🎃 2026 Halloween season

Pumpkin Patch & Halloween Train Rides — 2026

42 U.S. heritage railroad listings currently advertise or anticipate pumpkin patch, Ghost Train, or Halloween excursions for the 2026 season. We show published dates where available, mark the rest TBA, and link to the source so you can confirm before booking.

Where an operator has not posted a 2026 calendar, we label the dates TBA and link to the operator for the current schedule.

Map — pumpkin & Halloween trains for 2026

42 of 42 pinned (an operator without a known lat/lng still gets its own page).

By state

AL

🎃 Calera, AL

Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

Pumpkin Junction

Dates: October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2026

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CA

🎃 Felton, CA

Roaring Camp Railroads

Thomas & Percy's Halloween Party

Dates: October 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 2026

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🎃 Willits, CA

Skunk Train

Pumpkin Express

Dates: October

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🎃 Fish Camp, CA

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

Halloween Train

Dates: October 25, 2026

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CO

🎃 Durango, CO

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

PEANUTS The Great Pumpkin Patch Express

Dates: October weekends

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🎃 Georgetown, CO

Georgetown Loop Railroad

Pumpkinfest

Dates: October 9-11, 2026

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CT

🎃 Essex, CT

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat

Pumpkin Patch Train

Dates: October

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🎃 Thomaston, CT

Railroad Museum of New England

Pumpkin Patch Express

Dates: Weeks leading up to Halloween

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DE

🎃 Wilmington, DE

Wilmington & Western Railroad

Halloween Express

Dates: October

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FL

🎃 Parrish, FL

Florida Railroad Museum

Pumpkin Patch Express

Dates: October weekends

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GA

🎃 Blue Ridge, GA

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway

Trick or Treat Train

Dates: October

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IA

🎃 Boone, IA

Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad

Pumpkin Express

Dates: First three weekends of October

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IL

🎃 Union, IL

Illinois Railway Museum

Pumpkin Train

Dates: October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25, 2026

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IN

🎃 North Judson, IN

Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

Pumpkin Trains

Dates: Saturdays in October

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🎃 Connersville, IN

Whitewater Valley Railroad

Pumpkinliner

Dates: Late October

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KY

🎃 New Haven, KY

Kentucky Railway Museum

Trick and Track Express

Dates: Late October

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MD

🎃 Cumberland, MD

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Pumpkin Patch Limited

Dates: Select fall dates

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ME

🎃 Unity, ME

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad

Pumpkin Express

Dates: October

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🎃 Boothbay, ME

Boothbay Railway Village Museum

Railway SPOOKtacular

Dates: Late October

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🎃 Portland, ME

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad

Pumpkin Train

Dates: Oct 19-20, 26-27

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MI

🎃 Coopersville, MI

Coopersville and Marne Railway

Pumpkin Train

Dates: Weekends in October

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MN

🎃 Duluth, MN

North Shore Scenic Railroad

The Great Pumpkin Train

Dates: October 15-18, 2026

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NC

🎃 Bryson City, NC

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

PEANUTS The Great Pumpkin Patch Express

Dates: October

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🎃 New Hill, NC

New Hope Valley Railway

Track or Treat Halloween Express

Dates: October

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🎃 Blowing Rock, NC

Tweetsie Railroad

Ghost Train Halloween Festival

Dates: Every Friday and Saturday night, September 25–October 31, 2026

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NJ

🎃 Flemington, NJ

Black River & Western Railroad

Pumpkin Train

Dates: October

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NM

🎃 Santa Fe, NM

Sky Railway

Santa Fe Fright Train

Dates: October

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NV

🎃 Ely, NV

Nevada Northern Railway

Haunted Ghost Train

Dates: October weekends

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NY

🎃 Thendara, NY

Adirondack Railroad

Pumpkin Train

Dates: October

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🎃 Arcade, NY

Arcade & Attica Railroad

Haunted Halloween Train Ride

Dates: October

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🎃 Kingston, NY

Catskill Mountain Railroad

Pumpkin Express

Dates: Oct 17, 18, 24, 25

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🎃 Milford, NY

Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad

Pumpkin Patch Express

Dates: Mid-to-late October

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OH

🎃 Nelsonville, OH

Hocking Valley Scenic Railway

Nelsonville Halloween Train

Dates: Late October

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🎃 Lebanon, OH

Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad

Pumpkin Express

Dates: Mid-to-late October

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PA

🎃 Kutztown, PA

Allentown & Auburn Railroad

Pumpkin Trains

Dates: October weekends

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🎃 Strasburg, PA

Strasburg Rail Road

Pumpkins in Paradise

Dates: Sept 26

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🎃 Kempton, PA

Wanamaker Kempton & Southern Railroad

Pumpkin Patch Train

Dates: October

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TN

🎃 Chattanooga, TN

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Halloween Eerie Express

Dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October

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UT

🎃 Heber City, UT

Heber Valley Railroad

Pumpkin Train

Dates: October weekends

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WI

🎃 East Troy, WI

East Troy Electric Railroad

Trick-or-Treat Train

Dates: Fridays in October

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🎃 North Freedom, WI

Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Pumpkin Special

Dates: October

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🎃 Green Bay, WI

National Railroad Museum

The Great Pumpkin Train

Dates: October 10 & 11, 2026

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How we keep dates accurate

Each entry includes its source and a direct operator link. Published dates are shown when the operator has posted them; otherwise the entry is marked TBA. Because schedules can change after a source check, confirm the final date and availability with the operator before traveling.