Southeast Scenic Railroads

Aberdeen Carolina & Western (ACWR)

Candor, North Carolina · Diesel

Vintage E and F units pull excursion coaches through the North Carolina sandhills between Aberdeen and Star.

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway

Blue Ridge, Georgia · Diesel

A diesel-hauled trip from downtown Blue Ridge along the Toccoa River to the twin towns of McCaysville and Copperhill on the Tennessee line.

Craggy Mountain Line

Woodfin, North Carolina · Heritage trolley/streetcar

A trolley runs the last preserved miles of the historic Craggy Mountain line with a short stop at Woodfin Park.

Florida Railroad Museum

Parrish, Florida · Diesel

A vintage train runs six miles between Parrish and Willow through rural Manatee County farmland.

Georgia Coastal Railway (Azalea Sprinter)

Nashville, Georgia · Diesel

South Georgia excursion train departing Nashville for trips toward Willacoochee, Moody, or Valdosta along the historic Georgia & Florida line.

Georgia State Railroad Museum (Coastal Heritage Society)

Savannah, Georgia · Diesel

Short scenic train rides around the historic roundhouse and railyard grounds of an 1850s railroad shop complex in Savannah.

Gold Coast Railroad Museum

Miami, Florida · Standard gauge diesel & steam (museum)

Short heritage train rides circle a Miami museum grounds home to historic railcars including the Ferdinand Magellan presidential car.

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Bryson City, North Carolina · Steam & diesel

A 44-mile round trip from Bryson City follows creeks and Fontana Lake into the scenic Nantahala Gorge.

Kirby Family Farm Train

Williston, Florida · Narrow gauge steam

A short loop aboard a vintage narrow-gauge locomotive that circles the family farm property in rural north-central Florida.

New Hope Valley Railway (North Carolina Railway Museum)

New Hill, North Carolina · Diesel

A real locomotive pulls passenger cars through scenic pine forest on the North Carolina Railway Museum line near New Hill.

North Carolina Transportation Museum

Spencer, North Carolina · Diesel

Short train rides around the historic Spencer Shops site, a former Southern Railway repair complex.

SAM Shortline Excursion Train

Cordele, Georgia · Diesel

Excursion in vintage 1949 cars from Cordele across Lake Blackshear to Plains and Archery, hometown area of Jimmy Carter.

Seminole Gulf Railway

Fort Myers, Florida · Diesel

A round trip from Fort Myers through southwest Florida countryside while a live mystery plays out in the dining cars.

Six Flags Over Georgia Railroad

Austell, Georgia · Narrow gauge (theme park railway)

A roughly mile-long narrow-gauge train circling the perimeter of the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park with two stations.

South Carolina Railroad Museum

Winnsboro, South Carolina · Diesel

An hour-long ride travels a spur once serving local industries and a now-closed granite quarry near Winnsboro.

Southeastern Railway Museum

Duluth, Georgia · Steam & diesel

Short train rides around the museum grounds plus exhibits of historic locomotives and railcars in suburban Atlanta.

Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad

Stone Mountain, Georgia · Diesel

A standard-gauge train loops about five miles around the base of Stone Mountain, offering views of the granite monolith.

Sugar Express

Clewiston, Florida · Steam & diesel

A steam-hauled excursion through south-central Florida sugarcane farmland behind historic Pacific locomotive No. 148.

TECO Line Streetcar

Tampa, Florida · Heritage trolley/streetcar

A short streetcar line linking downtown Tampa with the Channel District and historic Ybor City using replica vintage cars.

Tweetsie Railroad

Blowing Rock, North Carolina · Narrow gauge steam

A three-mile narrow-gauge steam loop circles the mountains at this Wild West family theme park.

Walt Disney World Railroad

Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Narrow gauge steam

A restored vintage steam train circles much of Magic Kingdom with stops at park stations along a 1.5-mile loop.

Wildlife Express Train (Disney's Animal Kingdom)

Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Diesel (theme park railway)

A short narrated train ride from Harambe village to Rafiki's Planet Watch passing behind-the-scenes animal areas at Animal Kingdom.