My 4 year old daughter, her 4 year old cousin, his mom and I all rode this back and forth between East Troy and Elegant Farmer as much as we could on a beautiful September day. This was a lot of fun for the kids, and they both enjoyed ice cream at the old fashioned ice cream parlor in East Troy.
this is such a unique attraction, we are local and have been so many times. WE LOVE TRAINS ! If you love trains, you must go,
My 4 year old son has been eagerly watching the train go by our backyard all his life, but we waited until we felt he was old enough to really ENJOY a trip on it (and to make the cost of the ticket worthwhile). It was a wonderful experience, particularly the realistic old-timey decorating of the station and train, plus the friendly jovial nature of the conductor.
The volunteers were fun and very informative. I went with my group of Red Hatters and although we knew the train was not handicap accessible none of us had a hard time getting on the train. If you can do steps, you can board the train.
A great little railroad museum, with some cool restored trolleys and trains from the Milwaukee and Chicago area. Nice ride to the Elegant Farmer's market, a fun trip for tourists. Looking forward to coming back to try a dinner train!
Our grandsons really loved the train ride which should be followed by a visit to Laubers for ice cream.
We've been on the railroad twice and are going to go a third time this year! Our daughter absolutely loves riding the trains, and we love heading down to the Elegant Farmer when we ride. All the conductors are extremely nice and very knowledgeable about the history of the railroad and the train cars. The museum is quite interesting with the history of the Interurban system in the Wisconsin and Illinois areas. In addition, they occasionally run Family Pizza train rides, as well as elegant dining catered rides. I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in SE Wisconsin history and/or anyone who has kids interested in trains. And don't forget that your ticket will get you 10% off at the Elegant Farmer deli!!!
As part of a convention group, we enjoyed an evening meal on board the East Troy Historic Electric Dinner Train. It is a slow ride, to facilitate the serving and enjoying of the meal, but we had a great trip and the meal was exceptional...and the staff on board the train was super!
From the time you purchase your tickets to the very end you feel like you have just taken a ride through time when trains like this brought people in and out of Milwaukee. The volunteers are kind and knowledgeable. The give historical information along the way. My family absolutely enjoyed this ride.
We boarded from the Elegant Farmer in East Troy, and road into town, then stopped at the railroad museum. A must-do for train or history enthusiasts- a lovely time.