A caboose hop is a Railroad term for a train composed of only an engine and caboose on a short trip.

Memorial Day weekend May 29th - 30th - 31st will be the first time the Simpson Railroad will be offering loco- motive pulled rides. Our “Caboose Hop” will be around the 2.25 mile loop aboard historic 40 year old caboose #201. The 201 and it’s two sisters were the last commercially produced in the United States, marking an end of an era. Scheduled to operate is locomotive #1200 built in May of 1956 making her 65 years old and is still going strong. Caboose 201 was built in June 1981. These two pieces of our museum collection have always been in logging service and represent 105 years of collective history that the Peninsular Railway & Lumbermen's Museum is dedicated to preserving. So come out and take a ride with the us aboard logging railroad history.

Tickets are $10/person 2 and up. Tickets available track side, no reservations.
Go to simpsonrailroad.org for more information

Have you ever wanted a locomotive cab ride?

Well here is your rare chance. A very limited number of tickets will be avail- able to ride in the cab along with the engineer. Please inquire with the ticket agent for availability and possible wait times. Price per ticket is $25.

Note: you must be able to climb up and back down using the locomotive steps un assisted and the locomotive cab may a bit noise for those with sensitive hearing