Ohio Valley Crossroads: Scenic Rails in Indiana, Ohio and Beyond

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Giles Kennedy

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In Partnership With Ohio Valley Rails

By Giles Kennedy

Family and Travel Columnist

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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

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-zx-_zKGc

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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

www.madrivermuseum.org

Findlay

Northwest Ohio RR Preservation Inc

(Live ¼ Scale Steam) 419-423-2995

www.nworrp.org

Deshler

Deshler Crossroads Park

https://www.facebook.com/DeshlerCrossroadsPark/

Wellington (Lorain County)

Lorain and West Virginia Railroad

https://www.lwvry.org/

https://www.facebook.com/lwvrailway/

Orrville

Orrville Railroad Heritage Society

330-683-2486

www.orrvillerailroad.com

Northeast Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley)

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

800-468-4070

www.cvsr.com

Dennison

Dennison Depot

740-922-6776 877-278-8020

www.dennisondepot.org

Nelsonville

Hocking Valley Scenic Railway

https://www.hvsry.org/

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

www.cincymuseum.org

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/