Enjoy an interesting, fun and informative day out for railfans and photographers! Our first train departs East Troy at 10am and the last regularly scheduled train leaves at 3pm.  Tickets are good all day so you can ride different equipment  throughout the day, subject to availability. 

​Bring your camera and bring your friends!

Railfan Day activities include:

• We will operate a mix of our equipment creating the opportunity to see and photograph trains, including rare interurbans and trolleys only brought out of the barn a few times a year! A different train runs every hour!
• Special "Behind the Scenes" tour of our Maintenance Facility - available on arrival at the Elegant Farmer (see below)
• Special tours of the East Troy Carbarn (see below)!
• Rail "speeder" rides available at the Elegant Farmer ($5 fee; see below)
• Free popcorn available in the Depot
• A working ​Model Train Display​
• Free parking and picnic tables available at the East Troy Depot: 2002 Church Street East Troy, Wisconsin 53120

A Different Train Every Hour!

Depart	Time	Train
East Troy	10:00	Announced Later
East Troy	11:00	Announced Later
East Troy	12:00	Announced Later
East Troy	1:00	Announced Later
East Troy	2:00	Announced Later
East Troy	3:00	Announced Later

* Riders who have purchased a regular ticket through Etix BEFORE August 22nd will be given preference if space becomes limited

Behind-The-Scenes Maintenance Facility Tours

The Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Maintenance Facility will be available when the hourly East Troy departure arrives at the Elegant Farmer (around 30 minutes after leaving the East Troy Depot).

Guests who would like a Behind the Scenes tour of the Maintenance Facility will board a historic electric streetcar (subject to availability) which will take them across Highway J to the Maintenance Facility where they will receive a guided tour our maintenance shop and the latest projects in process, including the restoration of Car 162! 

​This tour is free and extra special as our Maintenance Facility is turning 10 years old! Enjoy a special cupcake inside!

Guests must have closed toe shoes and be able to climb on and off the car and walk over tracks and around equipment.

Special!
East Troy Carbarn Tours

See where our operational electric railcars are stored when not in use! Learn about how our crews start up and put away century-old trolley cars every day! See trolley cars not usually brought out of the Carbarn!

Three special walking tours to the East Troy Carbarn will be offered. These tours will be around 40 minutes long and will leave from the East Troy Depot at 2:40, 3:40, and 4:40.

​Carbarn tours are free, but guests must be comfortable walking a short distance to the Carbarn, climbing over tracks, dirt, and gravel, and around equipment.. Guests must also have closed toe shoes.

Rail Speeder Rides

Ride the rails as everyday track repair gangs once did: on a speeder!

We will be selling a limited number of tickets for speeder rides at the East Troy Depot.  After purchasing your train and speeder ride tickets ride the regularly scheduled train down to the Elegant Farmer.  At the Elegant Farmer you will queue for a 20 minute speeder ride.  Our largest speeder can accommodate a group or family of 4.

North American Railcar Operators Association (NARCOA) speeders will also be on display at The Elegant Farmer.​

On Railfan Day the regularly scheduled trains will operate between the East Troy Depot and The Elegant Farmer. Speeders will operate between The Elegant Farmer and Lower Phantom Lake.