Thursday, April 02, 2015

Easter Is Almost Here

Received the following via email.


Easter is this weekend! 


Easter is this weekend, and that means this Friday and Saturday will be your last chance this year to visit Peter Cottontail on the BR&W Railroad!

A limited number of seats are still available for all departures this Friday and Saturday. Trains depart Flemington Station only. Visit our website for the complete schedule of departures. Reservations are required, and are now available through our website!

Don't forget to ask your Conductor to tell you all about our exciting project to extend the length of our Summer Excursion train rides!
Easter Bunny Express - 2015
Sunday March 22, 2015 to Saturday April 4, 2015 Celebrate Spring aboard the Black River & Western Railroad with Peter Cottontail! The Bunny himself will ride each train and give every child a tasty treat. These round-trip trains all depart FLEMINGTON STATION. Trains run rain or shine.


Opening Day 2015
Sunday May 17, 2015 Come join us as we celebrate our 50th anniversary! For one day only we are offering tickets for our Flemington-Ringoes excursions at our original 1965 prices of $1.00 per child and $2.00 per adult (plus ticketing service fee). Passengers will enjoy a steam-powered Flemington-Ringoes round-trip excursion and receive a souvenir ticket - a reproduction of our original 1965 tickets!

ALL PASSENGERS MUST BOARD AT FLEMINGTON STATION DURING THIS EVENT. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.


Comedy Night Fundraiser
Friday May 22, 2015 This one-night-only fundraising event will feature a train ride from Flemington to Ringoes and 1 hour comedy set by Raymond the Amish Comic. Proceeds from this event support our project to rehabilitate the Alexauken Division to extend the length of our passenger train excursions! ---Raymond's comedy set is aimed at an adult audience and not recommended for young children.---


Caboose Trains - 2015

Saturday June 6, 2015 to Saturday August 22, 2015 Enjoy an evening train ride from Ringoes to Flemington and return in one of our historic cabooses! Cabooses from several railroads are available and include bay window, cupola, and wide-vision models.

THIS TRAIN BOARDS AT RINGOES STATION - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.


Readin' Railroad Story Time - 2015
Saturday June 13, 2015 to Saturday August 15, 2015 Enjoy a round-trip excursion between Flemington and Ringoes, and a reading of a popular children's book. Kids can follow along with their own copy of the book! Reservations required. "A" tickets are Adult tickets (age 12+). "C" tickets are Child tickets (under age 12). Make sure you consider how many books you want when choosing which tickets to purchase. Only tickets that indicate "1 book" in their description include a book!

THIS TRAIN DEPARTS FROM FLEMINGTON STATION - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.