Absolutely loved it and would definitely go again! The kids were thoroughly enchanted and so were the adults! After the story time when they released the snow it made it even more magical!

Awesome experience. Well worth the money. Lots of memories made with grandchildren. Kids loved it.

We love the train. During Christmas time they read a story, provide free hot chocolate and gingerbread man. They also have small concessions you can buy. The cars are enclosed with fans and heaters. The windows open on hot days, and they have an open air car for enjoying the sights.The whole trip is about 90 minutes and a ton of family fun.

Children and parents alike enjoyed the Christmas Express. The children didnt want to leave! Decorated cars, an open car, the refreshments car, the holiday story... All made for a great family experience; creating memories that will last for years to come!

Really enjoyed the All Hallows’ Eve Special. There’s an open car for you to get some fresh air and much greater view of everything you’re passing. Also a snack car, which is nice.It was great to take the ride at night, but I’d definitely like to go back and see everything in the daylight.I’m glad there’s something like this in Knoxville. Prices aren’t bad and it’s a great way to see the city from a different perspective.

Nice couple hour long train ride. But the last half of the ride is in reverse the same way we came no loop ride.

Create great memories! Ride in a Pullman car, enjoy hot chocolate and other refreshments, and heat a wonderful story. Good for all ages, but especially younger kids. Dont miss it!

Trains are always exciting to me and this train ride is a must if you are able to go. Great holiday rides too. Thanks!

Christmas train is awesome. We really enjoyed it, 90 minutes. Some interesting and pretty views. Staff do a great job.

A real train ride feel..The train cars were decorated for the season and refreshments could be found. I enjoyed the views from the train..Thoroughly enjoyable.

For the kids. It was just ok even then. Needs more activity on board.

It was a unique thing to do on a Saturday afternoon with the kids. Would of been nicer if there was more scenic views rather than seeing all of the University, all the sports fields and construction yards.

A must do Knoxville experience. A slow down and enjoy the sights and some local color. Staff and equipment, thumbs up. The Halloween decorations, different themes for each car. Our ride today was the second in 2 weeks. I cant believe weve not taken advantage of the 3RR until now.

Train ride was nice. Nice concession area. Bathrooms on board. Wouldve liked to have some informative, narrative things on the area, river, history.

Loved it! Perfect combination of tradition and fun. It was great seeing the city from this perspective, my family certainly enjoyed it.

We had a wonderful time during the Johnson University Alumni Weekend train ride. The scenery was magnificent.

We rode during Christmas time and they had hot chocolate and ginger bread cookies. The open back car was amazing and so much fun!

What a great time! Very festive! Affordable snacks are available

Sorry, was NOT impressed at all. Though to be fair it was a Christmas time and it was full of unruly kids running and screaming. Not my idea of enjoyable.

Great ride up the merger of the three rivers.

Depot is adorable. Ill update after the Christmas train ride.

Had a lot of fun. Staff and volunteers were great!

Had fun with the family for a Lantern Ride through Knoxville.Santa, coco, and story time! First train rides with kids always makes it more exciting. Everyone wanted a bit faster ride but overall enjoyed the day.

Nothing was wrong with staff or the train itself! But my complain is the route is not that wow you would pay considerable top Dollars $$$... If I would drive parallel and along the river/ Nyaland Dr/ toward South Knoxville, it is more enjoyable!!!

Great little ride. Decorated for Halloween and a a story time for the kids.

My toddler loved the train and Santa was great!

I have done this twice and loved it both times. We bring a back pack with some sandwiches and have dinner on the train.There are three cars, each with a different theme and one car has a story teller and/or a guide to tell you about whats going on (i personally prefer the frontmost car as its usually fairly empty or the open car where youre outside an able to see everything around you).

Had a wonderful Christmas ride with the whole family. The staff was delightful, story time was great & the Junior Engineers were delightful! Riding outside on the open car was extra fun for the little ones and the adults had fun watching their reactions the entire time. Ticket prices are a little high, but it was money well spent. Santa made an appearance & the afternoon was a success!

Beautiful train ride, specially on the steam engine!

Great train ride with a little history lesson along the 2 hour round trip excursion. Very relaxing

We really enjoyed the three rivers rambler Christmas lantern express. I took my daughter and grandkids there and we had fun. They really liked story time and of course they were excited to see Santa. Its definitely a place thats fun for the whole family.

Train ride of 90 minutes. Disappointing with no narration. Coming from out of state we were hoping to have a local history lesson. Instead we looked at the river, wondering what river it was, etc.

Great to do with the kids.

Exciting, beautiful and breathtaking!

It was a lot of fun, everyone super nice. Hot chocolate & gingerbread cookies a sweet treat. Dont be afraid to take kids, there were a lot of families.

If you are looking for something Christmasy to do with your kids, this is then thing to do! Unfortunately, my husband and I didnt know this. It was interesting but not necessarily something we wanted to do on our own. But they have great touches which really add to the magic for kids.

We had a great time. If you havent done so already I hope you have a chance to do it. Thank you for the great experience.

It was so much fun. Beautiful Christmas decor, and Santa who spoke with each child and posed for pictures, lovely adventure! Will do again.

