nelsonville train rides

Experience the Historic Hocking Valley Railway with a Winter Train Ride

Anyone who’s visited the Athens area knows it’s crisscrossed with train tracks – both derelict ones, one still in use, and old trestles converted to walking and bike trails. In fact, this corner of Appalachia, since it was a powerhouse of coal production back in the day, is dotted with small coal towns just off railways in the narrow valleys of the foothills of Appalachia.