Steam in the Christmas Season

PennsyPride94OGR Forum Member

Hey everyone,

This past Friday, November 25th I ventured out to the SRC with a friend to catch their annual Santa's Paradise Express. During these trips they have two train operations. I shot some 4K video which is below, rather dreary weather that day but it definitely made for quite a show. Enjoy the pacing video at the end! (Forgive the shakiness in the pacing video. The road we drove on is very rutted and pitted in some spots making it difficult to hold the camera steady.)

Some pictures:

That evening the SRC hosted its first Night Before Christmas train for the 2016 season. These trains have been around for a couple of years (if not more) now and are extremely popular. The tickets ask that passengers, particularly the kids, dress up in their pajamas to emulate the Polar Express in a sense. During the trip, actors and actresses dressed up in sleeping attire read story books to the children. The trip was sold out that night well in advance of departure so be sure to buy your tickets online before they run out!

Santa has arrived!

Santa

As a discussion point: What are you favorite memories of running/witnessing steam in the Holiday season?

Enjoy!

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