Woot! The Great Plains Transportation Museum will be holding their second annual Kansas Railfest on September 22 and 23, 2018.
This day will be filled with fun from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for ages 13 and older, kids 12 and under are FREE.
Because of construction happening on Union Station next door, this year’s Railfest will be held within the Great Plains Transportation Museum area. The focus will be entirely on trains with special attractions and activities. (They won’t have the marketplace like they’ve had in previous years.)
A big attraction will be the Whitcomb locomotive built in 1934. Volunteers have been working on it to get it up and running.
Work progressing on the Whitcomb cab this morning at the museum – with David, Steve, Guy, and Austin. pic.twitter.com/P5XUh0Rb8e
— GPTM (@gptm_wichita) May 5, 2018
You can even take a short ride on it through the Railfest grounds for $5 per ticket.
For more information and updates, check out the Kansas Railfest website.
Date: September 22, 2018
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Great Plains Transportation Museum, 700 East Douglas, 67202 Wichita, Kansas
Cost: $10 ages 13 and up, Free 12 and under
Great Plains Transportation Museum
700 E. Douglas Ave
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 263-0944
Is their still a train ride through the flint hills?
I don’t remember seeing any mention of that. Was there one in the past (at this event)? I believe they mentioned short rides on a train through the grounds of the Train Museum only, because there’s construction being done down at Union Station.