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August 2015
August 16 – Diesel Days
OUR MOST POPULAR WEEKEND EVENT IS BACK! Railroads have been a vital part of our nation’s success for more than 150 years, thanks to continuous expansion and innovation. One of those innovations is the diesel locomotive, which has been the backbone of the industry since the 1940s. From the earliest switch engines to today’s high-horsepower thoroughbreds, the diesel locomotive has been essential to the growth of American railroads. These kings of the rails come in all sizes, and the collection…
Find out more »September 2015
September 19 – RG&E/Kodak Weekend Train Rides
See how railroads and our local industries were tied together for generations. Both Rochester Gas & Electric and Eastman Kodak depended on the railroad to produce goods and service the community. They also operated their own railroad services, owning a fleet of freight cars and locomotives to perform work at their sprawling facilities. We will showcase our RG&E and Kodak equipment during this special weekend event! Your fun and exciting train ride experience starts just 20 minutes south of Rochester!…
Find out more »September 20 – RG&E/Kodak Weekend Train Rides
See how railroads and our local industries were tied together for generations. Both Rochester Gas & Electric and Eastman Kodak depended on the railroad to produce goods and service the community. They also operated their own railroad services, owning a fleet of freight cars and locomotives to perform work at their sprawling facilities. We will showcase our RG&E and Kodak equipment during this special weekend event! Your fun and exciting train ride experience starts just 20 minutes south of Rochester!…
Find out more »October 2015
October 3 – Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
Enjoy a ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Every child will visit our Pumpkin Patch to choose a small baby pumpkin to take home to decorate. Enjoy our friendly petting zoo after your ride! Leave room for lunch from Z Best Hots of Pittsford. Your fun and exciting train ride experience starts just 20 minutes south of Rochester! Enter our historic Industry depot and purchase your ticket from the friendly agent…
Find out more »October 4 – Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
Enjoy a ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Every child will visit our Pumpkin Patch to choose a small baby pumpkin to take home to decorate. Enjoy our friendly petting zoo after your ride! Leave room for lunch from Z Best Hots of Pittsford. Your fun and exciting train ride experience starts just 20 minutes south of Rochester! Enter our historic Industry depot and purchase your ticket from the friendly agent…
Find out more »October 17 – Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
Enjoy a ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Every child will visit our Pumpkin Patch to choose a small baby pumpkin to take home to decorate. Enjoy our friendly petting zoo after your ride! Leave room for lunch from Z Best Hots of Pittsford. Your fun and exciting train ride experience starts just 20 minutes south of Rochester! Enter our historic Industry depot and purchase your ticket from the friendly agent…
Find out more »October 18 – Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
Enjoy a ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Every child will visit our Pumpkin Patch to choose a small baby pumpkin to take home to decorate. Enjoy our friendly petting zoo after your ride! Leave room for lunch from Z Best Hots of Pittsford. Your fun and exciting train ride experience starts just 20 minutes south of Rochester! Enter our historic Industry depot and purchase your ticket from the friendly agent…
Find out more »June 2016
June 5 – Day Trip to Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Join us for a day trip to travel from Rochester by motorcoach to ride the Adirondack Scenic Railroad from Utica to Big Moose and return.
Find out more »June 18 Father’s Day Train Rides
Train rides depart every half hour from Industry Depot, and includes railroad museum admission.
Find out more »June 19 Father’s Day Train Rides
Train rides depart Industry Depot every half hour, ticket includes railroad museum admission.
Find out more »June 25 Rochester Subway Bus Tour – SOLD OUT
Join us for a special bus tour of historic sites significant to the 60th anniversary of the end of Rochester Subway passenger service!
Find out more »July 2016
July 16-17 Caboose Train Rides
Ride aboard ride freight train cabooses July 16-17! Train rides depart every half hour from Industry Depot, ticket includes railroad museum admission.
Find out more »August 2016
August 20-21 Diesel Days
Train rides depart from Industry Depot every half hour, ticket includes railroad museum admission.
Find out more »September 2016
September 17-18 Kodak/RG&E Weekend
Train rides depart from Industry Depot every half hour, ticket includes railroad museum admission.
