Upcoming & Most Popular Train Rides
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Enjoy a relaxing 2-hour round trip train ride from Gowanda to South Dayton aboard our locomotive! Great for the whole family!
- Popular
- Ages 21+
- 2 hours
Enjoy some great vintages from Merritt Winery on a fun roundtrip train ride to South Dayton, NY, and back!
- Most Popular
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Join us during the most beautiful time of the year on a train ride to witness the stunning colors of the fall foliage! Only available in October.
- Only Available weekend before Halloween
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Join us for a fun-filled Halloween ride and costume contest on the New York & Lake Erie Railroad! We can’t wait to see your costumes.
- All ages
- 1 hour
Come join Santa on a fun train ride! He has gifts for all good boys and girls! This special offering goes fast, so reserve your spot today.
- Special Available
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Happy Father’s Day! Bring your dad and the family to ride through the countryside while enjoying a BBQ meal catered by Weidners BBQ.
- Popular
Enjoy some great vintages from Merritt Winery on a fun roundtrip train ride to South Dayton, NY, and back!
- Ages 21+
- 2 hours
Valentine's Merritt Wine Train
Enjoy a date night on the rails with your Valentine featuring Merritt Wine tastings and chocolate covered strawberries. Ride, tastings, goblets & strawberries are all included in ticket price. 2 hour round trip train ride departing at 5pm.
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About the New York & Lake Erie Railroad
Here at the New York & Lake Erie Railroad, we offer passenger excursion train rides in the countryside of Cattaraugus County. We run seasonal, holiday, sightseeing, wine, and event trains all year-round. Perfect for the whole family.
Book your train ride online now!
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More Fun Train Rides
- Special Event
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Come enjoy a family fun train ride through the countryside. Enjoy an Ice-Cream Sundae during our 30 minute layover in the village.
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Enjoy a relaxing 2-hour round trip train ride from Gowanda to South Dayton aboard our locomotive! Great for the whole family!
- Popular
- Ages 21+
- 2 hours
Enjoy some great vintages from Merritt Winery on a fun roundtrip train ride to South Dayton, NY, and back!
- Only Available weekend before Halloween
- All ages
- 2 hours roundtrip
Join us for a fun-filled Halloween ride and costume contest on the New York & Lake Erie Railroad! We can’t wait to see your costumes.
![New York & Lake Erie Railroad](https://nylerailroad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5048/2021/09/NYLE-logo.gif?w=80&h=80)
Very scenic and enjoyable 2 hour ride. It’s on an incline part way up and back so the scenery includes hills and slopes. Plus the stopover halfway included visiting old train station in South Dayton with memorabilia from movie “The Natural” with Robert Redford.
– Mark D. | Google Reviews![New York & Lake Erie Railroad](https://nylerailroad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5048/2021/09/NYLE-logo.gif?w=80&h=80)
If you're looking for Amtrak, this isn't it. This is a great little tourist railroad with vintage train cars and engines. The staff is very, very friendly and accommodating. It's very obvious they love their jobs and take a lot of pride in what they do. I highly recommend New York & Lake Erie Railroad!
– Don R. | Google Reviews![New York & Lake Erie Railroad](https://nylerailroad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5048/2021/09/NYLE-logo.gif?w=80&h=80)
My older son loved looking out the window for beaver dams and my younger son liked guessing if each crossing would have lights or not. The old train really added to the experience as well. Would highly recommend New York & Lake Erie Railroad.
– Carrie L. | Google Reviews![New York & Lake Erie Railroad](https://nylerailroad.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5048/2021/09/NYLE-logo.gif?w=80&h=80)
Awesome Halloween ride! Can't say enough about the staff and the conductor. What a local treasure, kids loved it!! Also they followed social distancing by having several closed seats between groups, cars were only about 1/4 full and they had the windows cracked for a good airflow.
– Kim D. | Google Reviews