Ride a spooky trolley down to the haunted forest preserve for an evening full of family friendly frights. Listen to spooky chilling stories around the roaring camp fire while enjoying monstrously good treats whipped up for you by Margie's Girls' Kitchen. Join in as our ghostly musician leads everyone in singing campfire songs.  Costumes are welcome!

This Event is Family Friendly and Suitable for all ages.

Ghost Story Train runs on Saturday, October 7th , 14th, and 21st, 2023
5:00 PM, 6:15 PM, and 7:30 PM

Tickets costs $23, and all passengers regardless of age or size must have their own ticket.

Purchase Tickets

If you have additional questions, please contact us at: foxtrolleytickets@foxtrolley.org, or call 847-380-6121.

Ticket Pickup

All Ghost Story Train tickets will be available for pick up at will call before you board the train the day of your event. Tickets are NOT mailed.

Precautions due to Covid-19

1. The Museum will follow an Illinois State, CDC, TSA, and Federal Railroad Administration guidelines in effect at the the time of the event.   Facemasks are welcome but not required while onboard our trains or at the outdoor event.  We are currently not limiting the capacity of our trains.
   

Tickets

1. ALL passengers (i.e. ALL infants, children, adults and seniors), regardless of age, size, or seating location (seat or lap) are required to purchase and display a valid ticket. If you anticipate a joyous arrival prior to your anticipated trip, please be sure to plan your ticket purchase accordingly.
   
   
2. Ticket price of $23.00 for infants, children, and adults (including seniors) are the same for all trains.
   
   
3. Ticket Pickup  All Ghost Story Train tickets will be available for pick up at will call before you board the train the day of your event.
   Tickets are NOT mailed.

Seating Arrangements

1. Seating is provided for two adults or the equivalent per seat. Persons of size requiring additional space must purchase additional tickets as required at the time of initial ticket purchase.
   
   
2. By virtue of the historic equipment utilized, no specific seats/locations can be reserved, and community-style seating is practiced.
   
   
3. NO specific location, seating arrangements or contiguous seating for ANY group or individual can be guaranteed.
   
   
4. Please note that there is no on-board storage for strollers, wheelchairs or other large items.

Groups/ Group Seating

1. The museum will make reasonable attempts to accommodate groups of eight (8) or more when tickets are purchased under ONE name, and ONE transaction for the same train and ALL members of the group are present and available to board in the designated group boarding area at least 20 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time.
   
   
2. Incomplete/ late groups and/ or late group members will be seated at the museum’s discretion.
   
   
3. NO specific location, seating arrangements or contiguous seating for ANY group or individual can be guaranteed.

Handicapped Accessibility

• Unfortunately, due to the historic nature of the equipment, The Ghost Story Train is NOT handicapped accessible. A ramp is provided at the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve for those that are ambulatory.

General Information

• Please note that there are no on-board restrooms. Camp-style lavatory facilities are provided in the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve shelter, adjacent to the Blackhawk station.

Event Duration

• The Ghost Story Train is approximately one hour in duration.

Boarding Location: Fox River Trolley Museum

• ALL Ghost Story Trains board at the Fox River Trolley Museum Campus, 365 S. LaFox (IL Route 31), South Elgin, IL. See Google Maps for individualized directions.

Area Restaurants

• The Fox River Trolley Museum is located in South Elgin, IL, near a host of restaurants catering to almost every taste and budget.

Lodging

• The Fox River Trolley Museum is located in South Elgin, IL, close to a number of area hotels.

Inclement Weather, Refunds and Cancellations

1. All ticket sales are non-refundable unless a train is canceled. Generally, trains are canceled only in the case of extreme inclement weather as defined by the museum, and/or equipment failure.
   
   
2. Patrons should plan on arriving at least 20 minutes before their scheduled departure time. Please factor the possibility of inclement weather into your travel plans.
   
   
3. We are not able to hold trains for late arrivals. Trains operate as close to their published departure times as possible.

Ticket Delivery

1. Tickets Ghost Story trains will be distributed at boarding time. To facilitate pick-up, please bring a paper or digital copy of your purchase receipt.
   
   
2. When purchasing tickets, the address entered MUST match the address on-file with your financial institution.
   
   
3. Please be sure to provide a valid e-mail address when ordering online to ensure that you receive your e-mail confirmation for your ticket purchase. You may also wish to set your junk or SPAM filter to accept email from foxtrolleytickets@foxtrolley.org and other foxtrolley.org email addresses.

Ticketing System/ Reservations

1. Our Internet-based reservation system reflects all of the trains and seats available in real-time. If the system indicates “0” seats available for a train, no additional seats for that train are available. Other values are as indicated, (i.e. 20 seats remaining for a train reflects 20 seats available for that specific train).
   
   
2. We happily accept Discover, MasterCard, and Visa for ticket purchases. Please note, we do not accept American Express.

Privacy Information

1. Personal information is generally collected to support your access of museum products or services (i.e. purchase of tickets, charter requests, joining or renewing a membership, donations to the museum, etc.). To this end, we may collect personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") which may include your name, family member names, dates of birth, contact and credit or debit card information and other related information necessary to fulfill related functions.
   
   
2. By providing personal information, you consent to our collection and use of it, as described in the museum’s privacy policy. We use your personal information to confirm your identity for eligibility for museum related products and services, process related payments and/ or donations and administer your participation in museum events and activities.
   
   
3. The museum, its agents and/ or related third parties may take still and/or video images of children, adults, and/ or families at the museum, riding museum equipment or participating in museum-related activities or events for use in legitimate business purposes such as, but not limited to fund raising, and promoting the museum and/ or related activities or events online and/ or in-print.

Event Questions

• If you have additional questions, please contact us at: foxtrolleytickets@foxtrolley.org, or call 1-847-380-6121.

Changes or Updates

• The museum reserves the right to update policies, procedures, schedules, equipment, and other event related items without prior notice.