After almost five months of renovations, the Cedar Rock Railroad at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park reopened to visitors with a new track, locomotive and train.

The details

The railroad temporarily closed Dec. 16 to allow owner and operator Ken Knowles to design, deconstruct and reconstruct the railroad, Knowles said in an email to Community Impact.

The railroad’s hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to a Williamson County Parks Facebook post. The new locomotive is called Juniper, according to a Cedar Rock Railroad Facebook post.

How we got here


The kid-friendly railroad originally opened to passengers Dec. 18, 2004, Knowles said. A formal grand reopening for the new railroad will take place Memorial Day weekend from May 24-26.

“There used to be cows in the field next to the park back then and now we are surrounded by neighborhoods,” Knowles said in the email. “The park is in a great location for all these new families moving in.”

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Knowles also owns and operates Texas Bells and Whistles, which built the Beagle Express Railroad at Knott’s Berry Farm in California, he said.