Sugar Express

04/10/2026

Due to a recent and tragic structural fire, the railroad bridge over Fish Eating Creek, between Clewiston and Lake Placid, has sustained significant damage.

Our team is already working with professional bridge contractors to rebuild the structure as quickly and safely as possible, but it will not be ready in time for the April 25 Lake Placid Limited.

As a result, this trip has been canceled. All ticket holders will receive automatic refunds over the coming days. This is the only event in the remaining season affected.

To provide another opportunity to ride, we’ve added a new Lake Placid Limited on Saturday, May 30, to conclude our spring season!

🎟️ Visit www.sugarexpress.com for updates and booking details.

We appreciate your patience, and we look forward to welcoming you back aboard soon!

03/12/2026

Clewiston Sugar Festival is here! Join us aboard the Sugar Fest Spritzer Excursion Train on Friday and the Sugar Fest Local Train Ride on Saturday!

We're fired up for Clewiston Sugar Festival with two great steam-powered offerings.

On Friday, March 13th, the Sugar Fest Spritzer Excursion Train departs for guests 21-and-over, with first class tickets that include light refreshments, snacks, and appetizers, with additional beverages available for purchase on board.

On Saturday, March 14th, the Sugar Fest Local Train Ride will offer 1.5 hour trips out and back aboard our historic train during the festival.

03/02/2026

March is here — and it's time Raise Cane! 🚂🌱 Catch us during the Clewiston Sugar Festival on March 13th or 14th, or aboard the NEWLY added Lake Placid Limited excursion on March 28th.

02/20/2026

Scott Ogle helps keep U.S. Sugar on the right track! This , we’re celebrating Scott Ogle, Railroad Superintendent at U.S. Sugar. Scott is the engineer behind the Santa Express, which partners with Toys for Tots each Christmas to deliver thousands of donated presents to families across the five counties where our railroad operates. His work reflects U.S. Sugar’s commitment to community, teamwork and keeping South Florida’s agricultural history moving forward. 🚂

02/10/2026

We're fired up for Clewiston Sugar Festival with two great steam-powered offerings.

On Friday, March 13th, the Sugar Fest Spritzer Excursion Train departs for guests 21-and-over, with first class tickets that include light refreshments, snacks, and appetizers, with additional beverages available for purchase on board.

On Saturday, March 14th, the Sugar Fest Local Train Ride will offer 1.5 hour trips out and back aboard our historic train during the festival.

01/27/2026

This year's Lake Placid Limited has been extremely popular. So much so that we've added a NEW DATE – March 28th! This is our signature excursion, with Open Air, Deluxe Coach, and First Class Tickets now available! Our train departs Clewiston at 10:00 AM and winds through the sugarcane fields, orange groves, and marshlands at 40MPH and features a 3-hour layover in the historic town of Lake Placid. Take in the farmer's market, local shops, and enjoy the sights and sounds of Florida railroading with us!

01/20/2026

We’d like to thank the intrepid guests who joined us for two unforgettable days behind No. 148 this past weekend, roaming the South Central Florida Express mainline for a special 1960s-themed photo charter rooted in the locomotive’s original U.S. Sugar career. From first light to magic hour, our crews recreated scenes that echoed the waning days of steam in the Glades communities. This was our most geographically diverse group yet, with photographers joining us from Switzerland, Germany, and across the United States, with one guest remarking that the weekend was "therapeutic." It's an incredible amount of work, but worth it to share the culture and heritage of our region.

01/17/2026

It’s a 1960s sight in the sugarcane fields this morning.

01/12/2026

The sights and sounds of steam in the new year! Our Lake Placid Limited trips are already booking up fast, and we've added new times for our diesel-powered Sunset & Suds Excursions on January 23, February 20, March 27, April 24, and May 15! This week, we're gearing up for our Steam Railroading Photographers Special, where you can get photos and video just like this! Check out our offerings at sugarexpress.com.

01/07/2026

We're proud to announce that our Pullman car "Clewiston" has officially entered service and that it is available for group charters aboard our Lake Placid Limited trips!

Built in April 1911 by Pullman Company, Car No. 7505 began its life on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rolling office suite for the railroad’s top executives. In those days, managers crisscrossed the system in style, riding from division points to big-city terminals in their own traveling headquarters,

From 1929 to 1960, the car steadily worked its way down the management ladder, from general managers to superintendents to local area bosses, until finally landing in Maintenance-of-Way service, After clocking out service on the Pennsylvania in 1960, the car eventually found new life in private hands, lovingly restored by James H. Clement, son of Pennsylvania Railroad president Martin Clement, before being donated to the Galveston Railroad Museum.

Today, this well-traveled veteran pays tribute to the town that made U.S. Sugar possible. After more than a century on the rails, it’s ready for company with a recently completed interior renovation. This car seats approximately 15 guests and features solarium lounge seating, a dining room, and private suites.

01/05/2026

To celebrate the new year, we're headed back to the 1950s! This past weekend, our crews tested a potential night photo location for our Steam Railroading Photographers Special on January 17th and 18th. We've just opened up a few more slots, so join us for two days of late-steam-era action with No. 148 backdated to its United States Sugar Corporation livery, pulling both freight and passenger trains for photographers and videographers from around the world!