TIME FOR THE SEASONAL SENSATION

The Molalla Train Park will be open to the public for our Public Fun Days beginning on

Sunday May 7th through Sunday October 29th, 2023.

On our last run day, we will be hosting a Halloween trick-or-treat costume extravaganza. We are dressed in costume and encourage the families and kids to dress up in their costumes as we give away candy for trick or treaters.

In addition, we will be open more days and on the following selected weekends:

• Memorial Day: May 29th

• Founders Day: July 15th and 16th  

• Train Fest: September 2nd 3rd and 4th

Our address is 31803 S. Shady Dell Rd. Molalla, Oregon 97038.   

Birthday parties will be permitted by reservation only on Saturdays.

Reservations can be made by calling our event coordinator Tami ( 971 )-334-4651

No walk-in birthday parties or functions will be allowed, with no exceptions.

Public Sunday Park Hours:

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM  

The park gate will open at 11:00AM for our guests to be able to set up in the picnic grounds only.

This gives you an opportunity to see the train preparation these amazing volunteers do for our valuable costumers (you) and your friends and families while visiting the train park.

Please make sure you thank our volunteers. There are no paid employees here at Pacific Northwest Live Steamers

Kindness is priceless and it is everything to us to see a big smile on your faces.

Train rides will begin operating at 11:30 am

The Concession Stand/Souvenir Store will be open and available at

12:00 PM

We are a club of volunteers that rely on the generous donations of those who visit and enjoy the park. Your kind contributions are greatly appreciated in helping us maintain this little property we call our Train Park home. 

Before Arriving at the Park:

We ask that if you feel sick or have been sick in the last 14 days that you please do not visit the park for the health and safety of our volunteers and other visitors. 

While at the park: 

Food and  beverages will not be allowed while on trains, but is welcome in the picnic ground and the queue area.

While you are in the park please follow the directions of our signage, and please do not move picnic tables, as they are positioned for the accessibility of our guests.

Trains will begin running promptly at the time noted above with the last trains leaving the station 15 minutes prior to the park closing. The Park will be closing promptly at the time noted above. 

The Snack Stand: 

Our Concession stand is located within the depot at the center of the park, serving a selection of Americana

Hot foods( pepperoni pizza, super-dog, polish dog, chili dog, cheese nachos, caramel popcorn, Coca-Cola products and more.

Ice cream, Snow Cones, Root beer floats, Italian sodas.

Souvenirs are available, including our most requested and popular

Jr. Engineer’s Kit, to remember your stay and continue the fun at home!

How to Donate or Get Involved: 

The Pacific Northwest Live Steamers is a non-profit organization run entirely by our member volunteers and dependent on the generous donations of our guests and members.

Please click here to see how you  can help, or here for general donations.

Please click here to see how to help us get donations from Fred Meyers.  

If you love trains as much as our members do or are just looking for a fun activity to get involved with that  is outdoors, please talk to any of our members about joining our club.

No experience is necessary and  you do not have to own trains to get involved.

Many of our members do not own trains of their own but still contribute to the park and learn from our many members.

We have members of all ages that  regularly come out to the park to run trains or get involved in maintenance, landscaping, or other activities it takes to run a railroad.  

Say It With Me

ALL ABOARD!

Parties!

Birthdays!

 Family Reunions!

 Corporate Events!

 Special Events!

Make your special event a day to remember at the Molalla Train Park at Shady Dell.

Riding the trains is for all ages, fun has no age limit all are welcome on our trains.

It’s a family event for everyone!

We have a private picnic area with ample picnic tables and green grass.  Our pavilion is a covered area perfect for parties.

Train rides are included with the party reservation.

Parties are scheduled May through October on Saturdays.

Parties include a 3 hour block

From

10am to 1pm

or 2pm to 5pm.

Parties requested at any other time or day may be available, but at an increased price as determined by our event coordinator.

No parties can be scheduled on holiday weekends or days we hold our own special events.

Event dates and times are subject to the availability of the picnic area and train/s crew/s Please call to book a party to reserve that time slot for your special day.

You can call us at (971)-334-4651 Please Reach out to Tami (she) Our Event coordinator and leave a detail message

with your name, phone number and the requested date of the event and (she) will return your phone call as soon as possible.

Pricing:

1-25 people  $160.00

25-50 people $240.00

51-75 people $325.00

76-100 people $410.00

100+ people, call for a quote.

Pricing does not include the cost of reserving the Pavilion, which is an additional $100 and is limited to availability.

Payment in full will be required to hold your requested time slot.

 All payments are non-refundable.

 Any changes to a reservation are subject to an increase in price.

Pricing is subject to change.

Get Involved!

The Molalla Train Park at Shady Dell is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by the Pacific Northwest Live Steamers.

Trains are run by (and often owned by) members of the PNLS, who volunteer their time & talent so that others may enjoy the park for free.

Volunteers maintain the park, including repairing the tracks, landscaping, creating the garden train layout, and cleaning up.

Volunteers manage the snack shop, gift shop,  and handle the accounting, publicity and facility rental.

 Funds come entirely from donations.  

We appreciate all the help you can give to the non profit organization .

Click here to donate

or here to become a member.

You can also help us by linking your Fred Meyers Rewards Card to us.

You do not lose your rewards points, fuel points, or rebates if you do, but we get a donation   from Fred Meyers.

Click here to get more information and to sign up.

Contact Us

You can contact us at 503-829-6866 and leave a message

Or fill out the form below and we’ll get back with you.

Please, please include your phone number # that’s pretty important to get a hold of you back.

on the subject line please address the person you’d like to speak to or wish for to see your message or to whom it may concern.