St Croix Railroad

St Croix Railroad St. Croix Railroad (SCRR) is an educational/hobby 501(c)(3) non-profit Model Engineering Society with on-site live steam Miniature Railroads

Founded in 1971, the St. Croix Railroad (SCRR) is a hobby organization primarily dedicated to Miniature Railroads, though any form of Model Engineering is welcome - Traction Engines, Boats, Stationary Engines, Internal Combustion, or even unpowered models. We have approximately ten acres of land, of which nine is occupied by three discrete railroad lines in 7½ inch gauge, 4¾ inch gauge and a mixed

gauge elevated track with 5, 4¾, 3½, 2½ and 1¼ inch gauges. Locomotives are Live Steam, diesel, gasoline and battery powered. The SCRR is not a commercial amusement attraction - it is a 501(c)(3) educational corporation on privately held land. We do, however, operate monthly open days on the last Sunday of the month, May through September inclusive, when we share the hobby with people interested in Railroads and other Model Engineering. Public Run events are posted on Facebook and a pre-registration signup sheet is made available two weeks before the event, the number of guests is restricted to ensure safe operation of the railroad facility. Rides are offered to visitors depending on available volunteers and equipment. Picnic facilities are available on the grounds and tours of the facility are generally available by our volunteers who will be happy to give more detailed explanations about the equipment. Some photos may be found at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1661394430545837&type=3

09/29/2025

Thank you to everyone that joined us on our last Public Run of the year - the weather was perfect and we had a good number of trains running to give people rides...

This was our last open day of the year. We fully expect to open again at the end of May, 2026 - watch out for an announcement on this page for that opening.

Thank you to everyone who supported us this year and we look forward to seeing you in the future.

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07/27/2025

July 27th is upon us, and we will be operating our July Run Day as advertised. The weather looks to be on the warm side, so if you'er attending please come appropriately prepared for a warm and apparently humid day - we look forward to seeing you !

07/13/2025

Time flies when you're having fun !

Our July run day will be Sunday, July 27th - a couple of weeks away. Registration will open at 7:00 pm this evening, Sunday July 13th.

06/30/2025

The June 2025 run day is now behind us. What a nice day, too. A little humid at times, but defying the forecast, we saw no rain at all.

Thank you, everyone who joined us. Our July run will be July 27th, registration will open at 7pm on July 13th.

06/29/2025

The June Run Day is upon us, and ... we've been watching the weather forecast leap around for June 29th like a demented grasshopper. As I type at 1:30 am there is a mildly lively thunderstorm going on. The radar suggests it will clear early morning, but around midday there may be more. Depending on where you look, it may be showers, it may be some thunder... and this is probably a good time to review our "weather policy".

Generallly, we run rain or shine - but the rain bit does demand some qualification. If there is torrential rain and/or severe weather with lightning, then of course we won't be operating in those conditions. These weather patterns tend to push through, so it often turns into wait under cover for a while and get on with the day, but we. really won't know until the moment. We will be on site to operate the equipment, and will not put anyone - guests or volunteers - at risk.

It might be prudent to bring a waterproof jacket, though. 🤷‍♂️

06/16/2025

Registration is now closed for our June run day. See the event for more details

06/14/2025

Our May Public Run was very pleasant, the weather cooperated and we had q reasonable turnout. Time has flown by, and the June run is coming up in a couple of weeks - and our registration for the June 29th run will open at 7:00pm Sunday June 15th. The link to the registration page is http://stcroixrr.org/PublicRunSignup.html , the page will become active at 7:00pm and will remain active until our capacity limit is reached.

Hopefully the unsettled weather we have at the moment will clear up in a couple of weeks !

We look forward to seeing you...

05/10/2025

Registration for the May 25th Public Run will open at 7:00pm Sunday May 11th - the link to the registration page is http://stcroixrr.org/PublicRunSignup.html , the page will become active at 7:00pm and will remain active until our capacity limit is reached.

We are excited to see you all again !

05/01/2025

2025 is upon us, and the SCRR will be open again this summer for our public run days.

The run days will be the last Sunday of the month, May through September, 11:00am through 3:00pm.

We will continue to run a pre-registration system. for the open days; the registration form will be posted both on our website (http://stcroixrr.org) and here on Facebook, two weeks before the event. For May, then, the run day will be the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend - May 25th; registration will open on May 11th, more details will be posted closer to the date.

We look forward to seeing you !

09/16/2024

Registration for the September 2024 Public Run has now closed. Thank you all for your interest and support. All confirmations have been emailed.

We do maintain a waitlist for cancellations, email [email protected] with your contact information and how many people you would wish to bring.

As a general plea, if you have registered for the event and then decide for whatever reason you won't be coming, please let us know so that we may reach out to the people on the waitlist and give them a chance.

If you're not sure whether we will be running or not because of weather, we do operate rain or shine - the only reason we would not would be under threat of severe/dangerous weather. If that is the case we would update our web page and page accordingly.

This will be our last event for 2024, we expect to be back in action May 25th, 2025 (Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend).

09/15/2024

September is under way, our last run day for 2024 is on the horizon on Sunday, September 29th from 11:00am to 3:00pm, CDT. Registration for that run day will open at 7:00pm CDT Sunday September 15th - look for the September event on Facebook or the link from our home page at http://stcroixrr.org

08/25/2024

August run day is under way… a bit humid, perhaps, but there is a breeze, and the trains are running - we look forward to seeing you !

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315 Croix Ridge Drive
Hudson, WI
54016

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