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Celebrate MOM aboard the Mother’s Day Heritage Hopper!
Today only, mom rides FREE with the family!* Spend special time with Mom aboard our heritage train, where Mom rides for free and receives a special gift!
Join us and travel back in time for an authentic heritage train ride through Woolwich Township and Waterloo Regions’ famous Mennonite farm country on our historic rail line that has been in service since the 1880s.
Sit back and relax as you travel through the picturesque countryside and beautiful farming landscape, we are so proud of. Choose your preferred accommodation, either standard coach seating or lounge car seating.
Whether you’re a returning guest or visiting us for the first time, we look forward to you riding with us at the Waterloo Central Railway, dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of Canadian heritage railway equipment.
Our regular train rides, departing from either our Northfield Drive or Farmers Market stations, are a round trip journey, approximately 1 hour and 45-minutes in length, returning on the same track.
With our Heritage Hopper day pass, you can use our entire daily train schedule to plan your day along our line! For example, you may wish to board our 10:10 train at the Farmers Market station, detrain at St. Jacobs for a stroll through the village with mom, enjoy lunch, then catch the next northbound train to Elmira before returning to the market. You can board at Northfield Drive, detrain at the Market, then catch the next train to St. Jacobs for a late lunch before returning to Northfield Drive. Your day pass gives you total flexibility and freedom to tailor your day along the communities served by the Waterloo Central Railway. See below for details on each of our stops!
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
Mothers are free only with a paid ticket in tow. Complimentary Mother’s Day train ride tickets are available at a maximum ratio of 1:1.
Lounge Car Seat- $42.79
Coach
Adult 12+ : – $ 26.74
Child Ages 2-11: $ 21.49
Senior : $ 21.49
Family of 4 – $ 80.24
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 10 AM to 5 PM
- Northbound Northfield 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm
- Northbound Farmers Market: 10:10am, 12:10pm, 2:10pm
- Northbound Village of St. Jacobs: 10:25am, 12:25pm, 2:25pm
- Southbound Elmira 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
- Southbound Village of St. Jacobs: 11:25am, 1:25pm, 3:25pm
- Southbound Farmers Market: 11:40am, 1:40pm, 3:40pm
Venue:
- Waterloo Station
90 Northfield Drive W, Waterloo - St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market Station, 330 Farmers Market Road, Waterloo
- St. Jacobs Village Station
West end of Spring Street, St. Jacobs - Elmira Station
155 Howard Avenue, Elmira
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