South Carolina’s railroad history stretches all the way back to 1827, when the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company ran the nation’s first regularly scheduled passenger train. Today, visitors to Heritage Park in Simpsonville can ride a replica steam engine model scale train that mimics the trains that used to pass through Simpsonville in a bygone era.

All aboard the Heritage Park Railway, which departs the train station deck at Heritage Park in Simpsonville.
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The miniature train takes laps around the entire park, ball fields and all, at Heritage Park.
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Kids and kids at heart will get a thrill from a ride in the open-air passenger cars pulled by the replica engine.
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Rides are offered Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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It also passes by some replica landmarks built around the park, including a trestle that passes over a train underpass. The route travels over both the upper and lower track.
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There's no need to book your tickets ahead of time. You can buy tickets on site at the park. They are $3 each; kids under the age of two ride for free with a ticketed adult.
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Heritage Park is located 17 miles from downtown Greenville and a mere 89 miles from downtown Columbia.
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Learn more about this fun family-oriented activity with a visit to the Simpsonville website, here.

Make a full day of this trip by adding a stop at Cedar Falls Park in nearby Fountain Inn to your itinerary!

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Heritage Park, 861 SE Main St, Simpsonville, SC 29681, USA