Train Tours
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*The Indian Pacific Railway - As the name implies, the Indian Pacific gives you two oceans on one of the world’s longest and greatest train journeys. But most of your cruising will be across the vast continent of Australia. From the spectacular Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of The Nullarbor - Travelers Digest 2002 Review!
*Kuranda Scenic Railway - One of the Worlds great train journeys. The historic Kuranda Railway travels up from Cairns to Kuranda through the one of the most impressive stretches of track you'll ever see. There's a commentary onboard to tell you the amazing stories of the first pioneers, and Kuranda's famous flea markets await - Travelers Digest 2002 Review!
- 20th Century Railroad Club - offers volunteer
activities for rail enthusiasts, as well as rail travel opportunities in the U.S. for
families, singles, and groups.
- 3801 Ltd - operators of The Cockatoo Run and 3801 Steam Train Tours.
- Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad - offers public excursion train rides May through October, private charters and school tours April through December, and seasonal dinner trains.
- Adirondack Scenic Railroad - offers excursions in vintage open-window coaches throughout Adirondack Park.
- Alaska Railroad - offers travel packages and freight service.
- Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions - hosts an exciting one day adventure aboard a real steam train. Different themes are enacted throughout the season, including a special murder mystery trip!
- Algoma Central Railway Inc. - operates passenger and tourist trains between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, ON. Offers wilderness rail tours including the Agawa Canyon and Snow Trains.
- An Mhuc Dhubh Historic Railway - Donegal's only operational narrow guse railway.
- Batten Kill Rambler - scenic, historic tourist train operating between Salem and Cambridge.
- Black River & Western Railroad - steam or diesel powered train excursion through Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway
- Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad
- Bure Valley Railway - narrow gauge steam railway running between Aylsham and Wroxham on the Norfolk Broads.
- Cape Cod Central Railroad - offers seasonal dinner and scenic train excursions along Cape Cod Bay.
- Colonial Crafts - offers restored private railroad passenger car that may be chartered on Amtrak routes to San Diego, Oakland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New Orleans, and beyond.
- Compagnie des Wagons-Lits - Paris - founder of the Orient-Express. Discover our history and new collections of gifts, luggage, and posters.
- Conway Scenic Railroad - tour the Mt. Washington Valley and surrounding mountains in the comfort of these restored trains.
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad - take a ride on vintage climate-controlled coaches built between 1939 and 1940.
- Emosson Abyss Trains - offers information about the two-car funicular offering views of Mont Blanc and scenery along an 87% grade.
- Flying Scotsman Railways - offering trips aboard the historic steam locomotive. Originating in London and traveling to Northern England and Scotland.
- Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society - owns and operates former Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive No. 765. Includes excursion schedule, history, action pictures and more.
- Friends of 4449 - cosponsors of rail excursions using vintage rail passenger equipment behind steam engine 4449.
- Furka Oberalp Railway (FO) - linking Brig in the Upper Wallis Valley, Switzerland, with Disentis in Graubünden through 17 tunnels and across 87 bridges, on a 100km narrow gauge railway network.
- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - steam railway offering tourist journeys.
- Grand Canyon Railway - All Aboard for the Grand Canyon. Travel on a historic train through Ponderosa forests, desert plains and canyons, arriving just steps from the canyon.
- Great Central Railway - operating mainline steam trains between Loughborough and Leicester throughout the year.
- Great South Pacific Express - Australia's version of the Orient Express.
- Hans Air Services - European train tickets and tours.
- Hardin Southern Railroad - offering passenger trips on a state historical landmark railroad in far Western Kentucky.
- Heart of Dixie Railroad - ride in historic trains with passenger cars built from 1910 - 1950 and pulled by early, first generation diesel electric locomotives. Also historical railroad museum.
- Hertfordshire Rail Tours - offers day trips on forgotton railways, in steam trains, and through scenic places.
- Hill Country Flyer - steam powered excursion trains.
- Historic Rails, Inc. - historic 1925 vintage rail car sleeps 8-10, available for rent to individuals and companies.
- Hobo Railroad and the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad - Hobo RR offers scenic train rides along the Pemigewasset River. Winnipesaukee RR takes you on a lakeside ride from Weirs Beach.
- Iron Horse Enterprises, Inc. - scenic steam railroad train rides via the last commercially built steam locomotive, the C&O 614. Fall foliage trips.
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - operates steam train services every weekend between Keighley, Haworth and Oxenhope.
- Kettle Valley Steam Railway - offers historic train rides through Summerland.
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway - cog passenger railroad with seasonal trips to the summit of Pike's Peak.
- Mexican Train Ride in the Sky - a tour by train through Mexico's Sierra Madre Mountains.
- Mexico Outback Ltd. - walking tours in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico, and walking and train tours in Copper Canyon.
- Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train - gourmet dining and live entertainment. Featuring murder mystery or musical revue.
- Midland Railway Historical Association - excursion trains to Nowhere, Kansas.
- Minnesota Transportation Museum - includes tourist train operations as well as info on the museum.
- Minnesota Zephyr - train offers five dining cars and travels along the St. Croix River.
- Montana Rockies Rail Tours - from Idaho to Montana, discover the natural world by train. Sign up here for a rail tour on the Montana Daylight train.
- Mount Washington Cog Railway - take up a trip up the mountain by train.
- Nene Valley Railway - 15 mile trip from Peterborough, through the haunted Wansford tunnel, to Yarwell Junction.
- Northern Central Railway - shortline/tourist line operation; dinner trains every weekend.
