For the current schedule of operations, click here.

Museum Open every Weekend

The Museum is open for regular operations every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am - 5pm. Streetcars run every 30 minutes. The 11-mile, hour-long interurban ride departs at 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm. Catch views of historic Shiloh Church, Mount Diablo, and the Suisun Marsh. Guided tours are available at 1:15pm and 2:45pm, and are included in the price of admission. All trips are subject to change, and weather permitting.

Enjoy a ride on our historic trolleys and interurbans through the beautiful Solano County countryside!

The Museum is open for regular operations every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am - 5pm. Streetcars run every 30 minutes. The 11-mile, hour-long interurban ride departs at 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm. Catch views of historic Shiloh Church, Mount Diablo, and the Suisun Marsh. Guided tours are available at 1:15pm and 2:45pm, and are included in the price of admission.

Enjoy a ride on our historic trolleys and interurbans through the beautiful Solano County countryside!

Annual Events

Spring Wildflower Trains Scenic Limited and Vintage Comet

Wildflower watchers can once again ride vintage trains at the Western Railway Museum. Each April, the Museum uses its historic electric railway equipment on not one but two special trains: the Scenic Limited and the new Vintage Comet.

Both trains take visitors on an hour-long, 10-mile round trip ride. Passengers catch views of the native wildflowers that cover the hillsides and fields. The views change weekly and Museum docents are on board to point out whatever happens to be blooming along the way such as poppies, goldfields, brass buttons, butter and eggs, clover, and sheep’s sorrel.

Visitors can also tour the Rail Car Display House and the Exhibit Hall, picnic in the Museum’s spacious park, and shop in the Museum Store. Parking is free.

Scenic Limited Wildflower Trains (the lemonade and cookies run)

The Scenic Limited runs on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays each April. First Class passengers ride in the 1914 Salt Lake and Utah Railway observation parlor car #751, enjoying cookies and lemonade served by uniformed attendants.

Coach passengers ride in Sacramento Northern interurban #1005. Like the wildflowers, #1005 is also a true California native. It spent its working life on the same rail line the Museum now owns and preserves. Volunteers have lovingly and accurately restored both #1005 and #751 to their historic glory.

Details at a Glance:

The Scenic Limited:
Departs each Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday through May 5 at 11:00am, 12:30pm and 2:00pm.

Coach tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 65 years and older, and $7 for children 2-14.
First Class service is $6 extra and includes cookies and lemonade served by uniformed staff.

Advanced reservations accepted for first-class through our partners at Brown Paper Tickets, by clicking here.

Coach tickets are first-come, first served.

Vintage Comet Wine-Tasting Train (the sunset run)

The Vintage Comet uses the same historic train equipment as the Scenic Limited but departs Saturdays at 5:00pm to take advantage of the beautiful late-afternoon light. Adult passengers learn about and sample local wine provided by the Suisun Valley Wine Co-Op. Each Saturday features at least 4 different wines from different Co-Op members.

Fun fact: the name Vintage Comet refers to wine, to history, and to honor an actual Sacramento Northern train name, The Comet, which ran from Oakland to Sacramento over the tracks the Museum now owns and operates.

A portion of the ticket price from Vintage Comet benefits the Solano Midnight Sun Foundation, which provides temporary financial assistance to women with breast cancer who need help paying basic living expenses during their treatments.

The Vintage Comet:
Departs each Saturday at 5:00pm in April.
All tickets are $30/person, and include a souvenir wine glass.
Passengers sample 4 wines provided by the Suisun Valley Wine Co-Op.
Advanced reservations will be accepted for all passengers. You can now make advanced reservations by clicking here.