An excursion train is a chartered train run for a special event or purpose. Examples of excursion trains are: a train to a major sporting event; a train run for railfans or tourism; a chartered train such as the Reno Fun Train that runs to the casinos in the winter on weekends; a special train operated by the railway for employees and prominent customers.
United Kingdom
A number of excursion trains are run in the United Kingdom and some examples are pictured below.
Santiam Excursion Trains is rolling out a new service on its tracks in Sweet Home, one which will focus on health and the beauty the city has to offer ... on Santiam Excursion Trains’ new rail bike.
While this steam locomotive is out of commission for the overhaul, ASVRR is still operating passenger excursion and dinner trains using a diesel locomotives from the 1940s.
Promotional runs seem to bode well for Ski Train’s return ... Would the train return to regular service? ... that the train’s two-weekend excursions could be a prelude to regular service in the future.
December 18, 1945 - March 6, 2025 ... She was born December 18, 1945, in Kalamazoo, MI ... and Margaret L ... She traveled Alaska back country with her parents in their motorhome for a summer, and took her mom on a train excursion through the Swiss Alps ... .
The local railroad based in Honesdale, the Delaware, Lackawaxen & Stourbridge (DL&S) is in consultation with this firm to restore freight to the local tracks now almost exclusively used for excursion trains and rail bikes.
More excursion trains planned ... This comes in advance of the 250 BuckeyeTrain & TransportationCelebration on April 25 and 26, 2026 ... The April 26 train will also stop in Coshocton ... A public launch for the 250 Buckeye Train is planned for 11 a.m.