ALL STRASBURG RAIL ROAD EVENTS

Enjoy a 45-minute train ride through the Pennsylvania countryside in one of our regular train cars! A great excursion for the whole family.

On this 45-minute train ride, enjoy freshly prepared food on board while relaxing in air-conditioned comfort. You don’t want to pass up this experience!

Enjoy the luxurious, climate-controlled comfort of First Class accommodations and a tasting of select wine, cheese, and crackers as you travel in style down the tracks to Paradise, PA, and back.

“Motif for Murder” – You are all cordially invited to the retirement party of possibly the most famous Jazz Pianist of the 1930s. Miles Bishop has decided that it’s finally time to turn in the ivories and settle into the simple life. But before he does, he is going out in style with a ride on the historic Strasburg Rail Road that will be full of music, laughter, and friends.

A Strasburg Rail Road tradition continues!

April 18 – 20, 2025 – Enjoy a special Easter train ride on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Easter weekend! The Easter Bunny will be the honorary conductor on the historic steam train rides. In addition to the train ride and mall activities, scheduled “candy drops” for the kids will occur throughout each day. Tickets are selling fast!

Join us as we sample unique whiskeys in a luxurious train car aboard a historic steam train while traveling through beautiful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania!

Edwardian elegance comes alive at America’s oldest continuously operating railroad. This unique dining event is designed to give you an elegant and sophisticated dining experience for you and your significant other.

Join Café 1832’s Executive Team for a freshly prepared and exclusive dining experience based on a new 2025 menu selection aboard Strasburg Rail Road’s historic Lee E. Brenner Dining Car.

Ride in luxury when you come aboard one of our premium First Class cars pulled by one of our regular excursion trains. Choose from the Parlor Car or either of the two Lounge Cars.

In the railroad industry, the word “hostling” means the process of preparing a steam locomotive for operation. On this tour, guests receive a unique, up-close, and behind-the-scenes view of how a steam locomotive is prepared for the day’s operation. This tour is limited to just 10 people.

Go behind the scenes on a tour of our renowned mechanical shop and learn all about how we build and refurbish our historic trains!

From the moment you enter, you are immediately thrust into a turn-of-the-century reality that you cannot escape. Or can you? Unleash your inner detective as you enter the mystery and try to escape an old stationary PRR Caboose and/or Coach Car in our Town Square.

Edwardian elegance comes alive at America’s oldest continuously operating railroad. This unique brunch experience is designed to give you an upscale experience for you and your mother as you celebrate her for Mother’s Day!

Edwardian elegance comes alive at America’s oldest continuously operating railroad. This unique high tea experience is designed to give you an upscale experience aboard a historic railroad dining car!

Enjoy a memorable 30-minute steam train ride behind the famous Thomas the Tank Engine during Thomas’s Anniversary year! Your ticket includes all Day Out With Thomas event activities.

The Wild Bunch brings the legendary outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, to life in an action-packed historical adventure. Come aboard the Strasburg Railroad this summer for a thrilling ride into the Wild West!

Come celebrate the fall season with a relaxing train ride and fall event at Groff’s Picnic Grove.

Come celebrate the fall season and Halloween with a relaxing train ride and fall event! Pick a pumpkin and go trick-or-treating.

Local folklore, fables, and phenomena come alive for a unique steam train experience during Strasburg Rail Road’s Haunted Rails & Tails, based on the published works of Matt Lake. Lake will serve as the ghostly host as he guides guests through the weird, eerie, and spooky tales of Lancaster County and its environs.

A nostalgic Christmas tradition for nearly 65 years continues at the historic Strasburg Rail Road! Choose from Santa’s Paradise Express, Night Before Christmas Train, the “Santa Claus Limited”, or the Christmas Feast with Mrs. Claus.

Enjoy a delicious buffet-style breakfast with the Easter Bunny in Cafe 1832 before we open to the general public, followed by included tickets on the day’s first Easter Bunny train departure.

The summer of 1863 comes alive at the Strasburg Rail Road! What if the battle of Gettysburg never happened and the Union troops needed to defend Lancaster and the northern railroads? This immersive, one-weekend-only event creates a story around “what happened if the bridge never burned.”

