All Aboard These Train Rides and Day Trips near NYC for Locomotive Lovers
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![Train-lovers of all ages love to explore the roundhouse at Steamtown.](https://mommyp-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/image620x420/s3/nyc-train-lovers-seeing-a-mighty-steam-engine-up-close-in-the-roundhouse-at-steamtown-is-a-thrill-for-train-lovers_day-trips-near-nyc-for-train-lovers_photo_by_lisa_warden.jpg?itok=FRSBnAzo)
All of my three children have gone through a train-loving phase around 2 years old, and while we are lucky enough to live on a train line where we can watch the trains zoom by all day long, I've been known to go out of my way to feed our kids’ love of choo-choos. From local train rides to seasonal Polar Express train rides, train museums, and model train displays, families in the tri-state area have plenty of options to entertain pint-sized train lovers.
Read on for our top picks for train-inspired day trips, including all the best things to do with train-obsessed kids in NYC and beyond.