The Railyard - Springfield, IL
The Railyard is Springfield’s only outdoor food court.
Featuring The Drinking Well (bar), El Dorado, Best Day Ever Bakehouse, Oakview BBQ, Elevated Appetites, The Chicken Coop (NEW!), & Söl Station (Saturday only!).
06/18/2026
The Railyard’s newest vendor - The Chicken Coop - starts tonight! 😍🙌
06/18/2026
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06/17/2026
⚠️ WEATHER UPDATE ⚠️
Due to the threat of severe weather, including the potential for dangerous storms and tornadoes throughout the day, The Railyard will be closed Wednesday, June 17th.
The safety of our guests, vendors, staff, and community is our top priority. We are praying for protection over Springfield and all surrounding communities as this weather system moves through. Please stay weather-aware, have a plan in place, and stay safe.
STAR WARS TRIVIA IS NOW RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8th! If your team signed up - please reach out if you’d like to sign up for the new date!
Weather permitting, we plan to resume normal business hours tomorrow and continue with our regular schedule for the remainder of the week.
We have a fun-filled lineup of events planned for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone back at The Railyard. Be sure to check out our previous posts or visit our website calendar for all the details.
Thank you for your understanding, and please join us in keeping our community in your prayers today. ❤️
— The Railyard Team
06/17/2026
We have some BIG NEWS Railyard fans!
Something fresh is coming to the Railyard.. and we couldn’t be more excited to introduce - THE CHICKEN COOP!
Serving up hand breaded chicken sandwiches, crispy chicken tenders (peep that salad on the menu too 👀🙌), fried smashed potatoes, fresh lemonades, & a lineup of scratch made sauces that will have you coming back for more!
Everything on the menu is made fresh to order using organic pasture raised chicken and fried in 100% beef tallow for incredible flavor.
They open up here this week! Take a look at the menu below and tell us what you’re ordering first 😍🍗
06/16/2026
Here’s what’s happening this week at The Railyard on 66!
Wednesday, June 17th:
•Pending weather - which we’ll keep everyone in the loop - we’ll be open from 4-8pm.
• this is our rescheduled STAR WARS trivia night! It starts at 6:39. Apologies now for if the storms do come and we have to reschedule again!
Thursday, June 18th
•Open to the public from 4-8pm
•during open hours - Elevated Appetites is hosting a special event starting at 6pm for anyone who is a part of the DIVINE 9. There will be a DJ and some special themed drinks for each sorority and fraternity.
Friday, June 19th
•Open from 4-9pm
•DJ Wayzee asked to be here specifically on this night to celebrate Juneteenth with some early 2000s hip hop music! He’ll be here from 6-9pm.
Saturday, June 20th
•Open w/ SPECIAL HOURS for brunch! Open from 9am-9pm.
•Brunch starts at 9am and all brunch specials from each vendor will be available while supplies last. All vendors will start serving full menus starting by 11am (some start sooner!)
• We’ll have live music for brunch by The Speakeasy Trio from 9am-12pm
• We have a special pop up event with Zane & Kaye Thrift Co. They are a pop up thrift store and will be here selling specialty thrifted clothing and antique items
• Later that evening we’ll have The Dreamers & Doers performing from 6-9pm
So much going on this week! We can’t wait to have fun with our amazing community.
06/15/2026
Happening this Thursday!
06/13/2026
The vendors here at The Railyard have some delicious items being featured today along with their regular menus!
Check it out!
Oakview BBQ:
* The Piggy Back Sliders - Two tender smoked pork tenderloin sliders dusted in their hot bbq seasoning, drizzled with bbq sauce, and topped with their fresh backyard bbq slaw
Elevated Appetites:
* Mac & Cheese Eggroll
* T-Swift themed special: Mixed berries w/ chocolate & whipped cream w/ Taylor swift inspired sprinkles & edible glitter all in a fried wonton bowl
Söl Station:
* Mango Green Tea Boba
Lewis Street Food Co:
* Chicken Bacon Ranch Waffle Fries - crispy waffle fries topped with fried chicken breast (pasture raised & antibiotic free), house buttermilk ranch, & bacon
Best Day Ever BakeShop
* Puppy Chow
The Drinking Well - all Taylor Swift themed and will begin at 5pm!
* Midnights Hit Different (vodka mixed drink w/ gold glitter)
* Cruel Summer Cocktail (peach & cranberry vodka club soda)
* Champagne Problems (champagne, strawberry, & pink cotton candy)
We’re open NOW through 9pm with our TAYLOR SWIFT themed night happening from 5-9pm.
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2242 S 6th Street
Springfield, IL
62703
Opening Hours
| Wednesday | 4pm - 8pm |
| Thursday | 4pm - 8pm |
| Friday | 4pm - 9pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 9pm |