For scenic gravity railroads, an early terminology, see roller coasters
A scenic railroad or scenic railway is a train service operating leisure tours of sights such as mountain scenery and foliage tours.
Scenic railroads edit
United States edit
Scenic railroads in the United States include:
- Adirondack Scenic Railroad
- Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
- Cass Scenic Railroad at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
- Catskill Mountain Railroad
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
- Conway Scenic Railroad
- Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Kettle Moraine Scenic Railroad (defunct)
- Mount Hood Railroad
- Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad
- Newport Scenic Railway
- Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
- Rio Grande Scenic Railroad
- Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad
- Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
- Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad
Great Britain edit
According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, scenic railways in Britain are miniature railroads traveling by artificial scenery for example at amusement parks.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Definition of SCENIC RAILWAY". www.merriam-webster.com.