Reviews, Thank You's, and Messages of Encouragement

[Ed Lecuyer]

From our gift shop "leave us feedback" email:
Enjoyed many friendly interactions and learned a lot.

[Ed Lecuyer]

From Google...
5 Stars
They have different train events for adults, kids and family.
It's a Nice little train ride.
Being on the train and hearing it chugging along with it's steam power and who doesn't like the sound of it's whistle. It's a good time.

[Ed Lecuyer]

From TripAdvisor:

Little did we know, this would end up being the highlight of our trip!
This place is completely run by volunteers-and what an incredible job they do, even wearing similar attire you’d see in 100 year old photos. They were all so kind, friendly and informative. Always smiling!
The train was incredible-the coal, the smoke, the bell and that WHISTLE! Easy to immerse yourself into the past and imagine what life was like long ago.
Highly recommend! We were there roughly 2 hours including the hour long train ride.

[Ed Lecuyer]

Two 5-star Google Reviews from Sunday 10/29!

This place deserves 10 stars! We had the most magical experience ever. All the volunteers and especially Steve where so kind, nice and really loved including the kids in the experience. We loved chatting and getting to know them. We can't wait to be back! This is our favorite railroad experience so far, and we've been to many!


The staff were extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. It was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon

[Mike Fox]

And from our members, they have been writing notes on their Annual Fund Drive slips. Notes like "Keep up the great work" to "you guys are amazing" and even letting us know that we do what we say.

[Ed Lecuyer]

5-star review from 6/15/2024: "We did the Father's Day BBQ ride, and it was awesome! The people were all fantastic!"

[Ed Lecuyer]

5-Star Reviews from 7/14/2024:
"Had a great time on the hobo train ride. Learned some stuff about hobos while enjoying the ride, we even saw a deer. We'll definitely come back here for another event."
"Wonderful afternoon on the railway attending a concert with the Breakin’ Strings bluegrass band."

[Ed Lecuyer]

5-Star Reviews from 7/20/2024:
TripAdvisor: Great summer activity for the whole family. So much fun and so well organized at both the train ride and the lavender farm. We loved the train ride as well as the lavender ice cream and lavender lemonade!

Google: Very fun and scenic excursion. They have been expanding a lot in the past few years. There is a surprising amount to see here! We just went on the round trip Sheepscot Valley steam train ride, but the people who chose the lavender picking ticket seemed to have a lot of fun. Great little gift shop with out of print and used books as well. I'm very happy to support their mission to preserve these trains and expand the railroad. Highly recommend!

[Ed Lecuyer]

5-Stars from Yelp:
Possibly my favorite activity in Maine.

Going on an old train ride is cool- especially when all the people that work there love is so much. But getting to ride it to a farm? Incredible.

I have done the lavender picking and pumpkin picking experiences and loved them both! The ride is so beautiful and pleasant and the farm is super nice.

The railway and farm work together and tractors pulling trailers pick you up right at the train tracks and bring you into the farm. Sometimes you get lucky and get a horse drawn carriage if you're first off the train!

When you get into the farm, there's a few small businesses to look at and one or two food spots. This past week they had a loaded fries food truck which was so yummy.

They also have horse rides and carriage rides.

July is perfect for lavender picking and if you go late July you can also grab some raspberries! It is an absolutely gorgeous farm that I will continue to go to every year.

I recommend this so strongly!!!

[James Patten]

Maybe we can transition from Lavender picking in July to raspberry picking in August....

[Ed Lecuyer]

5-stars on Google:
We really enjoyed the train ride!! The displays are really neat!!

[Ed Lecuyer]

5-star review on Google from a passenger on today's Sheepscot Valley Steam Train:
Such a gem! The staff were all so lovely. I loved being able to look around in the shop, and watch the engine turn around on the turn table. The ride through the woods was the pretty. I look forward to going back for one of their special rides!

[Ed Lecuyer]

Email received....

Hello!

We tremendously enjoyed our trip to the railway.  Everyone was absolutely wonderful to my son - who is on the autism spectrum. Allowing him to help move the train in the turntable was amazing — for all of us.

A wonderful day!
Thank you all of you!!

Best regards,
Ronda, Frank & Miles

[Ed Lecuyer]

Another 5-star on Google:
An absolutely enjoyable day out with a very friendly crew, excellent website and very fast ticket-ordering page, great greeters and friendly office crew. A ride on any of the trip options is very enjoyable, regardless of sun or rain. Rainy days are, in fact, really pleasant. This is about the easiest and most friendly visitor railroad museum ride that I have ever experienced. This is really an excellent all-day or day out for young families, especially!

5-stars on Yelp:
This place blew me away in it's complexity and detail to history. They are very impressive group of volunteers who have put together a museum that virtually recreates narrow gauge rail travel. The train crew knew their stuff forwards and backwards, red calling wonderful stories and history. I definitely want to visit again next year.

Also on Yelp:
If you want to take a journey into history then look no further. The grounds, staff and support buildings were fascinating but the train ride was the show stopper. The conductor was dressed in authentic garb, came and punched our tickets and answered all our questions about the train, the line and history.
We were four adults and a dog. Even the dog enjoyed it after she got over the noise when we left the station.
I recommend this for anyone who likes trains and even for those who just want to experience a fun time.
A shout out to Ed. You the man!

[Dave Buczkowski]

That last comment looks a little suspicious 😉
Dave