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Train Rides for Kids in Southern California: 12 Picks by Age

Twelve train rides for kids in Southern California, from park trains to the coastal Pacific Surfliner, with picks by age and a sample first-ride morning.

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Halloween Train Rides in California (2026)

Twelve California Halloween trains for kids, from the Irvine Park pumpkin patch to Roaring Camp's Thomas party and Ardenwood's gentle Haunted Train, with what is sold out and what still has seats.

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Halloween Train Rides in Pennsylvania (2026)

Thirteen Pennsylvania pumpkin, costume and trolley rides still have dates after Oct 14, from a Kempton patch where adults get pumpkins too to Strasburg's one haunted night show.

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Halloween Train Rides in New York (2026)

Seven New York Halloween train rides still running for 2026, from open flat cars out of Kingston to trick-or-treating at Pop's Glen near Cooperstown, with dates, prices and what to pack.

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Halloween Train Rides in Ohio (2026)

Ohio has eleven family Halloween rides on the rails this fall and not one of them is built to scare, from a pirate takeover in Lebanon to a motorcar pumpkin run over the Maumee River.

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Halloween Train Rides Near Texas (2026)

Texas has four family Halloween train rides left for 2026, from a live story aboard Grapevine's vintage coaches to candy whistlestops in San Antonio, plus what each costs and how hot it gets.

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Halloween Train Rides in North Carolina (2026)

Tweetsie's open-air Ghost Train is North Carolina's one haunted ride this October; near Raleigh, Durham and Asheville, four gentler pumpkin and costume trains fill in for little kids.

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Halloween Train Rides in Illinois (2026)

Four Illinois Halloween trains are still running in 2026: the Illinois Railway Museum pumpkin streetcars, two gentle evening ghost rides in the Fox Valley, and Scovill Zoo's Boo at the Zoo train in Decatur.

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Halloween Train Rides in Wisconsin (2026)

Seven Wisconsin pumpkin and costume trains still run in 2026, from East Troy's Friday trick-or-treat trolleys to the Pumpkin Special at Quartzite Lake and a $10 park train in Marshall. None are scary.

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Halloween Train Rides in Michigan (2026)

Five Michigan Halloween trains have 2026 dates left, from an onboard pumpkin show in Coopersville to a lit night ride inside Michigan International Speedway, and two are already sold out.

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Halloween Train Rides in Colorado (2026)

Four Colorado Halloween trains for kids in 2026, from a steam train with not-so-spooky railcars in Golden to Halloween-day caboose rides in Pueblo, plus how cold each one gets.

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Halloween Train Rides Near Vermont (2026)

Vermont has no Halloween train this October, but Bennington families are about 40 minutes from a pumpkin patch train in Adams, MA, and Burlington is about 3 hours from Conway Scenic's Halloween Express.

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Halloween Train Rides in Alabama (2026)

Alabama has three Halloween rides on the rails this October: a final weekend at Pumpkin Junction in Calera and an evening pumpkin train plus a spooky night run at Wales West near Mobile.

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Halloween Train Rides Near Alaska (2026)

The Alaska Railroad's October trains are regular scheduled service, not a Halloween ride, so the nearest kids' Halloween train is a flight away near Seattle. Here is what to know if you are traveling.

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Halloween Train Rides in Arizona (2026)

Arizona has one Halloween train this year, and it runs every single night through October 31: Spook-Track-Ula at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, with a gentler Storybook Train for little ones.

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Halloween Train Rides Near Arkansas (2026)

No Arkansas railroad runs a Halloween train this year, so here are the two closest in Oklahoma: a night Train of Terror near Broken Bow and a candy bag Halloween Train in Oklahoma City.

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Halloween Train Rides in Connecticut (2026)

Connecticut does Halloween on trolleys: two museums run historic cars out to pumpkin patches, Danbury has a storytime train for toddlers, and the shoreline hosts two very different night rides.

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Halloween Train Rides in Delaware (2026)

Delaware has a single Halloween train this year, and it runs on Halloween itself: two afternoon departures from Greenbank Station in Wilmington, with a friendly railroad witch who stops to visit every child.

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Halloween Train Rides in Florida (2026)

Florida has one gentle pumpkin train this October, out of Parrish near Tampa, plus three after-dark rides that range from a spooky miniature loop to a farm train built to scare.

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Halloween Train Rides in Georgia (2026)

Georgia's family Halloween trains include trick-or-treating down Main Street in Plains, a mountain costume contest in Blue Ridge and a trunk or treat among historic trains near Atlanta.