Hear My Train a Comin'

"Well, I wait around the train station.
Waitin' for that train.
Waitin' for the train, yeah.
Take me home, yeah.
From this lonesome place."
- Jimi Hendrix






We enjoyed a picnic in the park following the Log Cabin Village and then headed across the street to our TOP Fort Worth destination...Forest Park Miniature Train. The Forest Park Miniature Railroad was built as part of Forest Park Rides in 1958-1959. The ride is an approximately five-mile, thirty-five to forty-minute round trip from the Forest Park Depot off Colonial Parkway in Forest Park to the Duck Pond in Trinity Park and back with one stop at the Trinity Park Depot in Trinity Park where passengers may board the train if seats are available. The train crosses six bridges on its route including a 350 foot girder bridge and 171 foot truss bridge, both of which cross the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. This was our 5 visit from what I can remember to the mini depot. For $8, the boys and I climb aboard for a 40 minute joy ride around the FW parks. The boys wave at each passing car, pedestrian, and animal hoping for an acknowledgement in return.


25 minutes into the ride, the train stops at a small kiosk where popcorn and water can be purchased for the final stretch. We always grab our snack and hop back on the train for our ride home. Check out the calendar before heading out. The train runs Tues-Sun from March through October and then only on Saturdays and Sundays November through February. But remember, each ride is weather permitting...above 55 degrees, no wind, no rain!

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