Build your own freight train with your hand on the throttle!

Now you can relive your childhood dream of becoming a locomotive engineer!

Our program offers anyone above the age of 18 a chance to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience by operating a vintage diesel locomotive under the supervision of one of our seasoned engineers.

The three-and-a-half-hour program includes a classroom session covering safety and basic operating rules, learning and practicing basic brakeman duties, learning and practicing locomotive operation, and then making up your own freight train in our historic railyard!

Call (203-778-8337) or email the Museum’s Hand-On-The-Throttle experience (HOTT@danburyrail.org) to be put in touch with our Program Coordinator to schedule this experience at your convenience!