Ohio Valley Crossroads: Scenic Rails in Indiana, Ohio and Beyond
Ohio Valley Crossroads: Scenic Rails in Indiana, Ohio and Beyond
In Partnership With Ohio Valley Rails
By Giles Kennedy
Family and Travel Columnist
I could write about my experience yesterday volunteering with the Indiana Rail Experience.
But showing you the photo album and the YouTube video will be better justice.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=ColumbusWired&set=a.812848220848492
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-zx-_zKGc
The wealthbed of the Rail Travel Directory would give you a grand variety of scenic railroads, rail attractions, and various rail spots throughout the Ohio Valley/Great Lakes Region.
(In Partnership with Ohio Valley Rails)
Please contact via links, etc to see safety measures to ensure visitors safe visits.
P.S. Other sites and attractions have been featured in previous articles; please search our website and Ohio Valley Rails Website for popular sites we have visited.
Ohio
Allen County (Lima)
Allen County Museum
620 W Market St, Lima, OH 45801
(West of Downtown, near Mercy Hospital St. Rita)
(419) 222-9426
https://www.allencountymuseum.org/covid-19-protocols
Bellevue
Mad River & NKP Railroad Muesum
1-419-483-2222
Findlay
Northwest Ohio RR Preservation Inc
(Live ¼ Scale Steam) 419-423-2995
Deshler
Deshler Crossroads Park
https://www.facebook.com/DeshlerCrossroadsPark/
Wellington (Lorain County)
Lorain and West Virginia Railroad
https://www.facebook.com/lwvrailway/
Orrville
Orrville Railroad Heritage Society
330-683-2486
Northeast Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley)
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
800-468-4070
Dennison
Dennison Depot
740-922-6776 877-278-8020
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Scenic Railway
800-967-7834
Columbus/Worthington
Ohio Railway Museum
http://www.ohiorailwaymuseum.org/
Hillard/Plain City
Heritage Rail Trail
heritagerailtrail.org
Knox County
Kokosing Gap Trail
kokosinggaptrail.org
Dayton
Carllion Park
937-238-5655
https://www.daytonhistory.org/visit/dayton-history-sites/carillon-historical-park/
West Chester
Entertrainment Junction
www.entertrainmentjunction.com
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Museum Center
Bradford
Bradford Railroad Museum
https://www.bradfordrrmuseum.org/
Galion
Friends of the Big Four Depot
(Open houses throughout the year)
https://www.galion.city/347/Galion-Big-Four-Depot
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheGalionBigFourDepot/
Galiipolis
Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum
https://gallipolisrailroad.org/
918 3rd Ave, Gallipolis, OH 45631
Open Friday and Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-4 pm
Adults $5.00, Seniors $4.00, Students $2.00; Family 4 or more $12.00, Groups 10 or more adults $3.00 each, Student group pricing 10 or more $1.00. Military (vets or current free) and Members with paid membership free
Special Tours Available
Sugarcreek
Age of Steam Roundhouse
US Mail PO Box 427
Sugarcreek, OH 44681
Physical Address
213 Smokey Lane Rd SW, Sugarcreek, OH 44681 Phone: (330) 852-4676
Office Hours:
7:00 am – 3:30 pm Monday-Friday
Roundhouse & Depot Store Hours:
9:30 am – 3:30 pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday during Tour Season
https://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.org/events/
https://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.org/
Youngstown
J&L Narrow Gauge Railroad/Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum
Operating Days on link
https://www.youngstownsteel.org/Operating-Days
June -October
2261 Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505
(North of Youngstown on US RT 62, east of Lansdowne Airport)
$8.00 for adults, children 5 and under are free.
https://www.youngstownsteel.org/
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
Indiana Rail Experience
https://www.indianarailexperience.org/
Terre Haute
Wabash Valley Railroaders Museum
North Judson
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Union Station
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/unionstation.htm
Connersville
Whitewater Valley Railroad
https://whitewatervalleyrr.org/
Kentucky
Strearns
Big South Fork Railroad
Versailles
Bluegrass Railroad Museum
Corbin/Bardstown
R.J. Corman’s My Old Kentucky Dinner Train
Bowling Green
The Historic RailPark
New Haven
Kentucky Railroad Museum
Paducah
Paducah Railroad Museum
http://www.paducahrr.org/index.htm
Ludlow
Ludlow Railfan Tower and Ludlow Heritage Museum
Railroad Platform Tower next to Museum and Police Station
ADA Elevator available
http://ludlowheritagemuseum.weebly.com/
West Virginia
Cass Scenic Railroad
Mountain Rail Adventures
Potomac Eagle
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Model RR Museum
The Station Inn
Michigan
Durand Union Station
Huckleberry Railroad
http://geneseecountyparks.org/crossroads-village/attractions/huckleberry-railroad/
Always remember, Life is an Adventure. Get Out there and live it!