JACKSON, Mo. (KFVS) - Iron Mountain Railway shared its list of spring and summer events including train robberies, treasure hunts, dinosaurs and more.
It comes during the 40th anniversary of the heritage railroad.
Volunteer Grayden Mazur said keeping it going for so many decades is no small success.
“Think about an operating railroad museum. We have vintage locomotives, vintage equipment, and that takes a lot of upkeep, that’s a lot of time and a lot of money. So to keep that going for 40 years in Jackson is no small undertaking.”
The museum began offering rides in 1986. However, the two green passenger cars were built in 1926, marking one century for those.
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This year being America’s 250th makes those anniversaries all the more special.
“There was a time where trains were a part of everyday life. You road them to school. You want to go to Chicago? You hopped aboard a train,” Mazur said. “Now, people don’t have that one-on-one connection with the trains. A lot of times, when we have visitors come ride the train, it’s their first time...that, to a lot of people, is very special.”
Mazur said there will be events all year, but the full schedule for spring and summer includes:
April
- Saturday, April 4 - Easter Express from 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Saturday, April 11 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
- Saturday, April 18 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and murder mystery dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, April 25 - Jr. engineer and conductors at 1 p.m.
May
- Saturday, May 2 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and murder mystery dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, May 9 - Chocolate Express at 1 p.m.
- Saturday, May 16 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and murder mystery dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, May 23 - Dinosaur train
- Saturday, May 30 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and pizza train dinner at 6 p.m.
June
- Saturday, June 6 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
- Sunday, June 7 - Vintage tea party at 2 p.m.
- Saturday, June 13 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and chuck wagon dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, June 20 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
- Saturday, June 27 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and chuck wagon dinner at 6 p.m.
July
- Saturday, July 4 - Independence Day at 1 p.m.
- Sunday, July 5 - Ice cream express at 3 p.m.
- Saturday, July 11 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and chuck wagon dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, July 18 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
- Saturday, July 25 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and chuck wagon dinner at 6 p.m.
August
- Saturday, Aug. 1 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 2 - Ice cream express at 3 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 8 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and chuck wagon dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 15 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 22 - Train robbery at 1 p.m. and chuck wagon dinner at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 29 - Train robbery at 1 p.m.
The popular family attraction is located at 252 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson.
According to the website, it’s run entirely by volunteers.
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They say the train is a traveling history museum with passenger cars that were made in 1926.
You can click here for more information on tickets.
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