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Resource Guide Index Places Home Page Quick Guide Name, City, Type of Resource		These are places about railroads. Although many have trains or cars for you to ride, our Railways pages are all about where to get onboard. The places in this Railroad section help explain the history and lore of railroading.
	Railroad Georgia - Indiana
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	Georgia Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Scenic Railway 241 Depot Street Blue Ridge GA Phone 706 632-9833 Web Site www.brscenic Toll Free 800 934-1898 Description ride through Georgia forests & valleys Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Last changed: 01/14/2003 GA Duluth Southeastern Railway Museum US Highway 23, Peachtree Road Duluth GA Phone 770 476-2013 Web Site www.srmduluth.org Description 90 pieces of rolling stock including Pullman cars & locomotives, on-site train rides Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Rides Collection N-Z Rolling Stock Research /Reading Library New or Updated: 08/25/2003 Georgia Helen Charlemagne's Kingdom 8808 Main Street N Helen GA 30545 Phone 706 878-2200 Web Site http://www.georgiamodelrailroad.com/about.htm Description HO scale railroad model of Germany Type of Resource Tourist Attraction Primary Focus Railroad Collection G-M Model Railroad New or Updated: 03/27/2003
	Hawaii Ewa Hawaiian Railway PO Box 60369 Ewa Station Ewa HI 96706 Phone 808 681-5461 Web Site www.member.aol.com/_ht_a/hawaiianrailway/ Description 6 1/2 round trip on restored track Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Owner/Operator: Hawaiian Railway Society Last changed: 01/14/2003 Hawaii Lahaina Sugar Cane Train Address Lahaina HI Phone Web Site www.sugarcanetrain.com Toll Free 800 499-2307 Description travels between Lahaina and resorts Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Last changed: 01/14/2003 Hawaii Laupahoehoe Laupahoehoe Train Museum 36-2377 Mamalahoa Highway MAIL: PO Box 358 Laupahoehoe HI 96764 Phone 808 962-6300 Web Site http://www.geocities.com/trainmuseum/ E-mail mailto:ltmhawaii@aol.com Alt Web http://www.railmuseums.com/namerica/Reviews/35.html Description 1930's era railway employee home dedicated to Hilo Railroad history Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Railroad Collection N-Z Rolling Stock New or Updated: 05/22/2003		Google
	Iowa Boone Boone & Scenic Valley RR PO Box 603 Boone IA 50036 Phone Web Site www.scenic-valleyrr.com Toll Free 800 626-0319 Description trips through Des Moines River Valley Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride Last changed: 01/15/2003 Iowa Council Bluff Union Pacific Railroad Museum 200 Pearl Street Council Bluff IA Phone 712 329-8307 Web Site http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/museum/index.shtml Alt Web http://www.historicomaha.com/upmusm.htm Description open May 2003, new home of UP railroad collection, includes materials from surveying original line to GPS technology Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Library New or Updated: 06/07/2003 IA Council Bluffs Golden Spike Monument South 21st St & 9th Ave Council Bluffs IA Web Site *** Description 56 foot high golden concrete spike erected in 1939 to mark eastern terminus of Union Pacific Railroad Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Monument New or Updated: 7/5/2007 IA Council Bluffs Railswest Railroad Museum 16th Ave & South Main St Council Bluffs IA Phone 712 323-5182 Web Site http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/Depot.htm Description restored depot houses railroad memorabilia and HO rail layout, rail cars displayed outside Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot Collection G-M Model Railroad Collection N-Z Rolling Stock Era 1899 Owner/Operator: Historical Society Pottawattamie County New or Updated: 7/26/2007 Iowa Dennellson Fort Madison, Farmington & Western 2208 220th Street Dennellson IA 52625 Phone 319 837-6689 Web Site www.minermfgco.com/minerville/railroad.htm Description rides through wooded area Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride Last changed: 01/15/2003 IA Dexter Rock Island Technical Society 3496 Dexfield Road Dexter IA 50070 Web http://storm.simpson.edu/~RITS/ Description history of the Rock Island Line, with memorabilia, photos & graphics Type of Resource History Related Organization Primary Focus Railroad Nature of Group or Site Association Research Library New or Updated 2/2/2006 IA Moingona Kate Shelley Railroad Museum County Road 18 Moingona IA Phone 515 432-1907 Web Site http://homepages.isunet.net/bchs/shelley.htm Description dedicated to a 15 year old girl who averted a train wreck in 1881 Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot Owner/Operator: Boone County Historical Society New or Updated:** 4/17/2007
	Idaho Lewiston American Freedom Dinner Train 610 ½ Main Street Lewiston ID 83501 Phone 208 743-2233 Web Site www.americanfreedomdinnertrain.com Toll Free 888 773-4637 Description 5 hour dinner tour Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Last changed: 01/14/2003 Idaho Meridian Thunder Mountain Line PO Box 1335 Meridian ID 83680 Phone Web Site www.thundermountainline.com Toll Free 877 432-7245 Description two departure points, two tours Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Last changed: 01/14/2003 Idaho Nampa Canyon County Historical Museum 1200 Front Street PO Box 933 Nampa ID 83653 Phone 208 467-7611 Web Site http://www.nampa.com/fun.htm Description former Union Pacific depot & offices - ornate Baroque structure Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot Era 1903 New or Updated: 05/22/2003 Idaho Wallace Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum 219 6th Street Wallace ID 83873 Phone 208 752-0111 Web Site **** Alt Web http://www.imbris.net/~chamber/depotmuseum.html Description 13 foot long lighted glass map of NP route in former station, Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot Era 1901 New or Updated:** 04/23/2003		Alibris connects people who love books, movies and music to thousands of independent sellers around the world.