Fun experience!

The Christmas Lantern Express packed lots of extras we werent expecting, like activity sheets, fun coloring pages, holiday books, free hot chocolate and the kids all took home a bell necklace, cookie and craft. Fun family activity!

We have taken train rides on the Three Rivers Rambler since it first opened. I love how they keep changing up with the season to keep the experience new. The conductors are very knowledge and Rick was especially helpful on our last trip. I recommend this for anyone of any age. It is fun for kids or is sweet for couples and it is nostalgic for those wanting to remember.

Ot was an enjoyable trip.

Themed rides are really fun!

Short but fun trip

This was a unique Christmas experience as I took my two grandchildren (4 & 6 year old). Unfortunately the train is very old and is overdue for an update. The seats and facilities are in poor condition and Unfortunately this takes away from the experience.The open air car is in very poor condition with wooden seats that can easily create splinters for the kids. The train ride looks more fun than it really is.

Lots of fun. Train operators provide a memorable experience for everyone, especially for children on the Red Lantern Express.

Fabulous family fun. We went on the Halloween special train ride. It was beautifully decorated. We even got a few goodies.

Took the grand babies, 2 and 4, on the Halloween excursion. They loved it as did we. Definitely recommend. Cant wait for the Christmas one.

Excellent views of the bridges and rivers near downtown Knoxville. Definitely choose a seat on the right side as you head out. You will get mostly better views on that side of the train.The staff was excellent, and extremely friendly to our young kids. Very family friendly thing to do in Knoxville.

Great ride, great people.

Upon arriving at the new University Commons depot, everything was brand new & clean. My family and I rode the Spring train with the outdoor car since the weather was perfect. My 6 year old son had a blast since hes been a train fan since he was 2. We have been on other train rides before but this was our first ride with a steam engine and we all had fun. They do have train tables in the depot & on the train so if your little one is one of those that gets upset when they have to leave them, consider yourself warned. I would definitely recommend this train as the staff is courteous and the scenery is wonderful.

Very nice train ride with Scenic views of downtown Knoxville and Countryside really enjoyable 2 hour train ride all of the train conductors was very nice

Never again. To me it was a waste of money.

I mean how is a train ride not 5 stars?

Great experience! We rode the Lantern Express around Christmas and loved it. We will make this a yearly tradition as our kids absolutely loved it!!

Awesome train to ride at Christmas. Wonderful staff. They have a lift for handicap folks. That made it so easy for my wife.You have to do this .

The train ride with Santa was so much fun.The Hot Chocolate and Gingerbread Cookie were so good.

Great for kids and adults! Christmas train was very festive, and we loved story time!

One of the best train ride that my wife and I have been on.

Beautiful views. The decorations for Halloween were very cute. The staff is friendly.

Boring! Scenery is not very nice. Tons of screaming little children. Not doing this again.

This was a nice trip to take my grandchildren on being handicap accessible is not as good being able to get onto the train I wanted to take the kids on a train ride to enjoy one of my grandchildren is already gone on he seem to have like in it I dont think theyre going to be going back this year I guess were going to find a new thing to do but at least they got the experience Santa was absolutely wonderful but like I said the handicap accessibility needs to be improved thank you have a wonderful day

Great Christmas train

It was a cool trip through Knoxville and was very well themed for Halloween. Great views of Neyland Stadium and the river.

Awesome. Real steam locomotive. They offer themed rides for Halloween and Christmas too. Kids love it and adults also.

Fun Christmas atmosphere

A lot of fun and very accommodating to our needs.

Fun experience especially with a group of friends!

Love taking the Coal Christmas Train with family & Friends.

Trains are dumb and these goobers lay on the horn 24/7 as they go by my apartment.

Had a great time on their Christmas train with the family

Doesnt go very fast. The route is not amazing. Pretty cool to be on a train though.

Was a good day. My nephew loved it.

Great trip!

My six year old had a blast!

So much fun! A very special experience. LOVE IT!

Amazing! Beautifully decorated train with friendly staff and lots of extra accomodations that we didnt expect! We will be back soon!

A nice train ride, it was setup for Halloween so some kids in costume. Need naration along the way. Points of interest were hard to pick out from the train.

Kid friendly. Great staff. We had a wonderful day.

Fun ride!

Great attraction for the kids during the holidays.

Not bad!

Enjoyed the train ride! Fun for kids and adults too

Dont be minutes late....missed the fan train because of city trafic!

Very unique experience. Very fun for families. Relaxed way to spend an afternoon.

Fun ride

Nice gift shop. Will ride the train soon. The train is beautiful.

Nice ride on a comfortable train; great for kids! (Though watch out for the horn)

Great family friendly experience!

Christmas ride was very fun!

Loved this adventure!!! This was so much fun with our cub scouts!

Neat tour. Would have preferred it to not stop and reverse as I had heard it used to do in the past.

My family had a great time on the Christmas Lantern Express!

Nice ride!!!

Very fun outing. A bit pricey, but unique

You get what you pay for

Awesome train ride with great views!

The eateries and shops at the end really is the highlight after the rides.

Ok

A bit overpriced, not much scenery. Its good for children