Sacramento River Train

The beer train is a great concept and a group of friends purchased VIP tickets to board the train 30-​min early and get 2 extra drink tickets and a snack item from the snack car (we had veggies, hummus, pita chip option – which was decent). I was not impressed with the beer selections, as I’d hoped the train would have carried some of the great local craft beers from the Sacramento area such as KneeDeep, Auburn Ale House, Track-​7, Rubicon, Mraz. The 4 beers were from places I was not familiar with nor impressed with. The lounge car is the best spot to hang out and stay comfortable during the cooler weather. This train would get more stars, possibly 5 if they carried some more local sought after craft beers and the price was not $ 65 VIP. It would also be cool to have a beer pub stop along the way – not sure this can be done – but it would add to the trip. I was Nice people running the train and i hope they consider upgrading the beers to attract the beer enthusiasts around the Sacramento area.

Beer Train — not Zombie, not Wine, not Christmas … Beer.
This round trip ride, with beer, starts just north of Ikea at a makeshift rail station next to the river. The 3 hour cruise heads towards Woodland, choo-​choo-​ing adjacent to the river, over the causeway, past Costco, to a brief stop (mostly for the furry 4-​legged riders) and then back the way it came; four enclosed cars and 3 open air cars. Some cars have booths and others lounge-​ish bench seating. Crusing speed ranges between 10 – 15 mph with slightly slower runs over bridges and trestles. Don’t worry about high speed rocking and motion sickness. The train does rock and that’s part of the fun.
At check-​in, you’re provided a sampling glass (yours to keep) and 8 drink tickets; each ticket good for one glass taste (fill is about 4oz). Board the train and pick a seat to call home for the next 3 hours (you won’t want to stand the entire time). With 4 breweries on board each tapping two beers, that’s one of each or eight of one. The brewery stations are in different cars, front to back. Live music, on this trip, was at the far end in the open-​air car. Snack food is available onboard (chips, candy, etc). See my recommendations below.
Onboard pouring this trip:
* Sudwerk
* Calicraft
* Alaskan
* Anderson Valley
Most entertaining is watching passengers navigate the narrow hallways, steep steps, and car transitions while the train is rocking and full glasses sloshing. Dogs are allowed (a limited number and at $ 10ea) and ride with their parents in the open air cars.
My recommendations if you’re booking a trip:
(1) bring your own food; sandwiches were common as were food trays of cheese/​salami/​vege. There’s no glamour about the onboard food.
(2) dice cups or other active activity if you’re sitting a the whole time; depends on the liveliness of your groupies
There were 5 peeps in our group and sitting together was difficult (booths designed for 4 max). Because one of our group was unable to navigate the moving/​rocking train, we spent most of the time in our booths, getting up for refills. Our «home car» had issues deciding whether to be cool or warm (hot); glad I wore layers on this rainy day.
Taking pictures onboard was difficult due to the rocking and inclement light (cloudy day). Most were beyond fuzzy.
For me, this adventure was mostly about the socializing and people and not so much about the train ride or view. After fees, $ 56 per ticket.

Who knew that we had such a fun local wine train! We had a group of about 18 and had a blast! The train was very comfortable and provided both inside and outside seating, staff was friendly, wine selection was fabulous and the band rocked it! We went in really not knowing how this adventure would turn out but I can tell you all of us were really impressed and surprised that we’d never heard there was a train ride to Woodland. I would highly recommend the wine train.

