Location: 200 Grant St., Union, MO 63084
Amenities: Free miniature train rides - select dates monthly during the summer
Website: https://www.stlouislivesteamers.org/
The St. Louis Live Steamers organization is a group dedicated to building large-scale model railroads. Since 2005 they have been in Kircher Park, however, after excessive flooding, they decided they had to relocate. They struck a deal with the city of Union and are now ready to ride as of 2025!
Each train only holds 15 or so people, but we only had to wait for a couple of full trains before it was our turn. The trains are smaller than the Wabash, Frisco, and Pacific Railroad. Before you take off, they instruct you not to lean to one side or the other during the ride, and to keep kids centered on your lap with their feet inside yours so they don't stick them out of the train. There's a narrow bridge that the train crosses during its loop trip, and you don't want to catch your foot on it! We looped around the track 3 times before our ride was over, and many families with small train fans immediately circled back to the end of the line for another ride. They run the trains on Saturdays starting at around 10 am.
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