Hop on these 16 train tours to see stunning fall foliage

The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway trip through Georgia travels through the Chattahoochee National Forest. TRAIN: BLUE RIDGE SCENIC RAILWAY, BLUE RIDGE, GEORGIA WHEN: Thursdays-Mondays, Sept.

19–Nov. 5 On this railway’s fall foliage tours in Appalachia, hosts narrate the local history in open-air cars or interior coaches as the train travels along the winding Toccoa River,

through rolling hills and the Chattahoochee National Forest. Choose a two-hour train ride or four-hour trip that includes a two-hour stop in the twin towns of McCaysville, Georgia, and

Copperhill, Tennessee. Adult tickets cost $59.99 to $74.99, or $56.99 to $69.99 if you’re 65-plus. Premier pricing on the four-hour trip is $119.99 for adults and $114.99 for those 65-plus.

Premier isn’t available on the two-hour ride. TRAIN: ARKANSAS & MISSOURI RAILROAD, SPRINGDALE AND VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS WHEN: Various days, Oct. 2–Nov. 16 Red and orange leaves abound on

fall train rides through the Boston Mountains, the highest in the Ozarks in northwestern Arkansas. Ride in comfort in a refurbished 1920s coach, a 1950s café-style or parlor car, or a 1940s

Silver Feather glass-domed car as conductors narrate the journey over a 125-foot trestle and through the 1,700-foot Winslow Tunnel. For the most bang for your buck, take the eight-hour,

134-mile trip from Springdale to Van Buren, which includes a three-hour stop in the quaint town of Van Buren (adults $90 to $127). Discounted tickets are available for adults 65-plus and

veterans, and AAA and AARP members get a 10 percent discount. There are other train rides, too. TRAIN: DURBIN & GREENBRIER VALLEY RAILROAD, DURBIN AND CASS, WEST VIRGINIA WHEN: Various

days through Nov. 10 All four of this railroad’s fall excursions offer fantastic foliage. The Cass Bald Knob Trip, Cass Whittaker Station trip, New Tygart Flyer and Greenbrier Express range

from two to 5½ hours. Adult tickets cost $61 to $81, less for people 65-plus and veterans. The 8-mile, two-hour-plus Whittaker round-trip train climbs 10 percent grades up Cheat Mountain

and zigzags through two of the nation’s few remaining rail switchbacks, including the highest noncog railroad east of the Rocky Mountains.  TRAIN: TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD, CHATTANOOGA,

TENNESSEE WHEN: Selected Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 3 The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum runs old-fashioned train cars — many of which were donated by railroad companies that

replaced the traditional cars with more modern options — that travel along a historic route dating back to the mid-1800s, when the region became a hub for train transportation.  To really

feel like you’ve traveled back in time, try the Summerville Steam Special. Passengers ride a steam-powered train on a nine-hour trip from Chattanooga to the picturesque town of Summerville,

Georgia, enjoying the fall colors along the way. Rates start at $105 for an open-window coach car ticket that includes lunch and admission to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum property

and exhibits.