Steam and diesel excursions, dinner trains and river rides, with the drive from Reading and the fare for each.
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West Chester, PA · 53 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
West Chester Railroad is a volunteer-run excursion train in West Chester, PA, that carries vintage coaches through the Chester Creek Valley to Glen Mills and back.
Strasburg, PA · 54 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Choo Choo Barn is a 1,700 square foot model train layout in Strasburg, PA, running 17 trains past over 180 hand-built animated figures and vehicles, by the site's count.
Ronks, PA · 54 minutes from Reading
Strasburg Rail Road is a steam railroad in Ronks, PA, running 45-minute round trips through Lancaster County farmland. The 9-mile ride goes to Paradise and back behind early 20th-century steam engines, with audio commentary on board.
Strasburg, PA · 55 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a state-run museum in Strasburg, PA with more than 100 locomotives and railroad cars from the mid 1800s to the 1900s on display, indoors and out.
Ronks, PA · 56 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The National Toy Train Museum is the Train Collectors Association's museum in Ronks, PA, with toy trains from the 1800s to today and seven operating layouts.
Elizabethtown, PA · 1 hour 4 minutes from Reading
Stone Gables Estate is an estate in Elizabethtown, PA, with a full-size replica 1860s steam train, a replica Lincoln Funeral Car, the National Christmas Center museum and horseback trail rides.
Phillipsburg, NJ · 1 hour 17 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Delaware River Railroad Excursions is a weekend tourist railroad that boards at 38 Market Street in Phillipsburg, NJ. Its historic train runs along the Delaware River with themed rides from spring through the Polar Express in December.
Jim Thorpe, PA · 1 hour 19 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway is a tourist train ride from the station in Jim Thorpe, PA, run by the Reading & Northern Railroad along the Lehigh River into Lehigh Gorge State Park.
Wilmington, DE · 1 hour 25 minutes from Reading
The Wilmington & Western Railroad is a heritage railroad in Wilmington, DE, running excursion trains from Greenbank Station through the Red Clay Valley behind antique steam and diesel locomotives and a 1929 Doodlebug railcar.
New Freedom, PA · 1 hour 39 minutes from Reading
Northern Central Railway of York is an excursion railroad in New Freedom, PA. Trains leave the historic station for Glen Rock, Hanover Junction, Seven Valleys and the Howard Tunnel behind steam or diesel locomotives.
New Hope, PA · 1 hour 43 minutes from Reading
New Hope Railroad is a heritage railroad in New Hope, PA, running restored vintage passenger coaches from the 1891 Witch's Hat station on West Bridge Street through Bucks County.
Flemington, NJ · 1 hour 47 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Northlandz is an indoor model railroad museum in Flemington, NJ, with a doll museum, an art gallery and an outdoor train ride on the same site. It is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm.
Flemington, NJ · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Black River & Western Railroad is a heritage railroad in Hunterdon County, NJ, that runs volunteer-staffed passenger trains between Flemington and Ringoes. Fall and holiday trains board at Flemington Station.
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 7 minutes from Reading · Free
Steamtown National Historic Site is a National Park Service railroad yard and museum in downtown Scranton, PA, built around a working roundhouse and turntable.
Scranton, PA · 2 hours 11 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person
The Electric City Trolley Museum is a Lackawanna County museum of electric streetcars on the grounds of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA, with trolley rides on the old Laurel Line.
Baltimore, MD · 2 hours 24 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
The National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation, formerly the B&O Railroad Museum, is a railroad museum at 901 West Pratt Street in Baltimore, MD, built around the 1884 B&O Roundhouse.
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