Fall Train Rides Near Lake Geneva and East Troy
Quick answer
The closest fall train ride to Lake Geneva is the East Troy Electric Railroad’s Harvest Fest train, about 25 minutes north. It runs Saturdays and Sundays from September 12 through October 25, 2026, and a day pass is $19 for adults. The train shuttles between the East Troy depot and The Elegant Farmer’s apple orchard, so one ticket gets you a scenic ride and a harvest festival.
| Ride | Drive from Lake Geneva | 2026 dates | Adult price |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Troy Harvest Fest | 25 min | Sat + Sun, Sept 12 to Oct 25 | $19 day pass |
| East Troy Trick or Treat | 25 min | Fri Oct 9, 16, 23, 30 | $32.50 |
| East Troy fall dining trains | 25 min | Select Sept and Oct dates | $140 to $195 |
| IRM Pumpkin Train, Union IL | 50 min | Oct 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 | General admission |
| Mid-Continent Autumn Color | 2 hr 15 | Select October weekends | Varies |
You want the most fall packed into one ticket
Harvest Fest train. Ride, orchard, corn maze, apple pie, and you can go back and forth all day on the same pass.
You want a real dinner, no kids, no rushing
October dining train. Two to two and a half hours, 4 courses, cash bar, Kettle Moraine at dusk.
You want the one they’ll remember in January
Trick or Treat Train. Costumes, a park stop, and a pumpkin on the way home.
You want the biggest collection of actual trains
Illinois Railway Museum. Largest railway museum in the country. The Pumpkin Train is one piece of it.
You want the deepest color and a long drive is fine
Mid-Continent, North Freedom. Baraboo hills color. A full day from here.
- Dates
- Saturdays and Sundays, September 12 through October 25, 2026
- Board at
- East Troy Depot, 2002 Church Street, East Troy, or The Elegant Farmer platform, 1545 Main St, Mukwonago
- First train
- 10am from East Troy, about 11am from the Elegant Farmer
- Last train
- about 3pm from East Troy, about 4pm from the Elegant Farmer
- Price
- $19 adult (15+), $16.50 senior or military ID, $13 child (3 to 14), free for ages 0 to 2 and members, plus 5.5% sales tax
- Website
- easttroyrr.org · 262-642-3263
- One catch
- That 4pm departure from the Elegant Farmer does not come back. It is the last run of the day, ending at East Troy.
Buying in this part of the county?
People who spend a few fall weekends around East Troy and the Kettle Moraine tend to start wondering what it costs to be 10 minutes from the depot instead of 25. Kim and Joel Reyenga work this corner of Walworth County regularly.
If a few fall weekends up here have you thinking about staying longer than a weekend, Kim and Joel Reyenga of eXp Realty work Lake Geneva, Williams Bay, Fontana, Delavan, Elkhorn, East Troy, and the rest of Walworth County.
See you at the lake.