- Northern Sky, Inc. - private, luxury train service.
- Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway - an historic tourist railroad operating a scenic train ride on 12 miles of track along Narragansett Bay in Newport RI.
- Orange Empire Railway Museum - operating railway museum.
- Orient-Express Trains and Cruises - trains and cruises around the world.
- Overland Trail, The - former Southern Pacific lounge car with barbershop available for stationary and live charters between Los Angeles and San Diego.
- Pan American Tours - offers train tour packages through the Copper Canyon area in Chihuahua, Mexico.
- Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society - operates narrow gauge trains in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.
- Port Stanley Terminal Rail - tourist train running between Port Stanley and St. Thomas, Ontario, over the former London & Port Stanley Railway (L&PS) tracks.
- Potomac Eagle - narrated train excursion through the Highlands of West Virginia; from Romney to Petersburg and Moorefield.
- Prairie Dog Central Steam Museum Train - fully restored, steam powered, turn of the century passenger train operated from Winnipeg to Gross Isle, Manitoba.
- Prince Edward County Railway - volunteer operated railway from Trenton, Ontario to Picton, Ontario with beautiful views of Lake Ontario.
- Puffing Billy Railway Information Service - An authentic steam tourist railway in Australia, operating every day of the year.
- Queen Anne's Railroad - murder mystery dinner train, cabaret and entertainment aboard 1940s Royal Zephyr.
- Queen of Scots Luxury Touring Train
- Rail Excursions - offers a classic train car available for private travel in the U.S.
- Rail Travel Center Tours - designs and conducts train-based tours for railfans and lovers of comfortable travel to exciting places all over the world.
- Railways Preservation Society of Ireland - steam train operator providing tours throughout Ireland as well as a living museum for Irish railways preservation.
- Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad - offers Santa Cruz railroad tours, Redwood attractions, company picnics, family vacations, and corporate adventures.
- Rocky Mountaineer Railtours - Canadian Rockies by rail.
- Rovos Rail - rail safaris through South Africa on restored trains.
- Royal Canadian Pacific Luxury Rail Tours - offers the Golden/Crowsnest tour through the Rocky Mountains, custom charter tours, and scenic dining excursions on historic rail cars built in the early 1900s.
- Royal Gorge Route - two hour train ride through the Royal Gorge of Colorado.
- Royal Scotsman - luxury train tours lasting two or four night through Scotland with stops at historic and scenic points.
- Russian Passport - operating rail programs in Russia, Central Asia, and Mongolia. Also offers Trans-Manchurian, -Mongolian, and -Siberian options from East to West and vice versa.
- SAAT - travel by typical little tourist train and visit : Nancy, Belfort, Ribeauvillé and Eguisheim, France
- San Diego Railroad Museum - dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of railroads as they existed in the Pacific Southwest; info on train rides available on actual vintage equipment.
- Santa Fe Southern Railroad - ride this famous railroad from Santa Fe to Lamy. Day trips, special holiday rides, and charters.
- Scenic Rail Tours - operated by the Vermont Rail System. Day trips, steam train rides (seasonal) and special events in the Green Mountains.
- Seminole Gulf Railway - provide tours, jazz, dinner trains, the murder mystery dinner train.
- Shongololo Express - offers train safaris in South Africa and Namibia.
- Skunk Train - offers three modes of transportation: the Old No. 45 Steam Engine, the vintage 1925 or 1935 Motorcars and Super-Skunk diesel powered locomotives.
- South Carolina Railroad Museum - ride a historic granite-hauling shortline into the history of railroading in the Southeast.
- South Simcoe Railway - operates a variety of public excursions aboard its historic, turn-of-the-century steam train.
- St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway - train rides on Steam Engine #5 of the Iron Mountain Railway.
- Suncoast Tours, Inc. - arranges tours and trolley rides for weddings, special events, corporate events in the Delaware Valley and Myrtle Beach areas.
- TEI Tours and Travel - offers train tours of Russia, China, and Vietnam.
- Timber Train, The - one-day rail excursion across the Ontario-Quebec border through the Laurentian Foothills. Features a video tour of the train, points of interest, and more.
- Tioga Central Railroad - operates excursion and dinner trains using air conditioned/heated coaches with countryside views.
- Tioga Scenic Railroad
- Tour the Steam Locomotives in Indonesia - the last great collection of working narrow gauge steam locomotives in the world.
- Trains Unlimited Tours - offers train tours in North and South America.
- Tripp Explorer, Ltd. - nostalgic rail tours in Europe, Germany, Russia and more.
- Tweetsie Railroad - located near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- Uncommon Journeys - luxury rail and ocean liner voyages.
- Upsala-Lenna Jernvag - museum railway (narrow gauge) in the middle part of Sweden. Timetables, information and pictures.
- Verde Canyon Railroad - travel the wilderness route on this historical train. From Clarkdale, AZ to Perkinsville and back.
- Weka Pass Railway - a historic tourist railway using both vintage steam and diesel locomotives to operate trains through the unique limestone beauty of the Weka Pass.
- Western Maryland Scenic Railroad - ride through the mountains and rolling farmland of Western Maryland; murder mystery trains, dinner trains and more.
- Wilmington and Western Railroad - historic train tour through the Red Clay Valley. Railcar and coaches available for rent for social functions.
- Yolo Shortline Railroad & Elizabeth Louise Steamboat Company - steam train excursions. Charters available for weddings, parties, and other special occasions. Freight service available.
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine RailRoad - scenic railroad excursion.