2013 Passenger Train Season & Schedule
Welcome to the Waterloo Central Railway.
Our regular passenger train service return for the 2013 season with our popular Easter Bunny Trains on Saturday, March 30, 2013 departing from the Waterloo Station at 10 AM, 12 Noon and 2 PM to the Farmer’s Market and the Village of St. Jacobs then returning to Waterloo. Please check our schedule page for additional details and times.
Did you purchase a WagJag Voucher?
If you recently purchased a WagJag voucher, you may now redeem your WagJag voucher online. For trains on Saturday, May 4, we will allow online and station redemptions. Our train capacity is 224 per departure. Seating will be first come, first served. For trains later in the season, we ask that you redeem your WagJag vouchers online.
Click here to redeem you WagJag Voucher!
Our regular passenger train service begins Saturday, April 13th and continues each Saturday until October 26, 2013.
In addition to our Saturday trains we commence regular Thursday passenger trains on Thursday, May 16th until the final Thursday train on Thursday. October 10th, 2013.
During the summer months we operate regular Tuesday passenger trains commencing on Tuesday, June 11th until Tuesday, August 29th, 2013.
All our regularly scheduled passenger trains and charters are powered by one of our diesel locomotives unless otherwise specified.
Check back for the dates of our No. 9 special steam excursions taking place this year.
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About the Waterloo Central Railway
We are an entirely volunteer-run and passenger-supported heritage railway based in Waterloo, Ontario. We travel between the City of Waterloo, the St. Jacobs Farmers Market and the Village of St. Jacobs with trackage rights further to the Town of Elmira for charters and special events.
The Waterloo Central Railway is wholly owned and operated by the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society (SOLRS) which is a not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to the preservation and operation of historical railway equipment. SOLRS operates a complete railway restoration and shop facility in the Village of St. Jacobs, Ontario.
Our Waterloo Station, hosted within the City of Waterloo Visitor and Heritage Information Centre at 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo is closed for the season and will reopen on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
The Station’s business hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
