Hey, that's too funny. I have been planning a 3 or 4 day trip to SSM for the Agawa Caynon this October as well. My husband has talked about the train for years but we hesitated on bringing the kids. Now that they're both in high school this fall, I'm looking at us going mid-week and leaving the kids with my Dad. They'll be in school during the day and have newspapers to deliver right after school to keep them busy.
I booked the hotel and tickets separately however. Where did you see packages? Is it on their website?
Did you know they used to run a Snow Train??!! I only found out about it a couple of months ago. I came across a review that talked about last year's newly reburished trains; food options; etc. You don't get to leave the train at the canyon however. The article said the Snow Train runs January - March. Imagine how beautiful the scenery would be!! All the snow and frozen waterfalls, rivers, lakes. But when I e-mailed Agaway Caynon train the person wrote back the Snow Train doesn't run anymore.
So sad. We never knew about the Snow Train before.