CLEWISTON, FL – As Sugar Express marches into the holiday season, it has released its upcoming 2025 operating schedule featuring train rides and all-day excursions from January through May. In addition, Sugar Express is introducing a new Family Coach Class with special pricing for children and young families.
Tickets for events in January and February go on sale Wednesday, December 11th at 6:00 PM at sugarexpress.com.
The 2025 season will begin with three weekends of events in January featuring Sugar Express steam locomotive no. 148, including the Lake Placid Local out of Lake Placid, Clewiston Comet between Lake Placid and Clewiston, Highland County Crescent out of Sebring, Lake Placid Limited between Clewiston and Lake Placid, and the Palmdale Pioneer Ice Cream Train.
In February, the Sebring County Fair will once again feature the diesel-powered Sebring Fair Train.
In its upcoming season, Sugar Express will offer four distinct experiences and classes of service aboard its mid-century passenger train during its all-day excursions, including:
– First Class aboard its 1950s table car Palmdale and 1930s observation-tavern car Bay Biscayne. First class tickets range between $148.00 and $200.00 and include light refreshments and appetizers. Due to its unique historic nature, the Bay Biscayne is reserved for passengers 18-years-of-age or older.
– Deluxe Coach featuring semi-reclining seats in restored passenger cars from the 1940s and 1950s. Deluxe coach tickets for all-day excursions are $99.00 and $48.00 for shorter trips.
– Family Coach in Lake Okeechobee, a restored 1950s passenger car named for the region’s lake. Family Coach will offer four-person packages exclusively for families for $120.00 for all-day excursions and special pricing on shorter trips.
– Open Air Coach in Lake Placid, a newly converted and semi-enclosed passenger car offering bench-style seating and 360-degree viewing of the passing landscape. Prices will vary based on the trip.
To tour these cars, visit www.sugarexpress.com/tour-our-train. Prices do not include tax and are subject to change based on the trip, duration, experience, and amenities. Ticket prices for specific trips will be listed on each trip page. For more information on our route and regular offerings, visit: https://sugarexpress.com/route-map/
Additional dates, times, and details will be available at sugarexpress.com as tickets become available. For more information or group charter information, email [email protected].
2025 SCHEDULE – ALL TRIPS ARE ROUNDTRIPS
Ticket sales begin December 11th, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Fri, Jan 10 – Lake Placid Local (Lake Placid – Lake Placid)
Sat, Jan 11 – Clewiston Comet (Lake Placid – Clewiston)
Sun, Jan 12 – Highland County Crescent (Sebring – Sebring)
Sat, Jan 25 – Lake Placid Limited (Clewiston – Lake Placid)
Sun, Jan 26 – Palmdale Pioneer Ice Cream Train (Clewiston – Palmdale)
Fri, Feb 7 – Lake Placid Local (Lake Placid – Lake Placid)
Sat, Feb 8 – Clewiston Comet (Lake Placid – Clewiston)
Sun, Feb 9 – Sebring Fair Train – DIESEL ONLY (Sebring – Lake Placid)
Sat, Feb 22 – Lake Placid Limited (Clewiston – Lake Placid)
Sun, Feb 23 – Palmdale Pioneer Ice Cream Train (Clewiston – Palmdale)
Sat, Mar 15 – Sugarfest Special (Clewiston – Clewiston)
Sat, Mar 29 – Lake Placid Limited (Clewiston – Lake Placid)
Sun, Mar 30 – Palmdale Pioneer Ice Cream Train (Clewiston – Palmdale)
Ticket sales begin January 8th, 2025
Fri, Apr 11 – Lake Placid Local (Lake Placid – Lake Placid)
Sat, Apr 12 – Clewiston Comet (Lake Placid – Clewiston)
Sun, Apr 13 – Highland County Crescent (Sebring – Sebring)
Sat, Apr 26 – Lake Placid Limited (Clewiston – Lake Placid)
Sun, Apr 27 – Palmdale Pioneer Ice Cream Train (Clewiston – Palmdale)
Sat, May 17 – Lake Placid Limited (Clewiston – Lake Placid)
Sun, May 18 – Palmdale Pioneer Ice Cream Train (Clewiston – Palmdale)
