The Nickel Plate Express train has been a staple in Noblesville for years. As a non-profit, NPHR relies on sponsors to keep ...

The closest train station to Marina is in Salinas, served by Amtrak’s daily Coast Starlight. On the other hand, the Capitol Corridor runs many trains daily, all with space onboard for bikes.

Scenic RailRiders now runs pedal cars on the old tracks where freight trains used to run. The company started public tours over the summer. The custom-made pedal trains run on about 6 1/2 miles of ...

Clarence Zeigler has more than 100 pedal cars between his Jackson Township garage, workshop, ... “You don’t ride the train, unless you know where it’s going,” Zeigler said.

Ebird has two pedal cars now and is having two more built; each one costs between $70,000 and $100,000 to build. Earley said he plans to expand to Pasadena and also to Orlando, Florida.

Pedal cars go back to the 1890s, when most were modeled after their life-sized counterparts, the manual version of today's power wheels, but don't try to pedal it like a bicycle.