Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad

The Cooperstown and Charlotte Valley Railroad offers a delightful round-trip excursion through the rolling dairy farmland and historic villages of Otsego County in upstate New York, departing from the charming town of Cooperstown — home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame — on a 16-mile journey to the small agricultural community of Milford. Vintage diesel locomotives and restored passenger coaches travel through a peaceful landscape of broad valleys, wooded ridges, and working dairy farms characteristic of central New York’s magnificent rural countryside. The round-trip excursion takes approximately 2.5 hours and includes an interpreter providing historical commentary on the region’s railroad and agricultural heritage. Cooperstown itself is one of New York’s most appealing small towns, offering the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Fenimore Art Museum, the Farmers’ Museum, and the Otesaga Resort Hotel in addition to excellent dining and shopping. The combination of a heritage railroad excursion and a visit to Cooperstown’s extraordinary concentration of cultural attractions makes for an ideal day trip in the heart of New York State. The railroad operates on a seasonal schedule from late spring through fall, with special event trains for the fall foliage season and holiday excursions.