Every fall for more than 50 years, Hinton, West Virginia puts on a huge, train-themed party known as Hinton Railroad Days. It’s big. It’s fun. It’s the best railroad festival in the state – and actually, in our opinion, the nation!

What makes Hinton Railroad Days so extra special? For one, the location. Hinton, West Virginia is not only the gateway to the famed New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, but the entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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It’s always been a railroad town, thanks to its perch along the New River and the historic C&O rail line. For all these reasons, Hinton is a phenomenal, one-of-a-kind location for a railroad-themed event.

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But here’s another reason Hinton Railroad Days stands head and shoulders above other train festivals. You can arrive by train! That’s right, Hinton Railroad Days has partnered with West Virginia’s popular Autumn Colors Express to transport visitors from Huntington and Charleston to Hinton via train. Talk about arriving in style to one of the nation’s premier train-themed events!

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And if all that isn’t enough to convince you to attend Hinton Railroad Days, there’s the actual festival itself.

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Four days of beautiful fall foliage, fascinating train displays, delicious food, catchy live music, a kids’ depot, quality vendors, unique small businesses, interesting museums, and more.

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Train lovers, don’t miss, for example, the displays at the Hinton Railroad Museum or the history-themed slideshow at The Ritz Theatre.

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To learn more about this unique train-themed event, which takes place near the end of October every fall, visit the Hinton Railroad Days website. All aboard, as they say, for Hinton Railroad Days! Oh, and here’s more on the Autumn Colors Express. Have you ever attended this fall railroad celebration, a longstanding, unique West Virginia tradition and one of the best train festivals in the nation? Will we see you there this year? 

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