So much fun. The owner kept coming by to sing to us about how we should drink more beer. This was the best beer night ever. If you live in Sacramento, Yolo, Colusa or San Joaquin County and you haven’t done a beer/​zombie/​western/​Christmas train, you’re missing out. #foreals. #bestnightever

This review is for the sunset dinner train.
I’ve been wanting to ride the Sacramento River Train for quite a few years now, and it finally happened! I recently celebrated my 50^th birthday, and my husband surprised me with tickets for the Sunset Dinner ride. I was really excited, and happily this lived up to my expectations.
We arrived about 15 minutes before boarding time, but that wasn’t a problem. We were allowed to board and directed to the enclosed car where our dinner would be served. I was happy to see that we were seated in an observation car which meant we were up high enough to be able to enjoy the scenery during the ride.
It wasn’t long before the train departed the boarding location, and the atmosphere in our car was very festive. Everyone seemed to be as excited about this dinner ride as me, and happy chatter filled the air.
The train travels between West Sacramento and Woodland, which isn’t a long trip by car, but the engine only travels at about 15 miles an hour. This means the travel time of the entire trip is about 3 hours.
If you’ve ever driven from West Sacramento to Woodland along the Old River Road, you’ll know that it’s a gorgeous drive with the Sacramento River on one side and farmland on the other. The train ride doesn’t disappoint! It’s a bit further inland from the river, but the river is visible for much of the ride, and you get a nice view of farmland and different crops and orchards. Very scenic!
Dinner is served on the part of the ride from West Sacramento to Woodland. There are 4 menu choices for a 3 course dinner… beef, chicken, fish, and vegetarian. We chose the beef, and it was delicious! The first course was a spring salad topped with dried cranberries, feta cheese, and a balsamic vinaigrette. The main course was very tender and flavorful beef (either sliced flank steak or London Broil) topped with a mushroom Marsala sauce, a side of mashed potatoes and lightly steamed asparagus spears, as well as sourdough rolls. Dessert was turtle cheesecake.
When the cheesecake was served, the staff mentioned a few different celebrations that night…2 birthdays and an anniversary, then asked everyone to join in singing «Happy Birthday» to those of us celebrating. Even though we were all strangers, everyone joined in with the singing.
The meal was as good as that in any fancy restaurant, and added to the wonderful time I had.
On the return ride my husband and I went to one of the viewing cars (no windows, open air) and enjoyed watching the sunset along with a closer view of the scenery. It was a perfect evening for the ride.
The train is currently being renovated, but the cars are clean and no tools or materials were scattered around. Once the renovation is done, I’m sure the cars will look great!
If you’re looking for an enjoyable evening out with great ambiance, fantastic customer service and delicious food, I highly recommend the Sacramento River Train dinner ride.
We will definitely recommend this to our friends, and will do this again someday.

REVIEW FOR MURDER MYSTERY TRAIN RIDE
When my husband recommended this event to me, for a family get-​together the weekend of June 28^th, I was a little excited. I enjoy murder mysteries and the idea of having one on a train was new enough to catch my attention. That was before I saw the ticket price, however. The $ 93/​person we paid (for a party of 4) seemed ridiculously high, but since hubby’s parents were coming in from out of town for a yearly visit, we decided to splurge.
My first impression of the train and the «station» where we boarded was that everything was pretty run down. You pull into a gravel-​filled parking lot and collect your tickets from a little hut standing near the track. The train itself looked beat up and worn; the description of the train from the website (it mentions fresh remodeling, with rattan furniture) made me think we were going to be boarding a classy, antique-​style train that’d been restored to its former glory… Instead there were plastic lawn chairs on the open air cars, though some had actual benches. There were «Pardon our dust, we’re remodeling!» signs everywhere, but I couldn’t really see evidence of remodeling.
The murder mystery itself was very basic. There were 4 actors/​actresses who had to basically shout all their lines to be heard throughout the whole car. Since I was seated with my back to the entrance of the passenger car, I either had to break my neck trying to see what was going on, or stare out the window and just listen to the happenings.
One or two of the folks tried to improvise. My husband enjoyed those humorous bits, but overall I wasn’t impressed. The plot was shallow, and both my table and the one behind us had solved the ‘mystery’ before the play was even over — they shouted out the solution. I’m sure more guests had everything figured out too.
I had hoped there’d have been a real Murder Mystery element to this, where you interact with the suspects and ask questions pertaining to their whereabouts, their alibis, etc. Instead, we got a sheet of paper with clip art images of all the clues, and a fill-​in-​the-​blank puzzle at the bottom of the page.
Dinner was cheap. Everyone at my table opted for the beef dish, which turned out to be flank steak or stew meat that was overdone, and slathered in made-​from-​a-​packet gravy. The mashed potatoes seemed to have come from a box. The salad was wilty, there was only enough of it for a bite or two, and very oily. There was bread available in baskets on the table — incredibly dry bread that I couldn’t eat without slathering in butter. The dessert was a frozen berry sauce poured over some sort of sweet cream.
It was all edible, but of very poor quality and certainly not worth the $ 93 ticket price. I felt like I had been served a frozen TV dinner, only it was presented on a dish and made to look fancier than it actually was.
Overall, I was pretty disappointed. We had high hopes for this train ride. I expected a classier experience and what we got, I wouldn’t even say was fit for a Melodrama.
Suggestions:
1. Lower ticket price or improve food quality. We don’t necessarily need a three course meal presentation. I’d have been happy with high quality hamburgers and steak fries, or similar.
2. Better murder mystery plot/​audience participation, maybe have different acts going on depending upon what car you’re in? The clues were cheesy, the lines were bad and the jokes were groan-​worthy.
3. Fill the train with people by offering a ticket price that does not include dinner, but maybe offers a concessions stand for folks to buy snacks while they’re on board. An act taking place on the open air cars could be entertaining as well, in good weather.