Enjoy the climate-controlled Dining Car and a delicious meal while experiencing the “Summer of ’63” at the Strasburg Rail Road! This immersive, one-weekend-only event creates a story around “what happened if the bridge never burned.”

Enjoy the climate-controlled First Class cars while experiencing the “Summer of ’63” at the Strasburg Rail Road! This immersive, one-weekend-only event creates a story around “what happened if the bridge never burned.”

The summer of 1863 comes alive at the Strasburg Rail Road! What if the battle of Gettysburg never happened and the Union troops needed to defend Lancaster and the northern railroads? This immersive, one-weekend-only event creates a story around “what happened if the bridge never burned.”

Enjoy a special Easter train ride in an upscale experience aboard the historic steam train! Book your seats today.

Enjoy a 5:00 PM train ride and then indulge in a hearty, traditional Christmas-fare family-style dinner served in Strasburg Rail Road’s Lefever Hall by our dining staff from Cafe 1832. Mrs. Claus will be on hand to greet your family and interact with everyone during this intimate dining experience.

An exclusive, private charter experience for our Night Before Christmas train ride! Ideal for groups of 8-12 people. Book your exclusive experience today.

Treat your mother to a unique dining experience this Mother’s Day. This experience is designed to give you an upscale atmosphere aboard a historic steam train for you and your mother as you celebrate Mother’s Day!

An upscale experience aboard the historic steam train! Book your group seats today.

This train ride is not currently running. Check out our special events page to find the best train ride experience for you.

Inclusive price includes a 45-minute train ride, brunch fare, PA sales tax, gratuity, and the complete Santa Paradise Express experience.

An exclusive, private charter experience for our Santa’s Paradise Express train ride! Ideal for groups of 8-12 people. Book your group experience today.

The SANTA CLAUS LIMITED is our classic, relaxed 45-minute steam train ride through Amish Country with a brief personal visit with Santa. This is a great way to experience the historic Strasburg Rail Road and see Santa Claus in person!

The SANTA CLAUS LIMITED is our standard 45-minute steam train ride through Amish Country with a brief personal visit with Santa as he passes through. A fun, scaled-back, LIMITED experience.

Unwind from the hustle and bustle of the hectic work week with an intimate evening in Lefever Hall with professional and well-renowned live entertainment from Strasburg Rail Road’s Entertainment Department.

Local haunted legends come alive in this unique experience aboard a climate-controlled Coach car. Available October 4 through November 2.

This train ride is not currently running. Check out our special events page to find the best train ride experience for you.

Join Santa himself on this historic steam train ride. He will greet families as they travel down the tracks to Paradise, PA. Join us for this holiday ride to remember!

Private Charter opportunities aboard Strasburg Rail Road’s historic Caboose No. 12. It is ideal for groups of up to 10 guests.

Constructed in 1925, this cozy accommodation provides a glimpse of what it may have been like to be a crew member of an early 20th-century steam train. Climb into the cupola seats for a truly unique view of the train.

Take a holiday ride with Santa in our historic caboose built in 1925! Ideal for 8 to 10 people.

Enjoy a freshly prepared Easter lunch on board our historic trains! Relax in climate-controlled comfort.

Enjoy a special Easter train ride where your kids will be delighted to find the Easter Bunny conducting a historic steam train!

Take a family-friendly Easter train ride with the Easter Bunny as your conductor! Great fun for all ages.

Enjoy a classic story time reading of “The Night Before Christmas” aboard our restored Victorian coach cars!

Enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas train ride that includes a reading of the timeless classic, “A Night Before Christmas!” Kids love this experience.

LIMITED AVAILABILITY. Hop on Santa’s Paradise Express for a unique train ride on our dinner car. In addition to a delicious meal, Santa will welcome you aboard!

Join Santa, carolers, musicians, and more aboard our steam train for a holiday ride to remember! Afterward, visit the retail shops, Cafe 1832, and Mrs. Claus. The Santa’s Paradise Express is the FULL experience!