FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS

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.

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

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

Enjoy an exclusive holiday group experience and join us on a private charter aboard our luxurious President’s car! This experience is ideal for 8-10 people in one party.

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

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

BEFORE the civil war events commence at Strasburg on June 8 and 9, join the visiting military OFFICERS who will lead the battles the next day. This dinner is an exclusive, private event in Lefever Hall.

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.”

This exciting, one-of-a-kind experience includes thrilling stunts, pyrotechnics, and more. Be a part of the festivities aboard the train, help our officers save the day, and bring the crime duo to justice. Available Fridays – Sundays from July 5 to Sept. 1, 2024!