VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: Usually on Sundays, from early July through Halloween and also on Saturdays from late September through Halloween. Check their website for regular departures and for their numerous special events.
Admission price: 2017: Return trips are usually around $23/adults, $21/seniors and students, $15/2-12 years old, $68/family of 5, FREE for children under two years on lap. (You can upgrade your ticket to ride the red caboose if you reserve in advance.
Address: Uxbridge Station is at 19 Railway Street ?br/>Stouffville Station is at 6176 Main Street
UxbridgePhone: 905-852-3696
Website: www.ydhr.caNearby restaurants: • A 2-minute walk from the Uxbridge Station is the really cute Tin Cup Caffe, great for coffee, lunch and desserts (46 Brock Street). • A short walk west of Stouffville Station is the Rad Bulb Espresso Bar with great coffee and snacks (6148 Main Street).
Age group: 2 - 12 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Choo-choo!
The two-hour ride for the return trip from Stouffville-Goodwood-Uxbridge on an old diesel train offers enough choo-choos to fill young travellers' ears for quite a while! If you can, visit the railcars before choosing one, as there are different types. We opted for one with wine-red upholstery. There was a space between the back-to-back seats big enough for children to hide in. There, my young Captain Picard imagined a spaceship, while others saw it as a tent or a little house (it's impossible at this age to only look at the scenery for two hours). You can walk through the moving train to have a look at the track from the last wagon (but watch for the kids so they don't pinch their fingers in the joints between cars, as it moves with each bump). Check their calendar of event for special events such as the Strawberry Festival Trips, Teddy Bear trains, Halloween Theme Trips and Santa Train Theme Trips.
