Would You Do It?

How many of you have ridden on a real train?  Not the train at the zoo, or in the mall, and not the train at the airport, but a train like Amtrak?  Steve and I have both been on trains in Europe.  I was even fortunate enough to ride on a vintage 1940's train through the Czeck Republic, in addition to modern trains through Belgium and The Netherlands.  I can tell you, that old Czeck train was NOT comfortable like the modern trains are, and that was the first time that I have ever gotten motion sickness!  But it was cool looking! 
All three of my kids have always been interested in trains.  Thomas The Tank Engine does a pretty complete job of capturing the imaginations of children.  Gabriel has had trains since he was Nathan's age, so has Annalise.  Nathan, of course, has trains now too.  Gabriel and Annalise love to play with Nathan's trains as much has Nathan does! 
That having been said, I've been looking into taking a trip by train.  I've found out that Amtrak doesn't go everywhere, like airplanes do.  With a few exceptions, Amtrak runs up and down both the east and west coasts of the country.   So, I looked at the two nearest points of interest to us, and thought maybe we would make an over night train trip to one of them. 
The nearest point of interest to the north of us is Savannah, GA.  I've been to Savannah one time, and I've always wanted to go back.  It's so pretty, and the historic district is just amazing!  All those squares!  Plus Savannah offers quite a few different kinds of walking tours.  Gabriel and Annalise would think the Churches and Cemeteries tour is cool.  Yeah, I know, what can I say, they are my children!  Nathan isn't going to think anything is cool.  He's too little.  That's why God made strollers, parks, and ice cream.
The nearest point of interest to the south is Orlando.  I don't have to spell out the attractions in Orlando.  They are known world wide. 
Considering cost; a trip to Savannah is actually doable for our strained budget.  A trip to Orlando, not so much.  Considering time; the train ride up to Savannah is about 2 1/2 hours.  The train ride down to Orlando is nearly 4 hours.  As cool as riding on a train might be to them at first, I really believe that all three of my children would be over it well before we got to Orlando! 
So it looks like Savannah wins the "train trip" destination, right?  Not quite.  The other thing I've found out is that the trains don't run all the time, like airplanes do. Well, it seems there are only two trains that go from Jacksonville to Savannah.  One at 5 pm, and one at 11 pm.  That's not so bad.  We leave here around 5, and get to Savannah around 7:30, get something to eat and check into the hotel.  (The 11pm train is out completely.  That gives all new meaning to "Taking the Midnight Train to Georgia" and I'm not a Gladys Knight or a Pip fan!)  We could then get up in the morning and do a tour, and puts around, maybe go to Tybee, and then go back home around 5 and get home around 7:30, get some dinner and go to bed in our own beds.  Cool little trip!  Well, the schedule is COMPLETELY different for trains going from Savannah to Jacksonville!  There are still only two trains to choose from, but they both leave before dawn!  One leaves at 4:30am, the other leaves at 6:50am.  Not cool!! 
Back at the drawing board, I notice that the train that goes from here to Orlando stops in a  little town called DeLand, FL. 
http://www.deland.org/pages/index

The trip from Jacksonville to DeLand is about 2 hours by train.  There is a morning train around 10am, which would put us there around lunch time, then an afternoon train the next day that would get us home just before dinnertime.  Perfect schedule!
The question is, would you take your family on a train trip to some unknown tiny town in the middle of nowhere Florida just for the experience of riding on a train, and exploring a new little town?  Is it worth it?  What do you think?