The best train experience ever! This was a lovely ride. They had a santa letter station for the kids and the train stopped for story time. They had free hot cocoa and gingerbread cookies. Staff was helpful and amazing. Every train car wad uniquely decorated! read more

This was my second ride on the Three Rivers Rambler train. It is the most picturesque ride. I love seeing areas of Knoxville that can only be seen by train or air. The train cars are always beautifully decorated and the owners allow you to have your food catered onboard. The open car at the caboose of the train is very special because it allows you not only to see the beautiful countryside, but to feel the fresh air, and reach out and touch branches. We were like little kids sticking our heads out to look down the tracks and feel the breeze! I recommend this ride to everyone from age 2 to 92. read more

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Halloween ride was awesome. Nice cool weather, friendly faces, and kids in costumes. Very fun trip. We plan on going every year to the different themes that they offer. Next one is Christmas time. They brought candy around every 20 mins or so. They offer popcorn and drinks for a $1 during the ride. You start off at University Commons at the little depot across from Walmart. You then follow the river along Neyland drive past Neyland Stadium to river front by Calhoun's. You travel under the awesome Henley Street Bridge and make your way along the river past Island Home Airport. From here you follow the river and cross over a bridge to the Forks of the River Wildlife area. From here they switch and head back. Fun ride. Limited views on the 7pm ride during the fall due to early nightfall. read more

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Would not recommend. The lady in charge of booking things set up for daycares to show up for field trips and is no longer returning emails to even let the daycares know if she is/isn't allowing the field trips to happen. People understand if you have to back out of the spots you have already filled but to not even return phone calls or emails in UNPROFESSIONAL. not worth the time or energy. read more

We took the Christmas train ride today. It starts at the downtown Walmart/Publix near UT. The train disembarked about 15 minutes late. With small kids, this delay was a bit annoying. But, alas... The ride began. It was a slow pace through downtown -- you pass the edge of the UT campus, a water treatment plant, an old brick factory, several bridges, and a large farm. The scenery was decent. Relaxing ride. The downsides: the Christmas theme was not put together very well. They did a storybook reading when the train was stopped. It was impossible to hear the storyteller or see the book he was showing the kids. Maybe that's because we are on a train and you cannot gather around someone reading a story! We've seen the Christmas theme done much better in Oak Ridge and Chattanooga. Oak Ridge is probably the best deal in terms of price and length of ride. They sometimes have a dinner train ride too. Overall: It may be cool to do once just to see the train route downtown. But, I like the other options better. read more

Was hoping for an amazing Christmas adventure on the train. I had high expectations because the opportunity to knock people's socks off is there. Captive audience. Parents with kids. Grandparents with grandkids. We boarded the train and Christmas music was in the air. The train we sat in had a Christmas Baking type of motif. The other train cars had more mature, classy decor. Got chocolate was provided on a self serve basis. It was held in a Cambro which meant it was room temp at best. The hosts came around with Little Debbie gingerbread cookies. I was under the impression the gingerbread would be something from a bakery. That was disappointing. The train had "snow" fall during a portion of the ride. That was a nice sight. Santa came through the cars with a HoHoHo occasionally. He didn't stop to greet adults on the train. Just the kids which he handed a small toy to. The hosts read the Christmas Lantern story when the train stopped half way. That was a nice gesture but another missed opportunity to engage with guests. The views are not spectacular. Mostly of industrial sites and random junk dumped on the side of the tracks. The River was nice but not captivating. There was so much opportunity to really CHRISTMAS up this experience for people. Especially families with kids. The trip was lackluster at best. It was a gift from a friend so I don't know the cost but there are other far more exciting things to do in Ktown than the train. read more

So i had family in town for Thanksgiving weekend. I got tickets for 6 adults ranging from 20-65. Our tickets were for a 4pm train ride. The train did not depart until 4:30. I did think the train cars were clean, spacious and comfortable. There was a car dedicated to snacks for purchase. All snacks were $1. There was also a bathroom on that car. The trains were tackily decorated for x-mas with each car having a different theme. Our car attendant was very sweet and had lots of character. I was personally not expecting to be surrounded by soooo many children. The way the train is advertised online is very entertaining and portrays an adventure. We were the ONLY group on board without kids under 10 yrs old. It would be enjoyable to have an adult only cart. read more

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Halloween/Fall themed ride was excellent, more than expected. The crew was friendly and the train was perfectly decorated. We would have liked a little more history while on the road but understand it was mostly young children. If anyone is visiting Knoxville, this is a great way to kill a couple hours. Worth the money and time to relax with a view! read more

The people made the difference here. Could have focused on the short, 5 1/2 mile, and frankly not very scenic route. Alot of the ride is along a close tree corridor, some industrial sites east of town and some grass fields. It does follow the river so you do get river views. The confluence of the Holston, French Broad and Tennessee rivers (count 'em..3 rivers) under the trestle is neat. We were lucky enough to get conductor Don to ourselves for several minutes and he was awesome to talk to and a wealth of information! Everyone working that day was pleasant and helpful to boot. They have soda, popcorn and some other snacks available and amazingly, are priced regularly, not the special attraction prices I was expecting. Of course, the old train is just good ol' fun too! read more

Having been on a few train rides, expectations were higher. It was a slow, not very scenic ride. We sometimes saw the river, bot sometimes looked at industrial sites and and since this was the 6:15 Halloween ride, we actually were in the dark for more than half. We expected to have some Narration or Halloween story, but they played an uninteresting story over the sound system while they were changing the engine. Nothing captivating about it. This gets a two because the staff was very nice and the train was clean, but otherwise its not worth it. read more

Arrived on time, the train was mostly full I brought a group of 3 and there was no room for us to sit together. We overheard staff sitting someone else and had to ask for assistance also. More people were loaded before the depart several people were left standing. The view was less than expected water treatment plant, UT recycling center... It's a in and out trip so the view doesn't change on the way back and the train doesn't turn around so you see the same side also. At the end of the ride the engineer literally said "rides over now gett" Not something we will be doing again read more