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This Small Virginia Town Has a Scenic Train Ride [Travel+Leisure]
February 19, 2025
History runs deep in Staunton, established as a town in 1761. The city has vibrant arts and music scene, a James Beard Award-nominated chef, and a sightseeing train that brings passengers through the gorgeous Shenandoah Valley.
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The Virginia Scenic Railway Brings Train Travel Back to Virginia [Virginia Living]
October 1, 2024
The Virginia Scenic Railway runs two main routes, and the Alleghany Special route is particularly scenic. It ventures westward from Staunton through pastoral scenes, past working farms, and toward the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. In the fall, the route comes alive with the fiery colors of Shenandoah Valley foliage.
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Ride the Rails with the Virginia Scenic Railway [Northern Virginia]
October 2, 2023
There’s a new way to revel in the fall leaves and natural beauty of the Shenandoah Valley. It’s from a window seat on board a 1940s-era railcar on the Virginia Scenic Railway. Operated by Buckingham Branch Railroad, the Virginia Scenic Railway offers three-hour train rides east and west, four days a week (Thursday through Sunday) from downtown Staunton’s Amtrak station for views across the area’s lush national forests and farmland.
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Soak in Blue Ridge beauty aboard the Virginia Scenic Railway [AAA]
August 30, 2023
Trains have been serving the Shenandoah Valley town of Staunton for nearly 170 years, but not this one. On a sunny weekday morning, excitement fills the air as a stainless-steel railcar glides into the town’s historic depot and I join a line to board the state’s newest passenger train, the Virginia Scenic Railway.
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On The Right Track: Virginia Scenic Railway Is A Popular Day Trip [Inside NoVa]
July 5, 2023
The railway does two different excursions, with the train passing so close to cliffs and rock cuts that you could almost touch them.
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There’s A New Way To See Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley—By Rail [Southern Living]
June 8, 2023
Savor window seat views on this three-hour train tour across farmland and forests.
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The Virginia Scenic Railway began operations in 2022 and is the Commonwealth’s only regularly scheduled sightseeing tourist train. It is owned and operated by the Buckingham Branch Railroad, a privately-held company based in Dillwyn, Virginia. With four divisions and 280 miles of track, Buckingham Branch is the largest short line railroad in Virginia.
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Aboard the Virginia Scenic Railway, you’ll get a front-row seat to some of Virginia’s prettiest views, including the legendary Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Depending on the excursion you choose, you’ll roar through tunnels, speed over bridges, race past scenic fields and forests, and climb over mountains.
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