Find out more »October 2016
October 1-2 Pumpkin Patch Trains
Train rides depart every half hour from Industry Depot, ticket price includes railroad museum admission, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and more!
Find out more »October 8 – 2016 Fall Foliage Express – SOLD OUT
Enjoy a 20-mile round trip Fall Foliage train ride between Lakeville and Industry aboard restored vintage streamlined coaches.
Find out more »October 15-16 Pumpkin Patch Trains
Train rides depart every half hour from Industry Depot, ticket includes railroad museum admission, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and more!
Find out more »October 29-30 Pumpkin Patch Trains
Train rides depart every half hour from Industry Depot, ticket includes railroad museum admission, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and more!
Find out more »December 2016
2016 Santa Trains – Dec. 3
All aboard the only real Santa Train Ride in Rochester! All trains depart from our restored 1909 train station at Industry. Enjoy the festive atmosphere and complimentary hot chocolate while you wait for the conductor to call “ALL ABOARD!” Climb aboard our restored vintage freight train cabooses for a special trip to the North Pole to visit with Santa Claus! Every child will get to meet Santa and receive a candy cane from one of his elves. Please allow up…
Find out more »2016 Santa Trains – Dec. 17
All aboard the only real Santa Train Ride in Rochester! All trains depart from our restored 1909 train station at Industry. Enjoy the festive atmosphere and complimentary hot chocolate while you wait for the conductor to call “ALL ABOARD!” Climb aboard our restored vintage freight train cabooses for a special trip to the North Pole to visit with Santa Claus! Every child will get to meet Santa and receive a candy cane from one of his elves. Please allow up…
Find out more »April 2017
April 15 – Easter Bunny Trains
Take a short train ride to the Easter Egg Hunt, and everyone gets to visit with the Easter Bunny!
Find out more »May 2017
May 6 – Day Trip to Buffalo
Join us as we tour two important parts of Buffalo's transportation history on May 6!
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May 20 – Rails and Ales
Enjoy locally-produced craft brews and tour New York State's largest collection of historic trains!
Find out more »June 2017
June 17-18 Subway Heritage Weekend
Celebrate the heritage of the Rochester Subway, which shut down in June 1956. See restoration progress on Rochester Subway Car 60!
Find out more »July 2017
July 15-16 Craft Show Train Rides
Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride aboard restored freight train cabooses through our rural museum grounds. Tour the largest collection of historic trains in New York State, and peek behind the scenes in our Restoration Shop.
Find out more »July 29-30 Steam, Diesel, and Electric Tour of Scranton
Steam, diesel, and electric trains are the highlight of a special weekend excursion to Scranton, Pa., on July 29-30. Travel with the members of the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum by deluxe motorcoach to ride historic trains on the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad, Steamtown National Historic Site, and Electric City Trolley Museum.
Find out more »August 2017
Aug. 19-20 – Steam Trains Return to Rochester
Ride behind the first steam engine to operate in our area since 1954!
Find out more »Aug. 19 – Night Photo Session with Steam Train
Recreate scenes from the past! Join Railfan & Railroad Magazine editor Steve Barry for a special night photo session with the Viscose No. 6 steam engine at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum! This special event begins at 8:00 p.m., and will feature trains and actors posed with props to create a number of authentic scenes to photograph. Lighting will be provided by Steve Barry. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the museum to further their mission…
Find out more »Aug. 26-27 – Steam Trains Return to Rochester
Ride behind the first steam engine to operate in our area since 1954!
Find out more »September 2017
September 16-17 Diesel Days
See, hear, and ride behind vintage diesel locomotives spanning more than 75 years of technology and development!
Find out more »October 2017
Oct. 7 – Fall Foliage Express – SOLD OUT
Ride in beautifully refurbished 1940s streamlined coaches through gorgeous fall foliage!
Find out more »Oct. 14-15 Pumpkin Patch Trains
Enjoy a real train ride to our pumpkin patch, where every child takes home a free baby pumpkin. Visit with friendly animals in the petting zoo, and tour the largest collection of historic trains in New York State!
