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Father's Day Express - June 15th, 2008 Treat Dad! He can blow the horn! 2+ hour round trip excusion Famous Country BBQ onboard Engineers hat for dad Live entertainment with John Sparrow SPECIAL Excursion trip The train will be leaving our Mineral location at 2:30 PM. (MORE INFO)

 

Excursion Trains

The excursion train travels to the large trestle at MP 59, near Divide, WA, for an 18 mile trip lasting 2 to 2-1/2 hours. Trains depart from our Mineral, WA restoration facility, and are powered by one of our steam locomotives unless otherwise noted on the schedule page.

During the ride you'll travel through forests and past the town of Mineral. You'll also cross several small trestles over mountain streams. On the afternoon run you'll also cross a large timber trestle. At Divide you'll have a view of Storm King Mountain. Steep grades mean you'll get the chance to see the steam locomotive working hard. Schedule - Fares - Reservations

 

Home of "the Brawny Beetle"

Mt Rainier Scenic RR's 2-8-2T #17 was featured in Trains Magazine's article "Extreme Steam - 7 locomotives you've gotta see" in the May 2007 issue. She's also got a new nickname. (more)

Our train now departs from Mineral, WA!

In November 2006 the Mt Rainier area was hit with record rainfall and massive flooding. You may have seen the damage to Mt Rainier National Park on the news. The Mt Rainier Scenic Railroad also suffered flood damage, and our Elbe to Mineral line was cut in two.

Due to that section of the line being out of service until repairs are completed, there are many signification changes for 2007. We'll be operating from a new location, running on a new route and with a new schedule. Just about the only thing that hasn't changed is that we still provide a ride through the forest on a historic passenger train pulled by a vintage locomotive!

Please see the articles below for more information on the changes for 2007.

1947 or 2007?

New Station While awaiting repairs to our Nisqually River bridge, we'll be departing from our Museum Collection and Restoration Site in Mineral WA. Please see our New Location page for more information and directions to the new boarding site.	New Route Our train will travel from Mineral to Divide and return. Some trains will continue past Divide to Morton. Most of this route was not covered by our Elbe to Mineral excursion trains. Visit our "New Route" page for details on the current route.
New Schedule We are currently closed for the winter. Operations will resume on Memorial Day Weekend. Visit our schedule page for more info	Reservations Phone Reservations are available for any scheduled departure or event. Please see our reservations page for more information on how to make reservations.
Shop Tours Before the start of the Summer Season, we hope to have our restoration site properly prepared so that site tours will be available to the public. Stay tuned....	Special Events We have lots of special events planned for the 2008 season.