Big South Fork Scenic Railway

The Big South Fork Scenic Railway is a heritage railroad in Stearns, Kentucky.

The route runs for 16 miles through lush countryside in the Appalachian Mountains. Live music usually precedes train departures. The terminus is the Big South Fork River and Recreation Area. This park contains a gift shop and snack bar with picnic shelter as well as hiking trails..

The railroad is presently restoring a large 1944-era steam locomotive and uses diesel locomotives for its excursion trains.

The adjacent McCreary County Museum (admission included in train ticket) demonstrates life in Kentucky's coal company towns.

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Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office · Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store · Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depots · Henderson, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot · Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot · Illinois Central Railroad Station and Freight Depot · Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot · Louisville and Nashville Railroad Passenger Depot · Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad Depot · Old L & N Station · Paris Railroad Depot · Shelbyville L & N Railroad Depot · Stanford L&N Railroad Depot‎ · Union Station (Louisville) · Union Station (Owensboro)
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Barthell Coal Mining Camp • Bell County Coal House & Museum • Bell County Historical Society Museum • Big Sandy Heritage Center • Blue Heron Coal Mining Camp • Bobby Davis Museum and Park • Breathitt County Museum • C.B. Caudill Store & History Center • Cloverfork Museum • Coal Miners' Museum • Cumberland Inn Museum • David A. Zegeer Coal-Railroad Museum • East Kentucky Science Center • Elkhorn City Railroad Museum • Harland Sanders Café & Museum • Highlands Museum and Discovery Center • Kentucky Coal Mining Museum • Kentucky Folk Art Center • Knox Historical Museum • Magoffin County Pioneer Village and Museum • Marie Stewart Museum & Craft Shop • McCreary County Museum • Morgan County History Museum • Mountain Homeplace • Mountain Life Museum • Northeastern Kentucky Museum • Swamp Valley Museum • U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum • Wolfe County History Museum
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