New Hope and Ivyland Railroad
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"Choo choose to ride at holidaytime."
My family has only ever gone on this train ride during the holidays when it becomes The North Pole Express. You ride the train with Santa and Mrs. Claus. You listen to a story (although it is hard to hear it over train acoustics), enjoy free hot (its actually warm) chocolate and cookies, and Santa comes around to all of the families on the train so that you can take pictures with him. They have holiday music as well. It's fun to do this with the kids, although keep in mind the temperament of your kids. Little ones who find it torture to sit still for the long ride might not enjoy it as much, but we have gone back at least 2 years now and it's fun.
I'd also recommend the Return to the North Pole Express, which runs after the holidays so that you can take Santa and Mrs Claus back to the North Pole. Same type of deal without the refreshments. I can't remember if Santa comes to visit with each family on this one, but I think so. We liked this one b/c it wasn't as crowded and we went during the day when we had none of the commitments of the holidays to contend with. The kids liked it since it was a day trip and they could see out the windows. Nice for something to do after the holidays betw Christmas and New Years.
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"Fun with the Family"
The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, built in 1889, eventually made the canal obsolete. If you take this train on its forty-five-minute narrated trip to Lahaska, you will notice a curved trestle bridge. If this bridge looks like something right out of The Perils of Pauline, that’s because this actually was the bridge that was used in the 1914 movie series.
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