This review is for the Beer Train. First the train itself needs a really good scrub down and a dusting. It’s run down and the front cars with greyhound like seating smell musty. The whole train is in desperate need of a remodel.
There were decent breweries but some ran out of beer before the end of the tour.
I did not like having to roll slowly into Woodland. If possible the train could speed up through the Woodland area speed up back out and slow it down along the river.

This review is for the Christmas train. We got the coach car tickets and was surprised our seats were still booths with a table. My kids (4 and 2) were entertained by hot chocolate, cookies and drawing activities. Then a skit performed by multiple actors including a big bear that the kids loved too. We were also surprised to visit Santa in «North Pole» (a barn decorated with lights and reindeer) where Santa got aboard. And the kids got to talk to Santa and had picture taken with him. I don’t know if they always have the same Santa but this Santa was jolly and patient and took the time with each kid. That makes the world of difference! Overall all the actors were engaging and professional, and the rest of the staff was nice and helpful and made us feel comfortable and welcome. We enjoyed it a lot and would do it again for sure. My only complaint was that when we got on board there were 2 plates of cookies on all the tables except for ours! We only got 1 plate?! What’s with that… but then I realized you could ask for more cookies but still nobody liked the feeling of being treated differently…

I wish I could combine the Woodland Train and the West Sac Train into one.
Today 11.29.14 we did the Christmas Train. We did the «Gold Ticket” — for 55.00 a person this included being in the enclosed car (it had been raining, so the open trains were enclosed in thick plastic); a cheese platter; unlimited hot cocoa in a souvenir mug; and cookies.
When we got to the train we checked in and were given a ticket that had our table number. We have to walk through 3 or so train cars to get to ours. All the cars are labeled by a different color, which makes it easy to find. When we got to the «blue» car we found our table and sat down. Our table was decorated with a cheese plate appetizer, cookies and 3 souvenir mugs (one for mommy, daddy, and papi– baby is under 2 so he rode free) with Santa Clause one the front of them.
The view was of of the nicer ones: river on one side and lush greenery/​orchards on the other.
There is a cast of actors/​actresses acting out the story «Morgan and the Magical Christmas Train». All staff was really enthusiastic and friendly.
Last year’s Santa over in the Woodland was nicer and jollier, but it was fun all the same.
Couple issues that I think could be easily rectified:
1) the crackers in the cheese platter must have soaked up the moisture from the cheese and grapes so they had the consistency of being stale, otherwise they would have been great! BUT… They were inedible. :(
2) not all the characters were engaging (Props to the conductor, singing engineer, and elves… They were a delight and very engaging). Santa Claus seemed rushed. I understand that they have to get through all the cars, so maybe increasing the amount of Santa time might help.
3) a couple more food options? I guess because the Woodland train had pizza pockets and hot dogs, we expected this train to have the same so we came with semi-​empty stomachs… Thank goodness for the cheese (another sad face for the crackers).
My highlights:
1) the singing engineer. He was awesome!
2) the conductor was jollier than Santa.
3) our server was on point, thanks guy with the Snoopy shirt and plaid PJ pants, you kept the cocoa flowin’!
I have to say that besides my little gripes, I’m thankful Sac offers things like this for our kids, and if they have fun that’s all that matters!!!
I’ll be returning next year and will add to my review then!

