Great Northern & Cascade Railway

This was sooooo much fun. My kiddos loved it and I had lots of fun too. The track is pretty large and it even goes through a tunnel. You can ride it as much as you want. Everyone was so nice. I can’t believe it’s free. Please donate so they can keep running the place!! This is definitely a must stop on our way to Lake Wenatchee and Leavenworth.

Great place, taking my younger kids here a couple times a year. They love it and always ask to come back! Fun for adults as well!

If you're a train enthusiast, have kids with you, or just want to experience the joy of a miniature train this place is a must.

My family visited and my kids loved it. Even while we were waiting a train passed in the full size tracks nearby and my kids were excited to see it from fairly up close.

The staff were friendly and the ride was free. There is a small museum with a restroom. Both were clean, and the entire facility matched the theme of a railroad station.

My son loves trains, so riding the ones here is a favorite thing. Rides are free, but for sure plan on leaving a donation or spending money at the gift shop to help them maintain that.

People are friendly, trains are cute and fun. Average ride is 11 minutes-so the perfect length...plus we were there when there were not a ton of people, so my son rode the trains over ....and over...abd over. Bring sunscreen and water.

The kids (and I) had a fun time riding the miniature train. The tracks take you through a wooden bridge, through a tunnel, and a couple other features. Nothing extravagant, but fun all the same. There is a gift shop and an adorable museum that, while life sized, is also small in quantity of items. It's entirely run by volunteers, and donations are accepted. There is no charge, and you can ride the train as many times as you like.

An excellent place located in a spot with nice views of mountains all around, very friendly staff and free train rides. It was awesome and staff encouraged to take as many train rides as you want. Each train ride is around 5 minutes on a mini train. Kids will enjoy it and adults too. Visit the small museum located as it have some items from 1900s.

We had such a lovely visit at this little town and would highly recommend the free train rides to families passing through, as well as the historical museum 😊

Can't say enough good things about Great Northern & Cascade Railway. This is a free volunteer organization that relies on Donations. our whole family rode on the 8th scale railroad that has a track through the train depot yard in downtown Skykomish. you kind of straddle the train cars and it was safe for our 2 year old. The driver let my older son help switch the train track and was great with all our kids! The experience was so good I made sure to donate for what I thought it was worth! I loved how it went through mini tunnels and bridges!

For the last 5 years we have visited the mini train in Skykomish, WA. **May-Oct** Every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm they have mini train rides, adults that means you too! Hop on and enjoy a ride with your family. The sweetest guys volunteer here and are so helpful when the kids want to ask questions or get just as excited as them about the trains. Feel free to leave them a donation or stop into their Great Northern & Cascade Railway store for a gift.

What a great time! The volunteers had provided the engines for the rides and you could tell their dedication and attention to detail. One of the engines was a real coal-fired steam engine (complete with coal dust in your eyes and hair), an electric steam style engine, and a real diesel engine.
The gift shop was nice and warm with a good collection of toys for the kids to both play with and purchase, with a clean bathroom and a selection of refreshments. There were several nice items on display as well as a collection of historic photos.
The volunteers were wonderful. They were patient and friendly. They were great at explaining almost everything about the train sets to toddlers, demonstrating the engines, switch tracks, and more.

This place is greatfull and joyfull tiny train riding for kids and adults. Its totally free and they run the train based on donation ;)
My kids and we loved it

Very cool!
Free train rides of 1/8 scale trains most summer weekends.
Steam trains, electric trains and gas engine trains.

This was the coolest . If you like trains or fun roadside attractions you need to come here. This is so much fun and completely free. I really appreciate everyone that is volunteering to keep this experience going. Please consider donating.

Very good place for family outing especially for the kind ds to have the knowledge on railways. The staff is very good. The ride is free ofcourse. However, it can take n the show on the charity and generous donation may be made.

You don’t have to be a kid to take a train ride in kids train and it is free!!! They do accept donations. People of Skykomish do a great job with preserving the legendary Great Northern railways. If you are on your way to Steven Pass or Leavenworth from Seattle area, don’t forget to stop here. If you have children with you, it would a great treat for them as well as for you.

We had a nice time at the museum. The gentleman working that day was informative and had a great sense of humor. The little train was not scheduled to run the day we visited but he made an exception for the few groups that were there which was very nice of him.

Great place to visit with any train enthusiast. Nice day trip from Seattle area with free rides (small donations encouraged but not required). We plan to join as members which allows options to actually help operate the trains. Great organization highly recommended.

So much fun! Thank you Tom for making our evening so memorable!

What an amazing place! We rode all four of the engines running. All the volunteers were awesome and really nice

Great little railroad for kids and adults to ride. They are only open in the weekends but there is no limit to how many times you can ride. Volunteers operate the trains and facilities. Make sure to donate to help their efforts.

There is only on restroom at the facility.