Central Park was privatized in 1999, and the track and one of the stations was subsequently restored.
The railway currently operates as a private enterprise using a miniature Italian diesel locomotive built to look like a steam locomotive with three open carriages.
A fake tunnel that is too small for any of the traditional locomotives or carriages has been erected over the railway track.
Prior to entering the tunnel, actors playing Native Americans sometimes pretend to attack the train.
Inside the tunnel, the railway sometimes puts on a puppet show.
At the end of August 2001, the wooden Dostyk station building burned down.
Central Park was privatized in 1999, and the track and one of the stations was subsequently restored. The railway currently operates as a private enterprise using a miniature Italian diesel locomotive built to look like a steam locomotive with three open carriages. A fake tunnel that is too small for any of the traditional locomotives or carriages has been erected over the railway track. Prior to entering the tunnel, actors playing Native Americans sometimes pretend to attack the train. Inside the tunnel, the railway sometimes puts on a puppet show. At the end of August 2001, the wooden Dostyk station building burned down.
Alma-Ata Children's Railway