pass and Yukon Route
* WhiteHorse Trolley

Arizona
* Arizona Railway Museum (no excursions listed)
* Arizona Street Railway Museum (Phoenix Trolley)
* Grand Canyon Railway
* McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale
* Old Pueblo Trolley
* Verde Canyon Railroad

Arkansas
* Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway
* River Rail Streetcar

California
* Angels Flight
* Calico and Odessa Railroad in the ghost town of Calico
* California State Railroad Museum
* California Western Railroad, also called the Skunk Train
* Disneyland Railroad
* Fillmore and Western Railway - short line used by Hollywood film industry.
* Ghost Town and Calico Railway in Knott's Berry Farm
* Napa Valley Wine Train
* Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad and Transportation Museum
* Orange Empire Railway Museum
* Pacific Coast Railroad Company
* Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
* Poway-Midland Railroad
* Railtown 1897
* Roaring Camp Railroads
* Sacramento RiverTrain
* San Francisco cable car system
* San Francisco F Market streetcar line
* San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
* Santa Clara County Railroad Museum (proposed)
* Sierra Railroad
* Sierra Railway - Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
* Western Pacific Railroad Museum formerly called the Portola Railroad Museum
* Western Railway Museum
* Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad
* Yreka Western Railroad

Colorado
* Colorado Railroad Museum
* Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
* Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
* Georgetown Loop
* Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway
* Royal Gorge Route Railroad
* Platte Valley Trolley
* Fort Collins Trolley

Connecticut
* Connecticut Trolley Museum, in East Windsor.
* Danbury Railway Museum, in Danbury.
* Essex Steam Train operated by the Valley Railroad Company, in Essex.
* Naugatuck Railroad and Railroad Museum of New England, in Thomaston
* Shore Line Trolley Museum, in East Haven.

Delaware
* Wilmington and Western Railroad

Florida
* Mount Dora Railroad
* Seminole Gulf Dinner Train
* TECO Line Streetcar System
* Walt Disney World Railroad (four locomotives are historic)
* Busch Gardens Park Railroad

Georgia
* Agrigama Logging Train
* Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
* Chickamauga Train from Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
* Roosevelt Railroad Museum (motorcar excursions and possible train rides)
* Sam Shortline Excursion Train
* Savannah Roundhouse Railroad Museum
* Six Flags Over Georgia Park Railroad
* Southeastern Railroad Museum
* Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad
* Tallauah Falls Railroad Museuem(Narrow 2'gauge Diesel Powered Steam Outline Train Exursions & Other

Hawaii
* Hawaiian Railway
* Kauai Railroad
* Sugar Cane Train

Illinois
* Galesburg Railroad Museum
* Illinois Railway Museum includes a 4.9 miles (8 km) line through farmland.
* Monticello Railway Museum

Indiana
* Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
* Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
* Indiana Railway Museum
* National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana
* Whitewater Valley Railroad

Iowa
* Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
* Fourth Street Elevator
* Midwest Central Railroad

Kansas
* Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad
* Midland Railway (Kansas)

Kentucky
* Bluegrass Railroad Museum
* Big South Fork Scenic Railway
* Kentucky Railway Museum

Louisiana
* Canal Street Streetcar
* St. Charles Avenue Streetcar
* Riverfront Streetcar
* Old Hickory Railroad in Baton Rouge

Maine
* Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad
* Boothbay Railway Village
* Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
* Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
* Seashore Trolley Museum
* Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway

Maryland
* B&O Railroad Museum
* Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Massachusetts
* Berkshire Scenic Railroad Museum
* Cape Cod Central Railroad
* Edaville Railroad
* Lowell trolley Line

Michigan
* Coopersville and Marne Railway[citation needed]
* The Henry Ford
* Huckleberry Railroad
* Little River Railroad (Michigan)
* Southern Michigan Railroad Society
* Steam Railroading Institute
* Quincy & Torch Lake Cog Rail Tramway that opened 1997

Minnesota
* Como-Harriet Streetcar Line
* Excelsior Streetcar Line
* Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad
* Minnesota Transportation Museum
* North Shore Scenic Railroad

Missouri
* Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad
* Branson Scenic Railway
* [[Silver Dollar City Theme Park Railroad

Nebraska
* Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad

Nevada
* Nevada Northern Railway
* Nevada State Railroad Museum
* Virginia and Truckee Railroad (in reconstruction)

New Hampshire
* Conway Scenic Railroad
* Hobo Railroad
* Mount Washington Cog Railway
* Wilton Scenic Railroad
* Silver Lake Railroad

New Jersey
* Black River and Western Railroad
* Delaware River Rail Excursions
* New Jersey Museum of Transportation

New Mexico
* Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad

New York
* Adirondack Scenic Railroad
* Arcade and Attica Railroad
* Catskill Mountain Railroad
* Delaware & Ulster Railroad
* Railroad Museum of Long Island
* Tioga Scenic Railroad

North Carolina
* Charlotte Trolley
* Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
* New Hope Valley Railway
* North Carolina Transportation Museum
* Tweetsie Railroad

Ohio
* Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
* Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
* Ohio Central Railroad
* Zanesville and Western Scenic Railroad

Oklahoma
* Oklahoma Railway Museum
* ElReno Trolley

Oregon
* Mount Hood Railroad
* Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society
* Portland Streetcar
* Portland Vintage Trolley
* Sumpter Valley Railway
* Willamette Shore Trolley

Pennsylvania
* Bellefonte Historical Railroad
* Duquesne Incline
* East Broad Top Railroad - a National Historic Landmark
* Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad
* Monongahela Incline
* New Hope and Ivyland Railroad
* Steamtown National Historic Site
* Strasburg Rail Road
* Wanamaker, Kempton, and Southern
* Wawa and Concordville Railroad - now defunct
* West Chester Railroad
* Westmoreland Scenic Railroad - now defunct[citation needed]

Rhode Island
* Islander Touring Train
* Newport Dinner Train
* Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railroad

South Dakota
* Black Hills Central Railroad - also called the 1880 Train
* Prairie Village, Herman and Milwaukee Railroad

Tennessee
* Dollywood Express in Dollywood
* MATA Trolley
* Tennessee Central Railroad Museum
* Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
* Lookout Mountain Incline railway
* Three Rivers Rambler

Texas
* Austin Steam Train Association
* Galveston Trolley
* Grapevine Vintage Railroad
* Jefferson and Cypress Bayou Railway
* McKinney Avenue Transit Authority
* Six Flags Over Texas Railroad
* Six Flags Fiesta Texas Railroad

Utah
* Heber Valley Historic Railroad

Washington
* Chehalis-Centralia Railroad
* Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
* George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line
* Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
* Northern Pacific Railway Museum
* The Northwest Railway Museum
* Pend Oreille Railroad

West Virginia
* Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
* Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad
* Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

Wisconsin
* East Troy Electric Railroad
* Kenosha Streetcar
* Lumberjack Steam Train
* Mid-Continent Railway Museum
* Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway * Heber Valley Historic Railroad Washington * Chehalis-Centralia Railroad * Chelatchie Prairie Railroad * George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line * Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad * Northern Pacific Railway Museum * The Northwest Railway Museum * Pend Oreille Railroad West Virginia * Cass Scenic Railroad State Park * Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad * Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad Wisconsin * East Troy Electric Railroad * Kenosha Streetcar * Lumberjack Steam Train * Mid-Continent Railway Museum * Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway