Leader Newspapers- Get tickets now for Santa train ride

Anonymous writes "The Volunteer Railroaders Association has announced the return of their very popular Santa Train Ride. The trains will depart the NJ Transit, Mountain View Station in Wayne on December 1st at approximately 10 AM, 12 Noon and 2 PM for a round trip into Morris Country and back. Then on Sunday December 2nd the train will run from the Glen Rock Borough Hall station at 10:20 am, 12:20 and 2:20 pm where the train will head up into Rockland County and back again.

Each round trip will last about 90 minutes giving everyone plenty of time to enjoy the festivities on the train. Ticket prices are only $8.00 for children under 12 and $12.00 for everyone else. During the ride the Santa will Ho Ho Ho his way through the train and visit each child giving them a special gift from his bag. In addition each child can have his or her picture taken with Santa so they can always remember their ride, so bring your cameras. Also on board will be Mrs. Claus and 3 other cartoon characters sure to entertain the kids and make for a great day out for all on board.

For more information or to order tickets call the VRA at 973-238-0555 or visit them on line at www.santatrain.net. Major credit cards are accepted.

These trips are being run for 2 projects this year. The first is to help raise funds for the United Railroad Historical Societies effort to return a very historic passenger car to New Jersey. The car is a gasoline-electric "Doodlebug" motorcar, was built for the Erie Railroad in March 1931 and is numbered 5012. The "Doodlebug" had a short-lived working career and was retired after only 20 years in June of 1951.

The second is to continue to raise funds to restore and preserve the historic NYS&W Hawthorne train station. This little train station has been sitting on the corner of Diamond Bridge and Royal Avenues in Hawthorne for over 100 years It is a fixture in the middle of town and is one of the stations the 5012 stopped at, when it spent a few years on the NYS&W. In addition the VRA will use the funds to continue to support the effort to create a New Jersey State Transportation Museum and Heritage Center. So while you are enjoying a great day out on the rails with the kids you will also be helping to preserve New Jersey’s rich transportation for generations to come. So why not gather up the kids and Grandparents and join the VRA, Santa and his friends on these fun train rides.

Tickets for the trains usually sell out quickly so don’t delay call or visit them on-line today. The VRA staffs their ticket office on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 to 10 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4 pm all other times just leave a message for a return call. The Volunteer Railroaders Association is a federally recognized 501(c)3 non-profit corporation"

		Email: Thursday, September 02, 2010 06:38 pm