	IL La Grange Burlington Route Historical Society PO Box 456 La Grange IL 60525 Web http://www.burlingtonroute.com/ E-mail mailto:brhs@nsn.org Description publishes information on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR and affiliate lines Type of Resource History Related Organization Primary Focus Railroad Nature of Group or Site Association New or Updated 1/31/2006 IL Mendota Union Depot Railroad Museum 730 Main Street PO Box 433 Mendota IL 61342 Phone 815 538-3800 Web Site http://www.mendotamuseums.org/ E-mail mailto:mendotamuseums@tsf.net Description in restored portion of depot, HO layout, locomotive, 1900 telegraph office, photos, crossing gate towers, in still active station Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot Collection G-M Model Railroad Era 1866 New or Updated: 11/27/2003 IL Springfield Lincolns Great Western Depot Monroe & 10^th Springfield IL 62701 Phone 217 544-8695 Web Site http://www.nps.gov/liho/depot/depot.htm Alt Web http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites/depot.htm Description where Lincoln left to become president, operated in summer months by NPS Rangers Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot New or Updated: 07/30/2003
powered by FreeFind	Indiana Connersville Whitewater Valley RR PO Box 406 Connersville IN 47331 Phone 765 825-2054 Web Site www.whitewatervalleyrr.org Description trips alongside the towpath of the Whitewater Canal Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride Last changed: 01/15/2003 IN Corydon Corydon Scenic Railroad 210 W Walnut Corydon IN 47112 Phone 812 738-8000 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/06/21in/B2-comm0621-6913.html Description CLOSED 2003 see link Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad New or Updated: 11/21/2004 IN French Lick Indiana Railway Museum PO Box 150 French Lick IN 47432 Phone 812 936-2405 Web Site http://www.indianarailwaymuseum.org/ Toll Free 800 748-7246 Description rides through Hoosier National Forest & 2000 foot long tunnel Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride New or Updated:** 11/22/2004
Search this site	Indiana Garrett Garrett Historical Museum 302 North Randolph Street Garrett IN 46738 Phone 219 357-3002 Alt Phone 219 925-3100 Web Site http://www.sirus.com/users/tlout/ E-mail mailto:tlout@sirus.com Description located in former B&O Freight station, history of railroad town, HO railroad in basement Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus Railroad Building Type Depot Collection N-Z Model Railroad New or Updated: 05/27/2003 IN Hesston Hesston Steam Museum 1201 E 1000 N La Porte Hesston IN 46350 Phone 219 778-2783 Web Site http://www.hesston.org/ Alt Web http://www.michigancity.com/Hesston/Hesston.html Description three gauges of steam train for riding, steam powered sawmill, crane, farm equipment Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity: Train Ride New or Updated: 11/16/2004 Indiana La Porte Hesston Steam Museum 1201 E 1000 N La Porte IN 46350 Phone 219 778-2783 Web Site www.michigancity.com/Hesston/Hesston.html Description steam engines of many kinds, operating steam powered sawmill, 3 gauges of train rides on 155 acre site Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride Collection G-M Machinery Last changed: 03/08/2003 IN Noblesville Indiana Transportation Museum 14070 Southwest Freeway Box 83 Noblesville IN 46061 Phone 317 773-6000 Web Site www.itm.org Description locomotives, passenger & freight, maintenance equipment, trips on 38 mile line Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Rides Collection Arms Group Identity Rolling Stock New or Updated: 5/6/2006 Indiana White Pigeon Little River Railroad MAIL: 13187 SR 120, Middlebury IN 46540 White Pigeon IN Phone 219 825-9182 Web Site www.2mm.com/info/rr Description road trip to Sturgis Type of Resource Railway Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride Last changed: 01/25/2003		1,300 Titles. 50 Categories. LOWEST PRICES Online. MAGAZINES.com.
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