Why Children Line Up to Ride the Miniature Steam Train at This Peoria, Illinois Park

A little train whistle on a Friday evening can turn an ordinary night into pure magic for a carful of restless kids. Somewhere in Illinois, families gather at a late-19th-century park where a fun-sized train chugs a loop past a lagoon, a zoo, and gardens, all for just three dollars a ride. It is the kind of old-fashioned treat that costs almost nothing but sticks in a child’s memory for years. Here is everything worth knowing before you pack the wagon and go. Where The Whistle Blows In Peo