As part of the Kids ON TRACK weekend, CTrail, the Amherst Railway Society, and Springfield Union Station are working together to offer special round-trip train rides between Springfield and Hartford.
Passengers leave Springfield at 10 a.m. on Aug. 3 or Aug. 4 and return at 11:38 a.m. According to a release, to ride this train, passengers must be in the main concourse of Springfield Union Station no later than 9:30 a.m.
Tickets can be purchased in the station on the mornings of the trips, or online.
In addition to the train rides, according to the release, area model railroad clubs will have operating model railroads set up in the Union Station concourse, and children will have a chance to run model trains between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day.
Kids ON TRACK is an emerging national effort by the model railroad industry to encourage young modelers, and link model railroading to STEM education. There is no admission charge for Kids ON TRACK, and the Union Station parking garage, located on Main Street, will be offering a special $2 event parking fee.
