Produced & filmed by Robert C. Van Camp

Since the birth of the very first railroad nearly 160 years ago, Americans have had a passionate love affair with trains. They evoke an air of adventure, romance, and excitement. Unfortunately, in the last 50 years more than half of all the rails laid in America have been abandoned and torn up. But some of these railroads have been saved and turned into scenic railways.

Climb aboard for an unforgettable journey to thirteen of the greatest scenic railways that the eastern United States has to offer. We will travel from Maine to North Carolina, take you by historic Civil War battlefields, climb the steepest railroad grade in the East, carve our way through century-old, hand-dug tunnels, and pass over some of the highest and most picturesque trestles in the country. Journey back in time and experience the history and beauty of railroading's golden days, when iron rails and steam engines dominated the land. See the breath-taking splendor these railways offer and hear the history they left behind.

Travel on these 13 scenic railroads:
Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad, Conway Scenic Railroad, Hobo RR, Knox & Kane Railroad, Strasburg Railroad, Gettysburg Railroad, Western Maryland Railroad, Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad, Cass Scenic Railroad, Ohio Central Railroad, Kentucky Railway, Tennessee Valley Railroad, Great Smoky Mountain Railway.