St. Louis Iron Mountain
& Southern Railway


2012 Train DEPARTURES
REGULAR SCHEDULE (May - December)
26th Anniversary


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RESERVATIONS ON-LINE

We reserve the right to change train equipment,
 schedules, and/or fees without advance notice.
Departure times are approximate.

Train Rates:
(rates do not include tax – which we have to collect)
 

Regularly Scheduled Events

Single
Price

**Group Rates 
20 or More

Adults

$ 16.00

$ 15.00

Children (3-12)

$ 9.00

$ 8.00 

Children (2 & under)

Free

Free

Dinner Trains
Reservations with a Master Card or Visa are required on all dinner trains. You may choose to pay however you like upon arrival, but if you do not cancel five days prior or do not show up at all we will charge you half.

Menu:
Most dinner trains will include a choice of two meats, choice of two vegetables, salad, rolls, dessert, and coffee, tea, or lemonade.
The railroad reserves the right to change menus based on availability without prior notice.

Adults

$ 26.50

$ 25.00

Children (3-12)

$ 18.00

$ 17.00

Children (2 & under)

Free

Free

 

Murder Mysteries with Dinner Train
Reservations with a Master Card or Visa are required on all murder mysteries. You may choose to pay however you like upon arrival, but if you do not cancel five days prior or do not show up at all we will charge you half.

Adults

$ 45.00

Children (3-12)

$ 35.00

Children (2 & under)

Free

Free

Locomotive Cab Ride

Per Person (limit 2 passengers per trip)

$ 30.00

Group Rates Available for 20 or more on our regular day time excursions.

Charter to your specification and time for 40 or more available any time that does not interfere with our regular schedule.
2-hour private charters are available for $600.00

  • Cold Luncheon - $26.00 per adult, $17.00 (ages 3-12) includes ticket, sandwich, chips or potato salad, veggie sticks, pickle spear, dessert, tea, lemonade, and coffee (available for groups of 40 or more).
  • Hot Luncheon - $28.50 per adult, $19.00 (ages 3-12) includes ticket, salad, fries chicken or other meat, two vegetables, bread, dessert, tea, lemonade, and coffee (Available for groups of 40 or more)
  • Extra entertainment – (when available) Bonnie & Clyde Robberies, Hobo program, Scouting Program
  • Magician - $50.00, traveling magician-perfect for all ages.
  • Special Events - Birthdays, Anniversaries, and/or other parties available.

A party booked on the train can be fun and easy. Let us do the work for you.
We will include a 1/4 sheet birthday cake, decorations, balloons, napkins, plates, and forks. We will gladly mark your space reserved so you can be easily found. All of this for $45.00 and price of a ticket. For ½ sheet cake and all of the above for $55.00 and the price of a ticket.

-For an anniversary party, we offer a cake, bottle of non-alcoholic bubbly, flowers and balloons for the price of $55.00 and the price of a ticket.


Please advise agent of special needs.

1-800-455-RAIL
Reservations suggested for all trips.

*Complete Rate Sheet and Charters
All pricing subject to change without notice.
Please call 1-800-455-7245 to verify current pricing information if you have questions.
Contact the station master by E-mail

Facilities are handicapped accessible.


2012 SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULE




2012  Special Events - April Leave Station
28

Mississippi River Valley Scenic Tour Weekend
   Arts and craft show, Antique cars, Bluegrass bands performing throughout the day, food stands, games for kids, face painting, sack races, stick horse races, egg toss, and other games for both children and adults every hour on the half hour beginning at 10:30am. Shortened trains rides at reduced prices.
Call Elane at 573-450-8367 for details

NOTE: Civil War encampment has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict with the troop.

11AM
Noon
1PM

$10/Adult
$5/Child

 


2012

 Special Events - May

Leave Station
05

Opening Day - $1.00 off tickets

History of Train Robberies - Beware!

wanted poster

1-3pm

 

12 National Train Day - Operation Life Saver, Model Train displays, shortened train rides at reduced price, and many other events at the station

11am
Noon
1pm

$10/Adult
$5/Child

19 Kid's Day at the Train - Fun for all the kids on the train with lots of activities for the younger set. Games, prizes, and entertainment geared to children. Special Guest: Darren the Magician 1-3pm
19 Art Auction to benefit the No-Kill Animal Shelter. A mobile pet adoption will be held at the train depot from 3-5pm with silent bidding to end at 5 p.m. and winner announced. Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary will have lots of felines available for adoption. All sales from the art auction will benefit this no-kill shelter. 3-5pm
19

