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“transporting passengers back to a simpler time”
The Hocking Valley Scenic Railway transports passengers back to a simpler time when the locomotive was the most efficient form of transportation. The passenger cars, meticulously restored by volunteers, are historic treasures unto their own: a former B&O heavyweight combination baggage and passenger car built in 1918, three Rock Island commuter cars built in the 1920s, and the latest addition a heavyweight day-coach railcar which originally served the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad through the 1950s. The cars run on the same tracks used in the late 1800s and early 1900s to transport coal to central Ohio and on up to Lake Erie. Rain or shine, trains depart from Nelsonvilleís Station (US 33 at Hocking Parkway) every weekend from the first Saturday after April 15 through the first weekend of November. Saturday & Sunday Departures: 14-mile round trip to Haydenville: noon (1 hour 45 min. ride) 22-mile round trip to Logan: 2:30 PM (2 hour 15 min. ride) Don't miss the special Robbery, Easter, Fall Foliage, New Year's Eve, and Santa Trains, or the North Pole Express!
We visited the railway to do a BBQ & Brew dinner on the train in late January. It was a very unique experience! If you're planning on doing an evening train ride in the winter, you're not going... Read more
Disappointing and HOT. We went on December 9, 2023. The temperature outside at 6 PM was 60 degrees, and they had the heat on in the train cars. There was no way to open the windows to cool it... Read more
Really cool experience. Especially in the warm months of the year. The open car was a great idea as it was the perfect temp, you got a nice breeze plus a great view! Stopped at Hocking Valley... Read more
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