ALL STRASBURG RAIL ROAD EVENTS

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!

“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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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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!

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!