Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This past weekend, October 4th and 5th, was the first Pumpkin Trains weekend for the Riverside & Great Northern Railway! Two trains were running, pulled by Ex-Milwaukee Zoo's #1916 and #1924 . An interesting thing that was performed on the latter this year was that during the return journeys from Western Springs, 1924 would pull the train tender-first due to the new turntable at Hyde Park not being built yet. 1924's train also had a new coach not-yet restored that was dressed up with Halloween decorations to act as a "Haunted Coach", adding to the experience.
In addition to runby's of 1916 and 1924, diesel locomotive #940 would also assist in towing 1924's train back to Hyde Park, and there are also runby's of CPKC freight trains and Amtrak's Borealis throughout the video. Enjoy!
This past weekend, October 4th and 5th, was the first Pumpkin Trains weekend for the Riverside & Great Northern Railway! Two trains were running, pulled by Ex-Milwaukee Zoo's #1916 and #1924 . An interesting thing that was performed on the latter this year was that during the return journeys from Western Springs, 1924 would pull the train tender-first due to the new turntable at Hyde Park not being built yet. 1924's train also had a new coach not-yet restored that was dressed up with Halloween decorations to act as a "Haunted Coach", adding to the experience.
In addition to runby's of 1916 and 1924, diesel locomotive #940 would also assist in towing 1924's train back to Hyde Park, and there are also runby's of CPKC freight trains and Amtrak's Borealis throughout the video. Enjoy!
