The Volunteer state's 2595 miles of Class I railroads are served mostly by CSX and the Norfolk Southern Railway, along with an additional 18 shortlines. The first railroad was the Nashville & Chattanooga, chartered in 1845. Amtrak's City of New Orleans makes daily stops at Memphis. The famous engineer Casey Jones is buried in Jackson. The southeast's largest operating scenic rail excursion is the Tennessee Valley RR, which also offers special theme train rides including a Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine. First class 180 mile round trip excursion train rides are offered between Nashville and Cookeville during the fall on the Tennessee Central Railway. The Secret City Scenic Excursion Dinner train runs out of Oak Ridge. Steam train rides can found on the Three Rivers Gambler.
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The Cookeville Depot museum displays a Middle Tennessee Railroad HO Scale model train exhibit. Other exhibits include a renovated L&N Caboose, with the exhibit-"Working on the Railroad: The Right Tool for the Right Job." The "Rolling Wheels of Steel" exhibit focuses on the locomotives owned and operated by the Tennessee Central Railroad from the earliest steam engines to the massive diesels in use when the Tennessee Central went out of business. Admission is free.
Restored century old depot with photos, relics and memorabilia from the age of steam locomotives. Various types of model trains on display. Outside in a wonderfully landscaped park setting is a complete full-size train headed up by a 1920 Porter steam locomotive of the rare “Columbia” wheel arrangement (2-4-2), a flat car and an authentic wooden NC&StL bay window caboose. Directions.
The largest operating railroad in the southeast, the Tennesse Valley Railroad offers a variety of scenic train rides, including Valentine Dinner Trains, Halloween Eerie Express, and a Father's Day Dinner Train and a North Pole Limited. The 100 mile Autumn Leaf Special also includes a sit down lunch. Daily all-day train rides include trips to Summerville, Georgia, or the beautiful Hiwassee River Gorge. Check schedule for Day out with Thomas. Directions
The Three Rivers Rambler is a ninety minute round trip train ride aboard vintage cars headed by athe restored 1923 Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive # 203. Three Rivers Rambler scenic excursion train rides include a Autumn & Pumpkin Express and a Christmas Express train ride. Charters are also available.Directions.
This Nashville facility is home to a unique collection of historic equipment. The museum also operates scenic train rides to a variety of destinations in Middle Tennessee, providing a unique opportunity for everyone to experience the joys of rail travel. A typical scenic train ride has a capacity of approximately 400 passengers, all carried in air-conditioned streamlined stainless steel equipment. The museum's buffet lounge car has facilities for preparing everything from snacks to complete meals. The slumbercoach contains private sleeping accommodations for up to 42 people on overnight trips. Excursion train rides include Murder Mystery, Super Fall Foliage Trip, and North Pole Express train ride. Also available is a Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine. Directions.
The Southern Appalachia Railway Museum's Secret City Scenic Excursion Train generally runs on the first and third Saturday of each month from April-September. In October, November, and December trains runs on Satudays and Sundays of selected weekends. Scenic train rides normally run at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm on Saturdays, and 1pm and 3pm on Sundays. Also available, a catered two hour Dinner Train ride in a fully restored 1950's vintage diner car that offers a romantic setting.
A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historical railroad equipment,and the preservation of the railroad history of the Southern Appalachia Region.
