Grapevine Vintage Railroad

The Grapevine Vintage Railroad is a celebrated heritage excursion railroad operating through the historic Texas wine country community of Grapevine, one of the most charming and historically rich small cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Vintage steam locomotives — including the restored Cotton Belt No. 2248, a 1896 Cooke-built 4-6-0 ten-wheeler — haul authentically decorated 1920s-era coaches on roundtrip excursions between the beautifully restored 1888 Cotton Belt Depot in Grapevine and the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, one of the most visited heritage tourism destinations in Texas. The Grapevine-Fort Worth round-trip excursion travels 21 miles through the expanding Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs and the Trinity River corridor, offering a scenic and historical perspective on the region’s development. Shorter Grapevine local excursions circle through the wine country area and are popular for wine-themed events. The Grapevine Vintage Railroad is especially beloved for its holiday programming, including a hugely popular Polar Express holiday train that sells out weeks in advance each Christmas season. Murder mystery dinner trains, fall harvest excursions, and special wine country events round out a robust programming calendar that makes the Grapevine Vintage Railroad a cornerstone of heritage tourism in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.