Train Rides
Where: California State Railroad Museum
Price: Regular Coach: $10 adults, $5 youths (ages 6-17), ages 5 and under ride free. First Class El Dorado Car: $15 per person - all ages
Age Suitability: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12 and up
Website - (916) 323-9280
By: Elizabeth Sedway
Next date/time: Saturday, April 16 @ 11:00am
All aboard! The California State Railroad Museum's popular excursion railroad--the Sacramento Southern Railroad--officially returns to operation on the weekend of April 2 & 3. 2011 marks the 28th consecutive season the excursion trains have been operating in Old Sacramento. Once underway, excursion trains depart every hour on-the-hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends through September.
Excursion trains depart from the Central Pacific Railroad Freight Depot in Old Sacramento (located on Front Street between J and K Streets). Guests are treated to a six-mile, 40-minute roundtrip excursion along the levees of the Sacramento River. The train features a combination of vintage closed coaches with comfortable seats, and open-air "gondolas" with bench style seating. Regular Coach excursion train tickets are $10 adults, $5 youths (ages 6-17), ages 5 and under ride free. For passengers desiring a ride aboard the first-class car El Dorado--a beautifully restored 1920s lounge observation car which offers large picture windows, plush seating and air conditioning--tickets are $15 per person for all ages.
Tickets for Sacramento Southern Railroad excursion train rides (including first-class upgrades to ride in VIP style on the beautifully restored El Dorado observation car) are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacramento Southern Railroad ticket office, located on Front Street between "J" and "K" Streets in Old Sacramento. Passengers may purchase online for advance tickets or on-site for a train departure that same day.
