french lick scenic railway -day tours

I took my aunt and uncle to French Lick and the highlight of our visit was this two hour train ride. Tickets are $18 for faults, and the track takes the train through the edge of town, by Larry Bird's boyhood home, through the edge of the Hoosier national forest, and past a waterfall that springs from a cave. The train stops for a brief 10 minute break before retracing its steps back to town. Along each way riders are alerted to points of interest. Cars are heated for cooler days and restrooms are on board, at the brief stop (those are port a johns), and back at the station. A snack bar offers sodas, water, spirits, cookies and candy on board. After the ride a few locals had tents set up with handcrafted items. One had homemade peanut and pecan brittles - yum. Coming up later this month will be special Thomas the tank engine rides. I've been on the Christmas season's Polar Express ride before and it is fun for adults AND kids. Whether you're an overgrown kid who loves trains or just want to see some Indiana scenery, this is a fun attraction.

This is a very relaxing and easy paced train ride! It lasts about 2 hours and goes through some beautiful Indiana countryside! The rail car that I rode on was a "double decker" where you could sit on the top section and that made it even more fun! This was only $18 per person and that was very reasonable in my book. It would be a wonderful experience for kids as well! I would greatly recommend this to anyone who is looking for something relaxing to do as well as seeing some beautiful scenery! French Lick is the hometown of Larry Bird and the train goes right by his childhood home!

This is a two hour train ride across the Indiana country side. 1 hour each way. This is a great ride for kids, I took my 2 year old grandson. He loves trains, and this was a great way to experience a real train ride in a time-frame that he could take. Also, along the way, you go through a really dark tunnel that lasts about 2 minutes, but it is a lot of fun. They also do seasonal rides. This time there were old west train robbers that stopped the train. Lots of fun for little kids!