Events & Excursions

Football and Fall Color Tour to Mt. Pleasant!

Maroon & Gold Express – Football and Fall Color Tour
October 12th, 12:00pm (noon) – 10:30pm

Climb aboard our first fall color tour of the season on the diesel-powered Maroon and Gold Express. Passengers will have two options:  attend Central Michigan University’s homecoming football game against the Ohio University Bobcats or use the time in Mt. Pleasant to dine at Mountain Town Station and visit the downtown area.

  • $90 Deluxe Club Class train ticket in a vintage diner car & football game ticket
  • $85 Football Coach Class train ticket & football game ticket
  • $75 Coach Class train ticket only

Schedule subject to change based on freight railroad traffic and unforeseen delays.

Our highly-demanded autumn foliage tours are back!

Cadillac Limited – Fall Color Tour
October 26 & October 27

Listen to the whistle blast of PM 1225 cut through the brisk fall air of northern Michigan on these steam-powered excursions departing from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Explore the train and let the picturesque autumn foliage and the vintage rail cars sweep you down the tracks to the splendor of yesteryear. Enjoy a two-hour layover to sightsee, browse boutiques and emporiums, try local breweries, candy shops, and dine in downtown Cadillac!

Celebrating 20 years of magic!

North Pole Express – 20th Anniversary
Saturday’s and Sundays
November 23rd – December 22nd

Celebrate this holiday season by donning your favorite pajamas or dressing in 1940s/50s attire and embarking on a nostalgic journey back to Christmas of yesteryear aboard the enchanting North Pole Express! Depart from Owosso’s Steam Railroading Institute on a four and a half-hour round trip to the Village of Ashley Country Christmas.

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