We did the zombie train this weekend for date day. It was about what I expected. Kinda cheesy but fun. The train wasn’t over sold or crowded which was nice. The laser guns were sold out when I booked online. I was bummed and thought it wouldn’t be as fun. It turns out that the guns don’t really make a difference. It not like laser tag where points are tracked. We had fun without the extra cost of the gun. They had a no host bar with beer, wine and sodas. I don’t recall snacks or food? It was a fun way to chill out for 2 hrs. I want to go on the beer train in February!

I had high hopes for the wine train. Wine tasting so close to home and on a train with a view? Sign me up!
We arrived excited for an afternoon of wine tasting and catching up with friends and boarded the train. Unfortunately, the two cars with outside seating were completely full so we found a booth inside. We were lucky that we had purchased the VIP package on Living Social because they would only pour one ounce per ticket. Seemed a bit stingy to me. I wasn’t too impressed by the wines themselves. Many of them can be found in the lower to mid price range in any local supermarket. And the wine train staff was pouring in the tasting cars rather than the vintners, so they were not knowledgeable about the wines. The tasting cars had long, slow moving lines because each car only had 1 – 2 pourers. So instead of tasting several wines we opted to spend more tickets on full glasses to avoid standing in lines all afternoon.
After squeezing through the narrow passageways to get back to our seat (you’ll need to be comfortable being fully pressed up against strangers), I wanted to check out the food options. There were a couple of sandwiches on the menu for $ 12-​$ 14 that didn’t look so great, and some cheese, crackers and fruit for $ 7. I walked to the window where I saw a couple of waitstaff standing and asked if I could order food from them. I was told by one that I should go back to my seat and she would stop by within the next few minutes to take my order. Did not happen. Instead she stood at the front of the car doing exactly nothing for several minutes. I approached her again only to find out that the dish I wanted was sold out. Fantastic. We definitely should have packed our own food.
With that ticket price, it would be nice to see higher quality wines and have the winemakers involved somehow. There was one rep from Bogle that visited our table a couple of times to refill our glasses, but otherwise we had to make our way to the tasting cars and stand in long lines every time we wanted wine. There wasn’t any ambiance inside the train — no music or anything. Our group enjoyed each other’s company and having some wine on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, but what seemed like an opportunity for a beyond excellent outing was underwhelming.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Unfortunately, I wasn’t sufficiently turnt up to perceive much beauty during our experience.
STANDARD ADMISSION TICKET PRICE: $ 45
Includes: Souvenir beer tasting glass and eight tasting ticket
VIP ADMISSION TICKET PRICE: $ 55
Includes: Priority boarding, souvenir beer tasting glass, entrée from their menu, and ten tasting tickets
We had been lagging to thee max in devising a plan for our international couples trip, so we decided to situate our itinerary over beer… on a train. Initially stoked about the concept of three-​hour beer tasting action on a train, I was thirstily anticipating spectacular views and the staff’s proficiency on the Northern CA craft brews. Mundane, dry countryside view was anything BUT impressive and the apparently oblivious staff was NOT generous in providing knowledge about the furnished beers. C’mon now, staff especially, ought to have been well versed about the each brewery they were stationed at, to vigorously promote each brand. Live 90’s rock music in one of the open-​air patio cars by Total Recall was eh, relatively eventful on the other hand, IMO.
Our voyage to West Sac was awfully delayed, so we crossed our fingers, as we arrived on-​site for the train on ill-​famed Filipino time. Boarding time had been 2:00 pm, and we arrived at 1:58 pm. Even though we were on board the train, the train was not even set in motion until several minutes after our late arrival – talk about unsystematic boarding.
FEATURED BREWERIES
+ Lost Coast Brewery
+ Two Rivers Cider Co.
+ 21^st Amendment Brewery
+ Sudwerk Brewing Co.
There were two open-​air patio cars and only one of them had benches, on one side, for sitting down. We had to be über combative in order to retain our standing area. Also, there was an open-​air concessions car where they offered snacks, soft drinks, and bottled beer for purchase ($ 3 for domestic and $ 4 for premium), and two indoor dining cars with booth seating. There were four restrooms, which were tolerably clean. I don’t recall seeing any toilet seat covers — or maybe it was because I didn’t intend to use any 0. o bwhaha.
You can bring your own food on the train, which is recommended, since the menu prices are rather steep for its quality. UGH, wish we brought some Chicharon Bulaklak or beef jerky as a snack. Ultimately, a wondrous concept, but when it came down to the actual experience on this particular train, there was nothing truly remarkable that would encourage me to attend the beer train or any other themed Sac River train again.
Upcoming Sacramento River Train themes:
+ Pumpkin Train: Oct. 26^th
+ Old Vine Express: Nov 1^st
Beer train is only offered in October and February.

