How can I find info on railroad tours Ohio & etc?

Question

I saw on CET a program about taking tours on different railroads, Ohio, was the one state I remenbered. they talked about seeing the teeton mountains, there is a book with all the info in it ,listing all the different tours, Hocking Valley was one and another was Nelsonville, Oh.

Answer 1

I've been on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, it was quite nice, the trip lasted an hour or two with a stop at "Robbins Crossing," a resurrected pioneer village. Very cool!

Answer 2

Tons of info on rail travel in the USA on these sites.

www.trainweb.com/travel/

www.usa-by-rail.com

www.travelnotes.org/Travel/byrail.htm

Answer 3

There are definitely plenty of tourist railroads and excursion trains out there to choose from.   The link below includes several found throughout the country, broken down by state.