This multi-trip, three-day event will operate Friday, January 20th, Saturday the 21st, and Sunday the 22nd.
Trips will feature day-long train rides, multiple photo opportunities, and onboard appetizer and non-alcoholic drink service each day. One day will be behind steam locomotive Sugar Express No. 148 and the other two behind South Central Florida Express diesel locomotives.
Three-day packages will be available for $400. Ticket sales begin October 5th.
All passengers acknowledge that they consent and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sugar Express. Click here to review.
Friday, January 20th, 2023
Clewiston – Okeelanta Route with Sugar Express No. 148
10:00 am – Train available for boarding
11:00 am – Depart Clewiston
11:30 am – Arrive Keela
11.40-12:15 am – Photo runby at USSC Diamond (MP 1.8)
12:30-1:00 pm – Photo runby at Bolles Canal Bridge (MP 5.8)
1:15-2:00 pm – Photo runby at Miami Canal Bridge (MP 10.3)
2:30 pm –Wye at Okeelanta
4:30 pm – Arrive Clewiston
Saturday, January 21st, 2023
Clewiston – Sebring Route with Diesels
7:00 am – Train available for boarding
8:00 am – Depart Clewiston
8:20 am-8:50 am – Photo runby at Shawnee cane loader (MP 942.3)
9:30-9:50 am – Photo stop at Caloosahatchee Canal Swing Bridge
11:40 am – Reverse at Sebring
12:15 pm – Lunch and photos at Lake Placid with tour of depot museum
1:15 pm – Depart Lake Placid
2:15 pm – Photo runby at Fisheating Creek if time allows.
3:00-3:20 pm – Photo runby Caloosahatchee Canal Swing Bridge
3:30-4:00 pm – Photo runby at Gramlin #1 cane loader (MP 937.4)
5:00 pm – Arrive Clewiston
Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
Clewiston – Fort Pierce Route with Diesels
7:00 am – Train available for boarding
8:00 am – Depart Clewiston after photos by riders
8:30-9:00 am – Photo runby at Miami Canal Bridge (MP 957.8)
Noon – Reverse at milepost K15.5
12:15-12:45 pm – Photo runby at County Line Canal Bridge (MP K22.1)
1:45-2:15 pm – Photo runby at St. Lucie Canal Bridge (MP K40.1)
3:15-3:45 pm – Photo runby at South Shore cane loader (MP K65.8)
5:00 pm – Arrive Clewiston
All schedules, timetables, and event amenities and offerings may be altered by the Sugar Express at any time due to railroad logistics, late departures, mechanical substitutions, or other unforeseen circumstances.
