Colebrookdale Railroad Excursions
A Unique Adventure into a Forgotten Land!
The Secret Valley Expedition
Once the province of pioneers and patriots, the Colebrookdale is your ticket to a verdant land lost in time. Board one of our meticulously restored century-old rail cars for a two-hour expedition into one of the most scenic and historic regions in the northeast.
Please reference the calendar to the right for a full list of availability. Dates marked in yellow indicate a scheduled excursion.
Excursions with "meal option" listed require an advanced reservation and are served in the Dining Class Cars only; currently the Dining, and Garden Cafe cars.
All excursions are departing from our Boyertown Station and will travel South to Pine Forge.
PASSENGERS PLEASE NOTE: Because of the demand for tickets and limited seating on our trains, tickets are non-refundable. In the unfortunate circumstance that you need to transfer your tickets to another date or time, please call or email the business office 24 hours prior to your scheduled trip. A non-waivable transfer fee per ticket will apply for each transfer. Thank you for your consideration.
Important: We can accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs in our Garden Cafe Car. Please call our office to be sure we have available space on a specific train. We are an all-weather operation and encourage passengers to dress for the weather and wear closed toed shoes.
Featured Excursions and Themes
Engineer For A Day
Here is your opportunity to drive our Colebrookdale Railroad diesel locomotive!
With your hand on the throttle, your eyes on the rail and the adrenaline in your veins, experience the excitement and exhilaration first hand! Be the “engineer”!
Gift certificates are also available; please contact us for more information.
Please note, the locomotive cab is not ADA accessible.
Locomotive Cab Ride
In the grander era, every child's dream was to be the engineer of a great locomotive, giant conquerors of space and time. Now you can make that dream come true. Limit two people per trip. The ultimate gift for that railroad buff in your family!
Please note, the locomotive cab is not ADA accessible.
Upcoming
Santa's Polar Bear Express
Join Santa on a magical adventure into Christmas past on one of the most beautiful train journeys in the United States.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Dinner Optional)
These special evening trains bring the storybook magic of the season to life. Look for holiday lights as the Secret Valley rolls past your window. Rumor has it Santa himself will appear with a gift for every child.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas Train
These special evening trains bring the storybook magic of the season to life. Look for holiday lights as the Secret Valley rolls past your window. Rumor has it Santa himself will appear with a gift for every child.
New Year's Eve Celebration
New Year's Eve Celebration
Ring in the New Year in the Secret Valley.
Haunted Magical Yuletide Express
The Haunted Magical Yuletide Express
The spooky, haunted Phoenix and the Patronus train cars have been spelled! Join us within the ghostly chambers of these seemingly-abandoned trains for a 35-minute adventure intended for our youngest passengers and their families. Pull on your coziest, hand-knit sweater, and join Father Christmas in a Wizarding Wonderland for the “happiest Christmas ever"--magical charms abound! Find the invisibility cloak, try your magic with a snowflake-making spell, sway to the music of a Yule Ball, or wonder at the enchanted snow “falling” from the ceiling. Discover the grotto full of fairy lights.
As this is the inaugural season of the Haunted Magical Yuletide Express, there are no bathrooms on board and the train is not wheelchair accessible. Please plan accordingly. Train departs and returns to 61 West King St., Pottstown. Interested in our traditional Victorian-themed Christmas train, with Santa, cocoa, and cookies? Please check out our Santas Polar Bear Express trains and our Twas the Night Before Christmas trains departing Boyertown.
Excursion Calendar