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Sweetheart Special Dinner Train
(February 13, 2010)

Celebrate Valentine's Day with dinner on board the Sweetheart Special and you'll have a date to remember! Lounge passengers enjoy a full service meal, while excursion passengers enjoy our fun buffet. Complimentary beer, wine, entertainment and a special gift for each passenger are all included in the ticket price.

Sweetheart Special Lunch Train
(February 14, 2010)

Celebrate Valentine's Day with lunch on board the Sweetheart Special and you'll have a date to remember! Lounge passengers enjoy a full service meal, while excursion passengers enjoy our fun buffet. Complimentary drinks, entertainment and a special gift for each passenger are all included in the ticket price.

Mardi Gras Mystery Dinner Train
(February 20, 2010)

Phillip Edward Greystone, a member of the local idol rich, is throwing a private Mardi Gras masquerade party on the Hill Country Flyer. He rented a private coach on the train and invited a handful of his close friends. It's a very festive evening, but is there danger in the Mardi Gras mist? Evening includes box dinner, beer and wine and a VERY audience interactive whodunit mystery with the Capital City Mystery Players. Guests ages 17 and older only please!

Ghostbusters Murder Mystery
(March 20, 2010)

Ghostbusters Train Show The Capital City Ghostbusters have been hired by the Austin Steam Train Association to rid their excursion train of a particularly stubborn spirit. It’s the ghost of a woman who died violently on the train at the turn of the last century (110 years ago), on or around the first day of Spring. Myrtle May Hickey’s body was found in a compartment on one of the private rail cars, dead of an apparent strangulation. She was an Austin socialite. Her husband Charles, who was under suspicion for the murder, died himself before he could go to trial from what could only be described as “fright.” Though the train has tried to keep it hush-hush, they have had “sightings” every year on the first day of Spring (March 20) since they started making excursion runs. As the infamous date approaches again, they have called on the Ghostbusters to rid them of this spirit once and for all.

This interactive event includes a meal, drinks and the chance to help the Ghostbusters solve the mystery. Ages 12 and up are welcome on board for this murder mystery event!

Hill Country Flyer Bluebonnet Festival
(April 10 & 11, 2010)

The Hill Country Flyer makes an early departure to take passengers to the 26th annual Bluebonnet Festival in Burnet. Spend 4 hours in Burnet before boarding the train at 3:00 p.m. for the trip back to Cedar Park. Information on Bluebonnet Festival activities may be found on the Burnet Chamber of Commerce website, www.burnetchamber.org.

Hill Country Flyer Main Street Bethlehem
(December 2010)

Our popular Hill Country Flyer departs at 2:30 p.m. and arrives in Burnet at 4:30 p.m. where passengers can attend Main Street Bethlehem (MSB.) This popular event is hosted by First Baptist Church and is not associated with the Hill Country Flyer. MSB opens at 6:00 p.m. and lines form early so don't wait. Train departs Burnet at 8:00 p.m. to return home to Cedar Park.

North Pole Flyer
(December 2010)

The North Pole Flyer train returns bringing our train's very own Christmas story to young and old alike! Each year these trains sell out well in advance so we suggest you purchase your tickets early. Santa Claus will be on board to greet children and adults alike and to give a commemorative souvenir to each child.

Mrs. Claus will give out her special homemade gingerbread cookies to all the passengers, and our storyteller will come through each car to tell the story of the North Pole Flyer. The children in our story are wearing their pajamas and all on board are invited to do the same. The North Pole Flyer is a 2 1/2 hour round-trip. The train does not stop and deboard as all events take place on board the train.


GROUPS PURCHASING TICKETS SEPARATELY BUT WANTING TO SIT TOGETHER - PLEASE CALL 512/477-8468 ext. 2 TO RESERVE TICKETS AS ALL SEATS ARE ASSIGNED BY OUR TICKET AGENT.