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Pages in category "Railroads of amusement parks in the United States" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and amusement park attraction located in the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. The railroad opened in 1963, making it one of the oldest operating rides at Cedar Point.
Trains portal; Virginia portal; The Busch Gardens Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge amusement park heritage railroad located within Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in Williamsburg, Virginia. Opened in 1975, the railway is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, and has stations in the Heatherdowns, Festa Italia, and New France sections of the ...
Edaville Railroad (also branded Edaville USA and Edaville Family Theme Park) is a heritage railroad and amusement park in South Carver, Massachusetts.Originally opened in 1947, it is one of the oldest heritage railroad operations in the United States.
S & S Shortline Railroad Park and Museum, Farmington, Utah: Northview and Frisco Railroad 12 in (305 mm) US Northview, Missouri: Private Rails of Fun 12 in (305 mm) US St. Louis, Missouri: Portable amusement business for events Rothwell Park Railroad 12 in (305 mm) US Moberly, Missouri: Club/members only Poco Loco Railroad 12 in (305 mm) US
The Disneyland Railroad (DRR), formerly known as the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, is a 3-foot (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and attraction in the Disneyland theme park of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, in the United States.
The first park model, an 80-foot Giant Wheel, was built in 1975 at Valleyfair amusement park in Minnesota. [8] It features 18 cars holding four passengers per car and is still in operation. The Giant Wheel/Century Wheel was introduced in various sizes in both park and portable models in 1988.
Gauges from 10 in (254 mm) and up are called "Miniature Railways" (in the US these are known as "Grand Scale Railroads"), and are used mostly in amusement park rides and commercial settings. Often the gauge has little to do with the scale of a locomotive since larger equipment can be built in a narrow gauge railway configuration.