🍂 2026 fall foliage season

Fall Foliage Train Rides Across the USA — 2026

Explore 33 U.S. heritage railroad listings for fall foliage trip planning. Dated review notes identify checked entries; other listings need an operator recheck before booking.

A TBA entry means dates are not recorded here; the operator may already have published them. Follow the official schedule for current details.

Map — fall foliage routes for 2026

33 of 33 pinned (an operator without a known lat/lng still gets its own page).

By state

AZ

🍂 Clarkdale, AZ

Verde Canyon Railroad

Fall Color Tours

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Mid-Sept–late Nov

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CO

🍂 Durango, CO

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Fall Photography Special

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late Sept–late Oct

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🍂 Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad

Fall Colors Train

Listed schedule — recheck needed: September 18-20, 25-27 and October 2-4, 2026

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DE

🍂 Wilmington, DE

Wilmington & Western Railroad

Autumn Leaf Special

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October–November

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GA

🍂 Blue Ridge, GA

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway

Fall Foliage Train

Listed schedule — recheck needed: September 19–November 3, 2026

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IL

🍂 Monticello, IL

Monticello Railway Museum

Autumn Limited

Listed schedule — recheck needed: September 26-27, 2026

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IN

🍂 French Lick, IN

French Lick Scenic Railway

Scenic Train Ride

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October weekends

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🍂 Connersville, IN

Whitewater Valley Railroad

Fall Foliage Flyer

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October

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MD

🍂 Cumberland, MD

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Frostburg Flyer

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Operates May through October

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ME

🍂 Unity, ME

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad

Fall Foliage Train Ride

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late Sept–mid Oct

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MO

🍂 Branson, MO

Branson Scenic Railway

Branson Scenic Railway Excursion

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October

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NC

🍂 Bryson City, NC

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Nantahala Gorge Fall Leaf Looker Excursion

Listed schedule — recheck needed: April 3–October 31, 2026

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NH

🍂 North Woodstock, NH

Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train

Listed schedule — recheck needed: May through October

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🍂 North Conway, NH

Conway Scenic Railroad

Mountaineer

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late Sept–mid Oct

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NM

🍂 Chama, NM

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

Fall Colors Train

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late Sept–late Oct

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NY

🍂 Utica, NY

Adirondack Railroad

The Fall "Gateway"

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late Sept–mid Oct

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🍂 Arcade, NY

Arcade & Attica Railroad

Steam Engine Fall Foliage Train Ride

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October

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🍂 Kingston, NY

Catskill Mountain Railroad

Catskill Fall Foliage Adventure

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Sept 26-27; Oct 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12

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🍂 Milford, NY

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad

Fall Foliage Excursion

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late Sept–mid Oct

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OH

🍂 Nelsonville, OH

Hocking Valley Scenic Railway

Hocking Valley fall foliage train ride

2026 dates unconfirmed

Source recheck due. The details below describe the dated source review; confirm current plans with the operator.

2026 dates unconfirmed

Ticket status: We have not verified seats for a particular departure. Use the railway’s current calendar.

Current ticket availability has not been rechecked today.

Source checked 2026-09-30 · Ticket status checked 2026-09-30

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OR

🍂 Hood River, OR

Mount Hood Railroad

Autumn Harvest Train

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Sept–Oct

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🍂 McEwen, OR

Sumpter Valley Railroad

Fall Foliage Express

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October 16-18 and October 23-25, 2026

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PA

🍂 Jim Thorpe, PA

Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway

Autumn Leaf Train Excursions

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late September through October

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🍂 New Freedom, PA

Northern Central Railway

Fall Foliage Excursions

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October–November

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🍂 Reading, PA

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad

Fall Foliage Excursion to Jim Thorpe

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late October–early November

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🍂 Scranton, PA

Steamtown National Historic Site

Steamtown Fall Foliage Excursions

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Oct 3 (Tobyhanna), Oct 24 (Delaware Water Gap)

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🍂 Honesdale, PA

The Stourbridge Line

Pocono Foliage Express

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Late September through October

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TN

🍂 Nashville, TN

Tennessee Central Railway Museum

Fall Foliage Excursion to Watertown

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October 24, 2026

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VA

🍂 Staunton, VA

Virginia Scenic Railway

Shenandoah Valley Limited

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Five consecutive fall weekends beginning September 26, 2026

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WI

🍂 North Freedom, WI

Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Autumn Color Weekend

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Early-to-mid October

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WV

🍂 Cass, WV

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Bald Knob Trip

Listed schedule — recheck needed: May–October 2026 (fall rates begin September 16, 2026)

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🍂 Belington, WV

Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad

Belington Zephyr Fall Foliage Special

Listed schedule — recheck needed: October 2–3, 2026

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🍂 Romney, WV

Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

Fall Foliage Train Ride

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Mid Oct–early Nov

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How we keep dates accurate

Each entry includes its source and a direct operator link. Dated review notes identify the entries checked in this review; other schedules are earlier listings awaiting a recheck. Because schedules can change after a source check, confirm the final date and availability with the operator before traveling.