This is for the beer train 10÷4÷14:
Only three beer vendors, one of which only had a basil flavored beer (yech) and another that ran out of their IPA halfway through. For fifty bucks there should be a better selection, a total of five choices of beer including the aforementioned basil and a tangerine flavor (why). You have to do better. Also I’m not looking for hard cider on the beer train, put that on the hard cider train.
The ninety’s band was alright but it got old after a while. This ride has been much better.

2 Stars for the effort.
I bought this employee apprecation package… dont think I will be returning for the rest of my coupons.
I would provide a more detailed review but that would be pointless. Drove 2 hours full of anctipation and excitement. Parking is confusing and there are no employees to welcome you. We did the robbery show and it lacked audio equipment and a plot. Guests
werent kept engaged and there were too many breaks.
THey could benefit from speakers being posted and maybe a narrator?
Food was catered and I am still dealing with diarrhea from it (trip was last evening).
Scenic views were minimal… we saw one small piece of the river… and I dont get why we had to roll thru an actual city full of businesses.
There were a few heavy drinkers… I was surprised the bar stayed open until we arroved back to our vehicles.

SACRAMENTO RIVER WINE TRAIN REVIEW
ALL ABOARD!
3 ½−4 Stars
Tickets/​Boarding process
My boyfriend and I went on the wine train this past Saturday night 6p-​9p. He ordered us VIP tickets which gave us extra tastings (think coupon raffle tickets), early boarding and a souvenir wine glass. We were told we could board at 5:15pm. When we arrived there was a long line and no real direction. People in the line who were also VIP were frustrated because we paid extra and weren’t given first boarding priority. General boarding should have begun at 5:45p (15 min prior) but since the line was so long we finally boarded at 5:50p. The man apologized that his colleague was in a car accident and he was short staffed. Well it showed.
Suggestion: Two lines would’ve been ideal, as well as a sign or something informing people what to do. Many people were frustrated and anxious to get on and start drinking!
Seating/​Train
There were two cars with open seating. The first car had very few patio style chairs, the second car had benches facing outward, and the last two cars had inside booth type seats. Get there early if you want to sit outside on the long benches. Heads up: Facing the parking lot you’ll see the ‘river’ (all of 30 min maybe), and the other direction you’ll see farming, the cause way, and the sunset. Some people were saving seats for their friends waiting in the long line, and it caused some upset people but they got over it after some wine.
Suggestion: Add more benches and seating outside. Or have an area devoted just to VIP. Hey, we paid more money, and should have boarded earlier, so we should get first pick for great seating.
Wine
You are given a little pamphlet with a map of the train and what’s included, as well as the raffle ticket coupons for your tastings/​glasses. The tastings were 2 tickets, and glasses were 3. There were two tables on the train which included staff who had zero-​minimal knowledge about the wines. The lines were very long and took quite a while that we decided to just pick one and fill up the glass. Since we had prime seating on the benches outside, we took turns getting the glasses. It was a bummer it would take 15 – 20 minutes to get a glass, which meant that much time apart from the ride for each glass.
Suggestion: Have more tables. Better yet, have people walking up and down the train with bottles offering tasting and pours, so people don’t have to get up. Include staff from local wineries promoting their wine, giving out business cards etc.
