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The Midland Historic Railroad


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The Midland Historic Railroad The Midland Historic Railroad began operation August 8, 1987 with a restored diesel engine, a 1923 Rock Island commuter coach and a 1950 caboose. It has since been expanded to include additional historic railroad equipment, including a railway post office car, additional locomotives, coaches, wooden caboose, a steam engine, and more.


The Midland Railway operates an authentic re-creation of an American local passenger excursion train on a line originally constructed in 1867 running southward from Baldwin City to Norwood, Kansas. Using early 1900s vintage coaches, the train makes an 11-mile round trip to "Nowhere," traveling through scenic Eastern Kansas rolling farmland and woods and across a 200-foot trestle 24 feet above a meandering stream. The Railway is an intrastate, common-carrier railroad, operating to preserve and display transportation history as an educational demonstration railroad.


The Midland tourist season begins Memorial Day weekend and continues through the end of October.
http://www.midland-ry.org/midland.html


Address: 1515 West High Street, adjacent to the grain elevator tower eight blocks west of the City Hall
Phone: (913) 721-1211
Our Website:https://midlandrailway.org/

OPERATING SCHEDULE

Normal operations start May 27th (Memorial Day Weekend) and continue through October
28th on the days listed below.

Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays,
(Memorial, Independence and Labor Days)
Last weekend of May through last weekend of October
Trains Operate Rain or Shine
Reservations not necessary

DEPARTURE TIMES

10:30a.m. Thursday Mornings
11:30a.m., 1:30 and 3:30p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
"Maple Leaf Festival" Specials (3rd weekend of October) Hourly Service 11:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
Halloween Train at 7, 8 and 9 p.m.

2000 FARE SCHEDULE AND CHARTER RATES

Adults (Age 13 and over).... $8.00
Children (Ages 4-12yrs.)..... $4.00
Children (Under 4yrs.)......... No Charge
Mini Group Discount (regularly scheduled excursion trains): 7 or more adults riding
together....$7.00 ea( 7-4-7)( Not quite a wheel arrangement!)
Regular Group Discount (regularly scheduled excursion trains): Adults $6.00 and
Children $3.00 (fares are for a group of twenty-five people or more.) Reservations
requested to arrange additional equipment if needed.
Charter Rates (including school groups): Group rates apply, $175 minimum up to a
$300 maximum. Please call (800) 651-0388 for reservations.
Caboose Charters: $1.00 off regular Adult and regular Children's fares, plus $20.00
non- refundable reservation fee due seven days prior to trip date.
Daily Equipment Charters: Contact the Marketing Department with your requirements.
(800) 651-0388

The Railway reserves the right to alter schedules, change fares and substitute
equipment, as conditions may warrant without prior notice.

GROUP CHARTERS

The Midland Railroad welcomes your group with special discounted fares on normal operating
days and offers special charters on any day and time of your choosing during the operating
season. Call (800) 651-0388 for details.

Come visit us in Baldwin City, Kansas

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Palmyra Post Office

Located at the Old Castle Complex is the Palmyra Post Office and Blood's Grocery which opened in 1857. Originally located north of the highway on the Santa Fe Trail, it served travelers on the trail and the pioneer community of Palmyra, the original townsite later to become Baldwin City.

Baldwin City, KS Pioneer Life

Douglas State Lake

The Douglas State Fishing Lake is located two miles northeast of Baldwin just off County Road 1055. The surface area of the lake is 200 acres with approximately 600 acres surrounding the lake.

FISHING

Baldwin City, KS Recreation

Case Hall

Case Hall is Baker University's first library building. Completed in 1907 with a grant from the Carnegie Foundation it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its innovated construction for the time.

It was designed by Baker'

Baldwin City, KS National Register

Women's Bridge

The native stone and brick bridge over Tauy Creek was erected in 1890 at the request of Baldwin's first female mayor, Lucy Sullivan. Mrs. Sullivan, one of the nation's earliest woman mayors, and her all-female council distinguished themselves with community improvements such as this bridge "

Baldwin City, KS Pioneer Life

Baker University

Baker is a liberal arts university which draws the region's finest students. The first university in Kansas, Baker was founded by Methodist ministers 139 years ago.

Baldwin City, KS Colleges

Things to do Railroad History near Baldwin City, KS