Find out more »Oct. 21-22 Pumpkin Patch Trains
Enjoy a real train ride to our pumpkin patch, where every child takes home a free baby pumpkin. Visit with friendly animals in the petting zoo, and tour the largest collection of historic trains in New York State!
Find out more »Oct. 28-29 Pumpkin Patch Trains
Enjoy a real train ride to our pumpkin patch, where every child takes home a free baby pumpkin. Visit with friendly animals in the petting zoo, and tour the largest collection of historic trains in New York State!
Find out more »December 2017
Dec. 2 – Santa Trains – SOLD OUT
Take a journey to the North Pole to meet with Santa Claus aboard the only real Santa Trains in Rochester!
Find out more »Dec. 9 – Santa Trains SOLD OUT
Take a journey to the North Pole to meet with Santa Claus aboard the only real Santa Trains in Rochester!
Find out more »Dec. 16 – Santa Trains – SOLD OUT
Take a journey to the North Pole to meet with Santa Claus aboard the only real Santa Trains in Rochester!
Find out more »March 2018
March 31 – Easter Bunny Train Rides – SOLD OUT
The Easter Bunny rides the rails at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum on Saturday, March 31, 2018. Children will take part in an Easter egg hunt, which includes a visit with the Easter Bunny for photos, along with fun train rides that tour our museum grounds.
Find out more »May 2018
May 19 – Rails & Ales Train Rides – SOLD OUT!
Enjoy tastings from local breweries at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum on Saturday, May 19. Ride the train between tasting stations as often as you like from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Find out more »June 2018
June 16-17 Fathers Day Train Rides
Celebrate Fathers Day Weekend with fun train rides for the whole family, just 20 minutes from downtown Rochester!
Find out more »July 2018
July 14 – Rochester Subway Vintage Bus Tour
Remains of the Rochester Subway are quickly disappearing! Join us for a special bus tour on July 14 that will trace the route of the Rochester Subway and visit key historic sites along the way, including the new Transit Center.
Find out more »July 21-22 Craft Show Caboose Rides
Join us for Craft Show Caboose Rides where you will visit with our craft show vendors featuring jewelry, clothing, ceramics, painting, woodwork and more.
Find out more »August 2018
August 18-19 Real Steam Train Rides
Take a real steam train ride this summer when Viscose No. 6 returns to the R&GV Railroad Museum!
Find out more »August 25-26 Real Steam Train Rides
Ride behind a real steam engine when Viscose No. 6 returns to the R&GV Railroad Museum this summer!
Find out more »September 2018
Sept. 15-16 Diesel Days Train Rides
See, hear, and ride behind several kinds of restored vintage diesel locomotives during out Diesel Days Train Rides event!
Find out more »Sept. 22 Oktoberfest Train Rides
Grab your lederhosen, ride our vintage trains, and enjoy complimentary tastings from local craft breweries!
Find out more »Sept. 23 Finger Lakes Limited – SOLD OUT
Enjoy a leisurely two-hour round trip from Canandaigua toward Clifton Springs and return. Ride the Bar Car and enjoy complimentary beer tastings from local craft brewers!
Find out more »October 2018
Oct. 13-14 Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
OUR MOST POPULAR EVENT: Enjoy a mile-and-a-half train ride through our rural museum grounds, located in the scenic heart of the Genesee Valley! Ride aboard authentically restored freight train cabooses to the Pumpkin Patch! Every child will visit our Pumpkin Patch to choose a small baby pumpkin to take home to decorate. Complementary apple cider and cookies for everyone. Fresh, hot, Duke's Donuts will also be available for purchase! Enjoy our friendly petting zoo after your ride! Your fun and…
Find out more »Oct. 20-21 Pumpkin Patch Train Rides
Take a real train ride to the pumpkin patch, where every child chooses their own baby pumpkin to take home and decorate!
Find out more »Oct. 27 Trick or Treat Train Rides
Join us for a fun Halloween event that's "not too scary" aboard our Trick-or-Treat Train Rides!
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