The Charlie Russell Chew Choo Is A Real Montana Adventure

The popular Charlie Russell Chew Choo is arguably one of Montana's most fun attractions. Whether you choose a dinner train, the North Pole Adventure, the new Cinco De Mayo Train or the new Wandering Wizard Train, you're about to set forth on an memory making Montana adventure.

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The Charlie Russell Chew Choo Is Adding New Rides

According to ABC Montana, the Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce is adding new rides on the famous Charlie Russell Chew Choo. The chamber is excited for a much bigger season for the Chew Choo. The chamber has added a thousand fifty new seats this year.

May 3 Is The Cinco De May Train

  • Cinco De Mayo themed ride and decorations
  • Live music from Mariachis Del Corazon
  • Chips, salsa and queso served
  • Tickets are $69 per person
  • One train leaves at 5 pm the other at 7:30pm
  • After party at the Spike Lounge at the Yogo Inn

Wandering Wizard Train is coming on October 18, 2025

The owls tell me there will be 169 tickets available for that magical ride. The rest is under an invisibility cloak until closer to the event.

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WARNING: This Great Falls Parking Lot Is FULL Of Potholes

Charlie Russell Chew Choo Dinner Train:

  • May 10, 2025
  • June 7, 2025
  • June 21, 2025
  • July 5, 2025
  • July 19, 2025
  • July 26, 2025
  • August 10, 2024
  • August 23, 2024
  • September 7, 2025
  • September 20, 2025
  • October 4, 2025

These are 4 1/2 hour trips that include dinner, no host bar, and live music in climate controlled cars.

The North Pole Adventure:

  • November 29, 2025
  • December 5, 2025
  • December 6, 2025
  • December 12, 2025
  • December 13, 2025
  • December 19, 2025
  • December 20, 2025

Tickets to the North Pole Adventure sell out pretty quickly. Click here to get information on when tickets go on sale and how much they run.

Old Chicago Pizza Is Finally Open In Great Falls

All trains board at the Hanover Boarding Station about 20 or so minutes from Main Street in Lewistown, or 10 miles.

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Charlie Russell Chew Choo, Lewistown, Montana

Dinner Train, Charlie Russell Chew Choo, Lewistown, Montana

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