Special roundtrip train ride between Springfield and Hartford
July 22 & 23, 2023
Amherst Railway Society
1130 South Main Street
Palmer, MA 01069
Palmer, MA – As part of the Kids ON TRACK weekend, CTrail, the Amherst Railway Society, and Springfield Union Station are working together to offer special roundtrip train rides between Springfield and Hartford on the mornings of July 22 & 23, 2023.
Passengers leave Springfield at 10:00am and return at 11:38am. The schedule is the same for both Saturday and Sunday trips.
Tickets are $5.00 for the roundtrip ride for both children and adults, except for children two (2) and under who ride free.
To ride this train, passengers must be in the main concourse of Springfield Union Station no later than 9:30am on the mornings of July 22 and July 23.
Tickets can be purchased in the station on the mornings of the trips, or online at this address:
In addition to the train rides, area model railroad clubs will have operating model railroads set up in the Union Station concourse, and children (of all ages) will have a chance to run model trains between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm each day.
Kids ON TRACK is an emerging national effort by the model railroad industry to encourage young modelers, and link model railroading to STEM education.
There is no admission charge for Kids ON TRACK, and the Union Station parking garage, located on Main Street, will be offering a special $2 event parking fee.
For more on the Amherst Railway Society and the Kids ON TRACK program, visit: amherstrail.org/kids-on-track
For more on Springfield Union Station, visit: springfieldunionstation.com.
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About the Amherst Railway Society
The Amherst Railway Society is a community of people who share a fascination with railroads.
The society sponsors the annual Railroad Hobby Show held each year at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, a model railroad club, and a philanthropy program that has donated $815,000 to railroad preservation and restoration projects all over the country.
The society started in the mid-1950s on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and is currently based in Palmer, Massachusetts.
About Springfield Union Station
Springfield Union Station is a landmark railroad station that has been completely refurbished. In addition to hosting Amtrak and CTrail trains, the station is also a transportation center for local and long-distance buses. The station houses office, retail, and restaurant space.
