Hobo Camp One-Hour Train Excursions

Hobo Camp One-Hour Train Excursions
March 14 – March 20, 2021

Important Times:
Historic Cotton Belt Depot opens for check-in at 9:30 a.m.
Boarding begins: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.
Final boarding call/doors close: 10:55 a.m., 12:55 p.m. or 2:55 p.m.
Train departure: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m.
Approximate return: Noon, 2 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Admission:       
First Class: $20 per person
Touring Class: $19 per person
Economy Class: $18 per person

For COVID-19 contact tracing purposes, the names of all ticketed passengers must be provided in order to purchase tickets.

Location:
Grapevine Vintage Railroad (GVRR)
Cotton Belt Railroad Historic District
705 S. Main St.
Grapevine, TX 76051

Come experience the life of the railroad hobos. Learn about the camp culture, communication symbols and the daily life of those who rode the rails looking for work. Ticket prices include admission to the camp, participation in the activities and a ride onboard the Grapevine Vintage Railroad. For an additional cost, guests may purchase a Hobo lunch of individually packaged food served in a bandana.

Your Hobo Camp One-Hour Train experience includes:

• One (1) activity postcard. Activities include:
  
  
  
  • Learning railroad signals and telegraphs inside the Cotton Belt Depot;
  
  
  • Designing your own bandana inside the Cotton Belt Route Section Foreman House;
  
  
  • Learning Hobo skills in front of the Grapevine Tin Shop at the Bragg House; and
  
  
  • Making a can boiler at Millican's Blacksmith Shop
  
  
  
  


• Materials to design your own Hobo symbol onboard

Hobo Lunch Add-on (optional)
$5 per person, includes:

• One (1) Uncrustable (Peanut-Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwich);


• One (1) bag of chips;


• One (1) dessert;


• One (1) bottle of water or can of soda;


• Served in a bandana

Parking:

• 705 S. Main St. – Historic Cotton Belt Depot – FREE (ADA Accessible);


• 636 S. Main St. – Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau Parking Lot – FREE (ADA Accessible);


• 255 E. Dallas Rd. – Grapevine Main Parking Garage – Free for first 90 minutes; $1 per every additional hour (ADA Accessible);


• Additional parking available throughout Historic Downtown Grapevine

Boarding will begin at the Historic Cotton Belt Depot at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. The train will leave PROMPTLY at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. – rain or shine. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to final boarding call (10:55 a.m., 12:55 p.m. or 2:55 p.m.) and check-in at the depot for seat assignments prior to boarding.

Seating is assigned upon check-in.  All groups must check in at the same time to ensure they are seated together in the same coach. Groups include other parties that you wish to sit by. Changes cannot be made in seating assignments after boarding passes are issued. The Depot will open for check-in at 9:30 a.m.

Should you have additional questions, please call us at +1.817.410.3185 or email us at [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to your ticketed event.

Tickets are non-refundable.

The Hobo Camp Trains are one-hour excursions and do not travel to the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Passengers will not de-board the train during the excursion.

Please check in at least 30 minutes prior to your reserved ticketed time. Your reserved ticketed time is the train departure time. Train doors will be closed and locked 5 minutes prior to departure. Trains are unable to be held and passengers will not be allowed to board after doors are locked. Missed trains will not be refunded.

Can't Find Your Confirmation Email?

Please note: After your purchase, you will receive a confirmation email from Grapevine Ticketline [[email protected]] and a separate reminder email from the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau [[email protected]] 24-36 hours prior to your event. We recommend checking your spam folder if you do not receive these emails in your inbox.

Capacity onboard has been reduced and GVRR crew members are ensuring that seats and public areas are properly sanitized between each excursion.