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Train trips

Is there a train that runs from Tavares to Mount Dora and Eustis? If so, does anyone have a website address for the service? I can find references to a tourist train, but not all the details.

Good question. Short answer: there *used* to be a tourist train running between Tavares and Mount Dora / Eustis, but the service is now discontinued or very limited. Here’s a detailed breakdown.

Is there a train now from Tavares → Mount Dora / Eustis?

  • The historic Tavares, Eustis & Gulf Railroad (TE&G) ran a tourist excursion called the *Orange Blossom Cannonball*, with round-trip service between Tavares and Mount Dora.
  • The Orange Blossom Cannonball’s *depot locations* were in Tavares (at 305 E Ruby St) and Mount Dora (150 W 3rd Ave).
  • However, the service was discontinued: the last runs were scheduled around March 2017.
  • More recently, reports indicate that passenger train service between Tavares and Mount Dora has ended.

What about other train options?

  • There was an Inland Lakes Railway, which offered several themed excursions:
    • A “Mount Dora Meteor” daytime excursion between Mount Dora and Tavares.
    • An “Orange Blossom Dinner Train” departing from Eustis.
    • A “Magnolia Sun Lunch Train” more locally around Eustis.
    But as of recent reports, these are not operating. The TE&G service, which previously ran some of these or overlapping routes, ended, and there is no clear, active tourist railroad with regular public excursions along those lines now.

Where can you find more info (or confirm current status)?

  • The old website for the Orange Blossom Cannonball was orangeblossomcannonball.com.
  • Check local Lake County news sources like *Mount Dora Buzz* for updates; they cover local train-tourist operations and when services change.

Bottom line: as of now, there is *no active, regular passenger tourist train* running between Tavares and Mount Dora like there was in the past. The most recent and well-known operation (TE&G / Orange Blossom Cannonball) ended around 2017, and efforts to restore or maintain that service have not brought it back in full. If you’re interested in historic or scenic rail excursions, it’s worth monitoring local tourism sites or rail-enthusiast groups for any revival, but you probably can’t count on a train trip between those towns at this moment.

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