A Refreshing Root Beer Float Train Ride

Take in the final days of summer with a Root Beer Float train ride. Embark on a 55-minute through rural Sauk County.

Aboard the train, passengers will enjoy an ice-cold Root Beer Float included with the ticket price.

Included with This Ticket

• 55 minute train ride in early-1900s Coach Cars pulled by a diesel locomotive.
• Root beer float, served aboard the train.
• Admission to museum display buildings.
• Self-guided tour pamphlet (provided at ticket window).

The 5:30 PM Flyer will return at about 6:25 PM. The museum grounds will remain open for an hour after the train's arrival.

Duration

Train ride takes approximately 55-minutes. Suggested additional time to allow for taking the self-guided tour of the museum displays and a visit to the gift shop is about 1 hour. The museum areas can be explored before or after the train ride.

About our Museum and Train Excursions

Take a memorable, seven-mile round-trip train ride on a former branchline of the Chicago & North Western Railway nestled in a valley between the Baraboo Hills in rural Sauk County. Passengers ride in restored steel coaches built a century ago. An authentically attired conductor will call “all aboard!” before the train leaves from a historic wooden depot, built in 1894.

Mid-Continent is much more than just a train ride. Our Coach Sheds are filled with restored wooden passenger cars, freight cars and displays from the turn of the century. There you will find examples of Mid-Continent’s nationally renowned wood car restorations such as the Badger #2 “Fish Car”, the exquisite Art Nouveau-motif of the Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western #63, the 1903-built Copper Range coach #60. In our outdoor display yard, you can inspect century-old steam locomotives up-close, including Copper Range locomotive #29, Soo Line #2645 and Kewaunee Green Bay & Western #49. In all, there are nearly 40 train cars and locomotives on prominent display with many more awaiting restoration.

What to Know

• The museum gift shop will close when the last train departs. Plan to visit the gift shop prior to the departure of the last train ride.
• All trains are powered by diesel locomotives.
• Seating is not assigned.
• The train car windows can be open for ventilation but are not air-conditioned. Please dress accordingly for the weather.