🍂 2026 fall foliage season

Fall Foliage Train Rides Across the USA — 2026

33 U.S. heritage railroads run dedicated fall foliage excursions for the 2026 season. We track verified 2026 dates, price ranges, the boarding station, and when peak color typically hits each route so you can book the right weekend at the right depot.

Many operators publish their fall calendar only a few months ahead. Where a railroad runs the same excursion every year, we keep its page live with last year's window noted as TBA until the 2026 dates lock.

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

Dates: Mid-Sept–late Nov

See dates & book →

CO

🍂 Durango, CO

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Fall Photography Special

Dates: Late Sept–late Oct

See dates & book →

🍂 Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad

Fall Colors Train

Dates: September 18-20, 25-27 and October 2-4, 2026

See dates & book →

DE

🍂 Wilmington, DE

Wilmington & Western Railroad

Autumn Leaf Special

Dates: October–November

See dates & book →

GA

🍂 Blue Ridge, GA

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway

Fall Foliage Train

Dates: September 19–November 3, 2026

See dates & book →

IL

🍂 Monticello, IL

Monticello Railway Museum

Autumn Limited

Dates: September 26-27, 2026

See dates & book →

IN

🍂 French Lick, IN

French Lick Scenic Railway

Scenic Train Ride

Dates: October weekends

See dates & book →

🍂 Connersville, IN

Whitewater Valley Railroad

Fall Foliage Flyer

Dates: October

See dates & book →

MD

🍂 Cumberland, MD

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Frostburg Flyer

Dates: Operates May through October

See dates & book →

ME

🍂 Unity, ME

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad

Fall Foliage Train Ride

Dates: Late Sept–mid Oct

See dates & book →

MO

🍂 Branson, MO

Branson Scenic Railway

Branson Scenic Railway Excursion

Dates: October

See dates & book →

NC

🍂 Bryson City, NC

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Nantahala Gorge Fall Leaf Looker Excursion

Dates: April 3–October 31, 2026

See dates & book →

NH

🍂 North Woodstock, NH

Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train

Dates: May through October

See dates & book →

🍂 North Conway, NH

Conway Scenic Railroad

Mountaineer

Dates: Late Sept–mid Oct

See dates & book →

NM

🍂 Chama, NM

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

Fall Colors Train

Dates: Late Sept–late Oct

See dates & book →

NY

🍂 Utica, NY

Adirondack Railroad

The Fall "Gateway"

Dates: Late Sept–mid Oct

See dates & book →

🍂 Arcade, NY

Arcade & Attica Railroad

Steam Engine Fall Foliage Train Ride

Dates: October

See dates & book →

🍂 Kingston, NY

Catskill Mountain Railroad

Catskill Fall Foliage Adventure

Dates: Sept 26-27; Oct 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12

See dates & book →

🍂 Milford, NY

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad

Fall Foliage Excursion

Dates: Late Sept–mid Oct

See dates & book →

OH

🍂 Nelsonville, OH

Hocking Valley Scenic Railway

October Fall Foliage Train Ride

Dates: All October plus Nov 1

See dates & book →

OR

🍂 Hood River, OR

Mount Hood Railroad

Autumn Harvest Train

Dates: Sept–Oct

See dates & book →

🍂 McEwen, OR

Sumpter Valley Railroad

Fall Foliage Express

Dates: October 16-18 and October 23-25, 2026

See dates & book →

PA

🍂 Jim Thorpe, PA

Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway

Autumn Leaf Train Excursions

Dates: Late September through October

See dates & book →

🍂 New Freedom, PA

Northern Central Railway

Fall Foliage Excursions

Dates: October–November

See dates & book →

🍂 Reading, PA

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad

Fall Foliage Excursion to Jim Thorpe

Dates: Late October–early November

See dates & book →

🍂 Scranton, PA

Steamtown National Historic Site

Steamtown Fall Foliage Excursions

Dates: Oct 3 (Tobyhanna), Oct 24 (Delaware Water Gap)

See dates & book →

🍂 Honesdale, PA

The Stourbridge Line

Pocono Foliage Express

Dates: Late September through October

See dates & book →

TN

🍂 Nashville, TN

Tennessee Central Railway Museum

Fall Foliage Excursion to Watertown

Dates: October 24, 2026

See dates & book →

VA

🍂 Staunton, VA

Virginia Scenic Railway

Shenandoah Valley Limited

Dates: Five consecutive fall weekends beginning September 26, 2026

See dates & book →

WI

🍂 North Freedom, WI

Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Autumn Color Weekend

Dates: Early-to-mid October

See dates & book →

WV

🍂 Cass, WV

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Bald Knob Trip

Dates: May–October 2026 (fall rates begin September 16, 2026)

See dates & book →

🍂 Belington, WV

Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad

Belington Zephyr Fall Foliage Special

Dates: October 2–3, 2026

See dates & book →

🍂 Romney, WV

Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

Fall Foliage Train Ride

Dates: Mid Oct–early Nov

See dates & book →

How we keep dates accurate

Every railroad listed above was verified from its own site or another reputable source. Where the operator hasn't posted 2026 dates yet, we keep the page live and mark the season as TBA — these are operators that run the same excursion every year, so the page should rank ahead of ticket release. Each dedicated page links straight to the operator's official booking page.