Mother’s Day Heritage Hopper

MOM RIDES FREE TODAY! Celebrate MOM aboard the Mother’s Day Heritage Hopper!

Today only, mom rides FREE with the family!* Spend special time with Mom aboard our heritage train, where Mom rides for free and receives a special gift!

Join us and travel back in time for an authentic heritage train ride through Woolwich Township and Waterloo Regions’ famous Mennonite farm country on our historic rail line that has been in service since the 1880s.

Sit back and relax as you travel through the picturesque countryside and beautiful farming landscape, we are so proud of. Choose your preferred accommodation, either standard coach seating or lounge car seating.

Whether you’re a returning guest or visiting us for the first time, we look forward to you riding with us at the Waterloo Central Railway, dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of Canadian heritage railway equipment.

Our regular train rides, departing from either our Northfield Drive or Farmers Market stations, are a round trip journey, approximately 1 hour and 45-minutes in length, returning on the same track.

Hop on and off at our stations!

With our Heritage Hopper day pass, you can use our entire daily train schedule to plan your day along our line! For example, you may wish to board our 10:10 train at the Farmers Market station, detrain at St. Jacobs for a stroll through the village with mom, enjoy lunch, then catch the next northbound train to Elmira before returning to the market. You can board at Northfield Drive, detrain at the Market, then catch the next train to St. Jacobs for a late lunch before returning to Northfield Drive. Your day pass gives you total flexibility and freedom to tailor your day along the communities served by the Waterloo Central Railway. See below for details on each of our stops!

Parking is only available at our Farmers Market station.

While in the area please visit the St. Jacobs Farmers Market, located next to our station, which is open each Thursday and Saturday (Tuesdays mid June-August). Also, be sure to check out the village of St. Jacobs, offering a wide array of shops and eateries, open 7 days a week.

COACH CAR

Our standard coaches offer traditional rail seating in groups of four and two offering a wide-open, panoramic view of the countryside and Mennonite farms adjacent to our rail line.

LOUNGE CAR

Our Lounge car features a variety of soft, upholstered chairs, as well as seating in tables of 4, all in spacious surroundings for a full view of the countryside. Passengers riding in our Lounge Car will also enjoy one complimentary non-alcoholic beverage. Snack bar service is available.

Departures

• Northbound Northfield 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm
• Northbound Farmers Market: 10:10am, 12:10pm, 2:10pm
• Northbound Village of St. Jacobs: 10:25am, 12:25pm, 2:25pm
• Southbound Elmira 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
• Southbound Village of St. Jacobs: 11:25am, 1:25pm, 3:25pm
• Southbound Farmers Market: 11:40am, 1:40pm, 3:40pm

No outside food or drink is permitted on our trains. Onboard snack bar service is available

*Please note: mothers are free only with an accompanying paid ticket. Complimentary Mother’s Day train ride tickets are available at a maximum ratio of 1:1 (for example, to access a free Mother’s Day ticket, a minimum of one other paid ticket must be purchased per free mother). Other restrictions may apply. Tickets are limited.

We are operated by a not-for-profit, registered charitable organization. All ticket proceeds go toward supporting operations and restoration programs completed by our volunteers at our Restoration and Maintenance Facility in St. Jacobs.