Dinner Train - Canceled due to low registration

5-7:30pm
26

Memorial Weekend - Dress in patriotic colors

Be on the look-out for train robbers

1-3pm
     

2012

 Special Events - June

Leave Station

02 Chocoholic - All things chocolate chocolate

1-3pm

02

Murder Mystery Dinner Train -
A western, taking place in 1840s, called 'Gold in Them Thar Hills', performed by the Iron Mountain Players. and directed by Kasey Cox of the Jackson Theater Group. They will keep you guessing about who actually committed the crime. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team. Passengers are encouraged to dress in western attire if they would like to.

5-7:30pm

09

Good Ole Summertime Train - Join us for a picnic sack lunch which you can purchase on the train (by reservation and $5). We'll serve lemonade and watermelon to make your picnic complete. Entertainment by a barbershop quartet and other groups as we get in the spirit of summertime. Face paining and balloon animals for the kids.

1-3pm
16 Cowboy (and Cowgirl) Train - Cowboy storyteller and poet, Chuck Sitze, will be providing entertainment on this train ride. Wear your hats and boots and we'll tie up a lot of fun. Our guitar players will keep you singing those cowboy songs and we'll have the Best Cowboy Joke contest (clean ones only) Sure to "stirrup" a good time. 1-3pm

23

Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
30 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm

2012

 Special Events - July (Shortened train rides)

Leave Station
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14
21
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We will have two short trains rides each Saturday. 
First at 1p.m. and the second at 2 p.m.
Adults $10.00 children $7.00.
1:00-1:45pm and 2:00-2:45pm

2012

 Special Events - August

Leave Station

04
11
25

We will have two short train rides each Saturday.
First at 1p.m and the second at 2p.m.
Adults $10.00 children $7.00.
1:00pm-1:45pm and 2:00-2:45pm
18 Iron Mountain Baby Birthday Train. The Iron Mountain Baby would be 110 years old this year. so we're having a birthday party! Bring a gift for the baby if you wish, and all gifts will be donated to Safe House for Women, a shelter for abused women and their children. 1-3pm

2012

 Special Events - September

Leave Station

01 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
08 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
15 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
22 Wizard of OZ Train - details to be announced 1-3pm
29 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm

2012

 Special Events - October

Leave Station

06 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
13 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
20 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
27

Halloween Express

We will have a costume contest, Auction just for kids, Face painting, Balloon animals, pumpkin decorating, Halloween pictures to color, Halloween story, and special treats. Kids in costume receive a discount on their ticket price.

1-3pm
27 Ghost Tales Dinner Train - Our favorite storytellers will be scaring the daylights out of you with their spooky stories, Enjoy a lovely dinner and a haunting evening with us, full of surprises.  

2012

 Special Events - November

Leave Station

03 Chocoholic - All things chocolate chocolate

1-3pm

10 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
17 Special Events to be announced 1-3pm
24 Santa Express 1-3pm
24 Santa Express 3:30-5:30pm
25 Santa Express 1-3pm

2012

 Special Events - December

Leave Station

01

Santa Express: Reservations Recommended
Departs Jackson station at 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM* then returns to Jackson for approximately 2 hour trip.

Santa boards the train and reads the book: "Polar Express aloud over speaker system. Then each child is given time to sit on Santa's lap.

Cookies, chips, soda and Hot Chocolate are sold during the trip. There is no meal provided.

Price is free for 2 years old and under
$9.00 for ages 3-12 and $16.00 for 13 and up.

*If more than 60 people - a second train will run at 3:30 PM

NOTE: No group rates or discounts for Santa Express

1-3pm

01

Santa Express 3:30-5:30pm
02 Santa Express 1-3pm
08 Santa Express 1-3pm
08 Santa Express 3:30-5:30pm
09 Santa Express 1-3pm

15

Santa Express 1-3pm

15

Santa Express 3:30-5:30pm

16

Santa Express 1-3pm

22

Santa Express 1-3pm

22

Santa Express 3:30-5:30pm
31 New Year Eve Express - Watch for details 10pm-12:30am
     

The St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway reserves the right to substitute locomotive and/or equipment without notice as may be required due to operating conditions, acts of God, volunteer crew availability, or other conditions beyond our control.

Please call 1-800-455-7245 to verify current pricing and scheduling information.
or

Contact the station master by E-mail at: slimrr1@gmail.com

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