The EASTER BUNNY WILL ONCE AGAIN PAY A VISIT TO THE DANBURY RAILWAY
MUSEUM AND YOU CAN TAKE A RIDE IN A VINTAGE TRAIN THROUGH THE HISTORIC
RAILYARD TO VISIT HIM. This popular annual family event will take
place on Saturday & Sunday, April 4 & 5, and Friday & Saturday, April
10 & 11. Museum hours are 10:00-4:00 on Friday and Saturday; noon-4:00
on Sunday. TRAINS LEAVE EVERY 30 MINUTES FROM 10:30 to 2:30 on
Saturday (no TRAIN AT 12:00 or 12:30); and on Sunday, 12:30 to 2:30.
Admission is $12.00 (age 2 and over); each child will receive a small
gift from the BUNNY. Reservations are available and may be made by
VISITING THE MUSEUM’s Web site at
http://www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org/easter.htm
[http://www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org/easter.htm]. The short TRAIN RIDE
IN A FULLY-restored 1953 New Haven RR Rail Diesel Car (Budd RDC), will
take VISITORS PAST THE HISTORIC TURNTABLE—currently undergoing a
major restoration— over 70 VINTAGE RAILROAD CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES,
and many unique pieces of railroad history, including a Boston & Maine
steam locomotive built in 1907. The TRAIN RIDE WILL STOP AT THE EASTER
BUNNY’s special railroad car. The museum’s beautifully restored
circa-1910 Railway Post Office (RPO) car will also be open. Of course,
the exhibits inside the restored 1903 Danbury station will be open,
along with a coloring station, temporary tattoos, Thomas® play table,
and the operating model TRAIN LAYOUTS. A fully-stocked gift shop will
also be open. The DANBURY RAILWAY MUSEUM is a non-profit organization,
staffed solely by volunteers, and is dedicated to the preservation of,
and education about, railroad history. The museum is located in the
restored 1903 Danbury Station and rail yard at 120 WHITE STREET,
Danbury, CT. For further information, VISIT THE WEB SITE AT
http://www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org
[http://www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org], email info@danburyrail.org, or
call the museum at 203-778-8337.
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