Touch a Train Day

Free Event! Come and learn all about railroading at our annual Touch-a-Train day! Our locomotives, cars, and various other equipment will be open for public tours from 10am to 4pm. Learn how trains work with an interactive hands-on day at the railroad! Enjoy free train rides on the Milford Park Railway all day long! Complementary goodie bag for the first 150 kids, sponsored by Otsego County with lots of railroad goodies, and contributions from Baseball Hall of Fame, Fenimore Farm & Country Village, Chobani, Operation Life Saver, and Oneonta World of Learning!

Event features the following:

2026 Schedule

Cab tours of our 8223 S7 locomotive
Various Equipment Demonstrations
Track Tool Display and Demos
Caboose Rides every 30 minutes ($5 per rider, $20 for cupola seats in 35796)
Cab Rides every 30 minutes ($20 per rider)
Various Equipment Displays

Also featuring on site displays from:
Operation Life Saver with Presentations on Rail Safety
Oneonta World of Learning with Kids activities
Huntington Children’s Library
Camilleri Team at Keller Williams Real Estate
Stewarts Shoppes