Blue Ridge, a mountainous area in Central Virginia with rugged ridges and rounded, weathered peaks, may not always get the attention it deserves. Still, a recent tourist attraction has many climbin… ...

The Blue Ridge Flyer’s journey begins at the Staunton Railroad Station, also an Amtrak station, in the heart of downtown. The Buckingham Branch Railway train seats 34 passengers in one railcar.

The Virginia Blue Ridge Railway was incorporated on May 22, 1914, to haul American Chestnut timber out of the Piney River area for the Tye River and the Leftwich Timber Companies. Track construction ...

For those who can’t make it to the Christmas train rides in Georgia, the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway’s 2-hour Winter Express Tour and 4-hour Winter Extended Tour run on different days.

Nestled in the rolling Appalachians of north Georgia, Blue Ridge is a great destination for a weekend of outdoor adventure. In this historic railroad town turned vacation destination, train tracks ...

The train then speeds up as it races past the mile-long Blue Ridge Tunnel built during the 1940s. After passing a scenic sloped bedrock, the train chugs past Crozet, a small town of little mom-and ...

The train then speeds up as it races past the mile-long Blue Ridge Tunnel built during the 1940s. After passing a scenic sloped bedrock, the train chugs past Crozet, a small town of little mom-and ...