Food
There is limited food on the train. I believe there are cheese/​fruit plates, water, beers, soda. I hear it was overpriced and that they ran out. I read on another Unilocal review that it doesn’t tell you anywhere on their website (which could use a major makeover), but you can bring your own food. I packed some small cheese, salami and bread lunch-​able things we happened to find at the store, and some nuts and small chocolates. Since it was 6p-​9p it was too early to eat dinner before, but I figured we’d want something to eat just in case. I saw another group bring an ice chest with paper plates, meats and cheese. I think you could bring on your own bottle and no one would notice.
Suggestion: Update your website and provide more information about food options, and what is allowed. If people could bring their own food I think more would’ve been happier and more relaxed instead of frustration over over priced food and running out.
Overall, it was a fun ride with my love people watching and enjoying some wine. Was it the best trip ever… No, but I didn’t expect it to be top notch. Was it something fun to try on a Saturday night? … Yes. This activity could be a lot more exciting. We laughed saying they should market it similar to a Booze Cruise. Maybe call it Trashed Train. It’d be fun with more interaction with staff, walking up and down the train with bottles, more music etc. It’d also be neat to have the train work with the local farms and see what crops are growing as you pass. Maybe fun signs displayed with jokes or promotions. The resting stop half way through at the refinery or plant was interesting as well.
If you already have tickets don’t expect a WOW experience. Go with the flow and drink some wine with your spouse, family and friends. Just remember to live in the moment, and not look at your cell phone the entire time. You just might miss out on life and those loved ones you just paid $ 50 to be with.
Choo Choo!
UPDATE* Owner responded. Sounds like they are making changes. Hopefully we just caught them on an off night. Glad to hear he appreciated my feedback. I’d be open to going on it again.

THIS IS ONLY A REVIEW OF THE RIVER TRAIN WINE NIGHT!
My boyfriend and I had never been on the Sacramento River Train and were excited to give it a try since 1) new experience and 2) we had a deal for discounted tickets.
First of all, the deal was for THREE wineries with three tastings each. There were only TWO wineries which wasn’t that big of a deal since they give you a mini wine glass but give a generous pour.
I was disappointed in the fact that although there were only two wineries, there weren’t a ton of people on board so I think they could have easily served more and not been so strict with the check-​off sheet they give you when you board the train.
The wines were pretty good but since this is a 3-​hour train ride and you are only given a few samples, we ended up buying a $ 25 bottle of wine just so we could have another glass for the way back.
It was also never made clear whether or not you could bring your own food on the train. It was stated on the ticket deal that food would be offered so we figured we probably aren’t allowed to bring any. We later find out that it’s completely ok and people even brought small ice chests with snacks.
After searching for an hour for someone to take a food order, we spent $ 24 on caesar salads that come in a plastic container and you’re given a packet of dressing. I would at least think they would prepare a salad themselves.
Overall, the company was great so it wasn’t a horrible experience, it just wasn’t what we expected at all. We are thinking about the Zombie Train but after reading reviews, the money might be better spent elsewhere.

