Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway

• SeasonThe 2026 season begins April 18. Regular operation is Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from May 9 through October 31, with Saturdays in April and two published holiday Sundays; product-level exceptions apply.
• ParkingThe operator says free parking is available across the street. Follow posted controls and leave time to cross North Main safely.
• AccessibilityNo complete current first-party accessibility statement was found for parking, crossing the street, depot entry, boarding, coach aisles, dining tables, restrooms, lifts, or mobility devices. Call 479-253-9623 before purchase.
• WeatherThe operator reserves the right to change prices, schedules, equipment, and dining menus without notice. Live confirmation controls the selected trip.
• ExcursionThe narrated excursion travels approximately 4½ miles round trip to Junction and back in about one hour. The 10:30 departure is the broadest recurring excursion; 2:30 weekday service is not offered in May, August, or September.
• LunchThe noon lunch train boards around 12:15 p.m. and lasts about 1½ hours. It is air-conditioned, reservation-only, meal-inclusive, and not narrated.
• DinnerThe 5 p.m. dinner train boards around 5:15 p.m. and lasts about two hours. It is air-conditioned, reservation-only, meal-inclusive, not narrated, and limited to guests age five and older.
• PricesPublished 2026 prices are $21.42 adult / $13.26 child age 4–10 for the excursion; $36.77 adult / $25.45 child under eight for lunch; and $53.62 for dinner. Tax is included; dining gratuity is not. Recheck checkout.
• TicketsUse the official Rezdy catalog. It lists separate 10:30 excursion, adult and child lunch, 2:30 excursion, and dinner inventory. Availability is released and updated through the booking platform.
• TrolleyThe railway is Eureka Springs trolley stop 71. Confirm the current route, service day, fare, and request-stop process directly with Eureka Springs Transit.
• ArriveThe depot opens at 9:30 a.m. Lunch boards around 12:15 and dinner around 5:15. For every product, use the confirmation’s check-in instruction and arrive before the published departure.
• FoodExcursion trains have no meal; snacks and drinks are sold in the Baggage Room Gift Shop. Dining menus are selected during booking, with limited dietary accommodation available on at least 24 hours’ notice.
• Age RulesExcursion pricing distinguishes adults, ages 4–10, and under four. Lunch has a child price under age eight. Dinner guests must be at least five. Enter every guest in the correct product.
• OnsiteThe campus includes the depot, Baggage Room Gift Shop, stationary railroad equipment, an authentic turntable, and the operating train. Display access and demonstrations are not guaranteed.
• ContactPublic phone: 479-253-9623. Address: 299 North Main Street at the intersection of North Main and Hillside, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632.

The operator’s current homepage says the 2026 passenger trains are hauled by a 1940-era diesel locomotive and describes steam locomotives as stationary exhibits. That distinction matters: this is a heritage railway with historic steam on the property, not a currently advertised steam excursion. Licensed historical photographs identify diesel No. 4742 on the turntable and document steam locomotive No. 201, an inspection car, and a track speeder, but those images do not guarantee current display placement, access, condition, or use. Historic American Engineering Record documentation describes the replacement balance-type turntable as a former Frisco structure built at Fort Smith in 1910, moved to Eureka Springs when the tourist railway was established, and later motorized. The depot, turntable, displayed equipment, operating diesel, and passenger consist together create the railroad setting; the booked product determines whether the visitor receives narration, a dining-car seat, a meal, air conditioning, and the advertised duration.