On-site field trips
A guided tour of the roundhouse, a turn on the turntable and a hands-on station where students couple real cars (slowly).
- Grades K–12
- 2.5 hours
- $9 per student
Learn
Field trips, live virtual sessions from the cab, and summer camps for kids who like things that go.
Virtual field trips
Live from the cab of Engine 1218. A guide fires the boiler on camera and answers questions from your class in real time.
- Grades 2–9
- 45 minutes
- $120 per class
Summer camps
A week of junior engineering: build a working model line, learn signals, and ride the Daylight Coach on Friday.
- Ages 7–12
- 5 days
- $260 per camper
For teachers
Curriculum links
| Grade | Program | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| K–2 | Wheels + Rails | Simple machines, push and pull, community helpers |
| 3–4 | Building the Junction | Local history, settlement, how towns grow |
| 5–6 | Steam Power | Energy, heat transfer, forces and motion |
| 7–9 | Signals + Systems | Electrical circuits, communication, safety design |
| 10–12 | The Railway and the Land | Economics, Indigenous perspectives, environmental change |
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