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2012 Operating
Schedule
- Prices
shown are valid at our ticket window
- Tickets purchased online
are subject to a 12% processing fee
- Tickets purchased via
phone are subject to a processing fee of 25 cents per ticket
- Fares
(excluding trolley) include admission to the James H. Andrew Railroad
Museum & History Center (also available separately - see below)
| Basic Excursion Trains |
| Class | Features | Ages 12+ | Ages 3-11 | Under age 3 |
Coach
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- Bench seating
- A window at
every seat
- Restroom & concession access
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$20 |
$7 |
Free in arms |
Open-air
 | - Unobstructed view of the Des Moines River Valley
- Passengers may also travel in coach class
- Restroom & concession access
| $24 | $12 | Free in arms | Caboose
 | - Travel as brakemen and conductors traveled prior to the 1980's
- Rock Island Caboose features a cupola, with the Chicago and North Western caboose featuring bay windows
- No restroom or concession access
| $24 | $12 | Free in arms |
| Dates of operation | Memorial Day Weekend through October 31 | | Departure times | M, T, W, Th, F, and Su: One departure at 1:30 PM
Saturday: Departures at 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM | | Trip duration | One hour and 45 minutes | | Handicap accessible? | Coach class only. Please call ahead to confirm accessibility. | | Climate controlled | No | | Reservations required? | No, although they are recommended for our open-air car | | Other notes | Steam
locomotive scheduled to pull Saturday trains only, Memorial Day Weekend
through October 31. We reserve the right to substitute motive
power and/or equipment. Be at the depot 30 minutes prior to departure
time. |
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| Dinner Trains |
| Class | Features | Ages 12+ | Ages 3-11 | Under age 3 |
Dinner |
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$55 |
$55 |
$55 |
| Dates of operation | Saturday evenings, April through November 17
Friday and Saturday evenings, June through October | | Departure times | 5:30 PM | | Trip duration | Two hours | | Handicap accessible? | No | | Climate controlled | Yes | | Reservations required? | Prepaid reservations are required | | Other notes | All
dinner trains are diesel powered. Restrooms are available.
No smoking on board the train, or on museum grounds. Be at
the depot one hour prior to departure time. We reserve the right to substitute motive
power and/or equipment. |
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| Dessert Trains |
| Class | Features | Ages 12+ | Ages 3-11 | Under age 3 |
Dessert
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$32 |
$32 |
$32 |
| Dates of operation | Saturday afternoons, Memorial Day Weekend through the month of October | | Departure times | 12:30 PM | | Trip duration | Two hours | | Handicap accessible? | No | | Climate controlled | Yes | | Reservations required? | Prepaid reservations are strongly recommended | | Other notes | Be at the depot one hour prior to departure time. These trains are diesel powered. Restrooms are available on board. We reserve the right to substitute motive
power and/or equipment. |
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| Picnic Trains |
| Class | Features | Ages 12+ | Ages 3-11 | Under age 3 |
Picnic
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$26 |
$12 |
Free |
| Dates of operation | Sunday afternoons, Memorial Day Weekend through the month of October | | Departure times | 12:30 PM | | Trip duration | Two hours | | Handicap accessible | No | | Climate controlled | Yes | | Reservations required? | Prepaid reservations are strongly recommended | | Other notes | Be
at the depot one hour prior to departure time. This train is
diesel powered. Restrooms are available. Food is not provided,
you must provide your own. We reserve the right to substitute motive
power and/or equipment. |
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| Trolley |
| Class | Features | Ages 13+ | Under age 12 | |
Trolley
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$2 |
Free, when accompanied by fare-paying adult | |
| Dates of operation | Most Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day Weekend through the month of October | | Departure times | Departure times vary. Trolley usually runs from 10:00 AM through 4:00 PM. | | Trip duration | 30 minutes | | Handicap accessible | No | | Climate controlled | No | | Reservations required? | Purchase tickets aboard the trolley | | Other notes | Restrooms are not available. We reserve the right to substitute motive
power and/or equipment. |
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