The murder mystery experience was good. The food was good. I had the fish I just wish it was served hot. My husband had the chicken that was served hot.

Let’s start with the positives: we were late for the train and Chris was so kind, he chased it down and let us board late. The staff also let us get off back at our cars and were really careful and safe in the handling of us. We greatly appreciated the customer service we got. The waitress was also great and helpful. All of the staff were nice.
As for the rest of the experience, we unanimously agreed, this was pretty bad. Seven of us went on the murder mystery dinner train, based on the wonderful recommendations made by others. We have had two other vaudeville experiences this past couple of years that were wonderful so we know what is possible.
While the acting displayed sincere effort…(I’ll give them that, and it was in a rail train aisle…) the script or show concept was so unmanageably bad… hard to follow, and really, truly pointless with nothing logical or flowing to engage with or care about that we just gave up trying. Mostly people just talked over the act because you either couldn’t hear the actors or what they were saying offered no reason to listen.
The biggest problem with this show was that there was not much show to speak of. It desperately needs period timeframe consistency, wireless mics on the actors, more actors performing so they can build the scene, lots more humor, or jokes of any kind, and professional direction. And do something about the props, the falling off wigs, the bra we see cuz the dress is four sizes too small… And get the actors doing some improv. Because the script can’t work on its own… work the crowd.
The food was incredibly bad… very bitter lemon chicken, hot foods served cold, frozen cheesecake, unflavored asparagus the size of small trees… bad quality all the way around… none of us ate, though we tried of politeness, and afterwards we took the kids to In and Out. We liked the bread!
The trip started out with beautiful views but routed us towards industrial complexes, power plants and shopping malls. That’s where we parked for quite awhile. We could have lived with lacking views if we had been given something else to engage us, but the actors were mostly elsewhere.
What was so incredibly apparent was that the management, although very nice, is trying to put on this deal for as little as humanly possible. This is the mistake many restaurants make… high prices, poor quality means no repeat business. And the real shame is, this could be something charming.
I want the management to succeed… the train and concept can be winners. I encourage you to take advantage of the nearby universities… get students to direct and have performances running in every car. Students will work cheap and put on a real show. Hire a director and write an entertaining script. It isn’t that hard to make it engaging. Instead, we endured three incredibly boring hours and couldn’t wait to get off. And the treat cost us several hundred dollars… shoot me now.

I can easily agree with the previous reviews by Melissa B. & Melissa J.
The train was pretty cool and had plenty of restrooms on board. We too did the Sacramento Beer Train. ONLY because it was DOG FRIENDLY! ! ;D Official name — The Haunted Beer Train. They run a few beer tasting trains a year.
Some of the beer wasn’t as cold as I would have liked, but there was plenty of it. Some of the cars had great air flow and some were kind of stuffy. All of the staff was very friendly. *There was some food and beverage available for purchase. They had an amazing live band that performed almost the entire ride called Total Recall. They played in 1 of the 3 open air cars. For those animal lovers, the open air cars are where you and the pups can roam.
After an 1.5 hrs, you stop at the Woodland location and wait for them to make a switch. While this is going on you must wait. (Hope and pray for good weather. It makes all the difference!) *No place for puppies to potty ;(There is plenty of room for a little artificial grass patch at the end of one of the open cars…;/
That is why 4 only stars.
Tip
* Squeeze Inn & SubwayS located right at the exit.
* Don’t let the pups eat or drink too much beforehand.
(11÷2÷13)

I can’t believe I’m the first to Unilocal this train. We did the beer train ride, which is a 3 hr trip from w sac to woodland n back. Views of the rivers n farmland and great local beer tasting. How can you go wrong?! Our event had Track 7 (one of our local favs), river city, hoppy & sudwerks.
The back two cars were a little stuffy since they didnt have fans. We propped up in the glacier point car, which had fans, booths, n great big windows. There are a couple open air cars at the front with a band playing (on the beer tasting train).
Get to the train early to pick up a good spot.
They also have a wine train, which we will be trying in the near future.