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"First Responders" Train Ride 2022
![NYLE Railroad in Gowanda](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2023/73162656_1185797724963643_2967697645620953088_o-1.jpg?itok=BtfDrFF2)
If you’re a first responder, enjoy a free roundtrip train ride from Gowanda, NY, to South Dayton and back. A 30-minute layover in the village of South Dayton lets you explore the vendors in the area, such as farmers, baked goods, and crafts. All first responders ride for free!
- Train Departs at 11:00am & 2:00pm on Saturday
- Train Departs at 2:00pm on Sunday
Santa Express Train Ride 2023
![Santa and Mrs. Claus on the train ride](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2023/Santa%20Express%20Train%20Ride.jpg?itok=TAhHHt5F)
Join us on a fun and festive Christmas train ride where the kids get to meet Santa! He might even have gifts for all the boys and girls!
All trips have an on-board cash sale concession.
Times of Train Rides:
- Train departs at 11:00am, 1:00pm & 3:00pm on each day
Happy Holidays! Purchase your tickets!
Mother's Day Wine Train
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/Fall-Foliage-image-1-1.jpg?itok=A28DluTK)
"Master Angler Mayhem" Murder Mystery
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
"Maui Mayhem" Murder Mystery
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
"Master Angler Mayhem" Murder Mystery
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
Christmas in Gowanda 2023
![Christmas in Gowanda](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2023/christmasgowanda.jpg?itok=r3JQq4Tg)
Gowanda is a a beautifully quaint community nestled among the hills surrounding Cattaraugus Creek and is coming together for a Christmas Celebration. Come help start off the holiday season downtown with local merchants, train rides all day, Annual tree lighting ceremony, Holiday Spirit Parade and a festive atmosphere for the whole family. Of course we can not forget that Santa and all his helpers will be there to help us celebrate this joyous time of year! Mark your calendars!
Fall Foliage Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/Grandparents-Weekend-image-1-1_0.jpg?itok=pMm_RJ_b)
Murder Mystery Mayhem
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
Mother's Day Chicken BBQ Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/Fall-Foliage-image-1-1.jpg?itok=A28DluTK)
"Matriarch Mayhem" Murder Mystery
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
"Matriarch Mayhem" Murder Mystery
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
Santa Express Train Rides
![Santa on the NYLE train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/Santa%20Express%20Train%20Ride.jpg?itok=0lKyJVS1)
Halloween Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/73162656_1185797724963643_2967697645620953088_o-1_0.jpg?itok=8Jcg-8lj)
Murder Mystery Mayhem
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519.jpg?itok=mTz07tMT)
Gowanda Area Historical Society Museum
Valentines Merritt Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/324239646_462918442722470_5075127334726275187_n.jpg?itok=AGixXvKM)
Wine Tasting Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/73162656_1185797724963643_2967697645620953088_o-1.jpg?itok=zCoYpa97)
South Dayton Flyer Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/IMG_2519_0.jpg?itok=Q6B5Q7ra)
Father's Day Chicken BBQ Train Ride
![NYLE Train](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/events/2024/Fall-Foliage-image-1-1.jpg?itok=A28DluTK)
Delevan Fire Fighters Memorial Training Center
Gowanda
Gowanda is a town and village that is in Cattaraugus County and Erie County.
Gowanda was settled in 1810 by Turner Aldrich and incorporated as Gowanda in 1848. The name "Gowanda" came from the Seneca Indian phrase of "a valley among the hills" or "under the cliffs."