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Take the kids for a ride on the Pumpkin Train!

October 25, 2014
Pumpkin Train is a Fall tradition not to be missed at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, CA.
On October 25th and 26th, ride a trolley to the pumpkin patch where you can pick out and decorate your own pumpkin.

In addition to the trolley ride, there will be a bounce house, children's games, a balloon entertainer, bubble wands, storytelling during a decorated train ride, Spooky Caboose and child-size train rides. Wear your costume and take part in a costume contest at 12:30 p.m. each day.

It's our annual Halloween event and it's sure to please the whole family. 

Ages 12 and up $18, 5 to 11, $14.00, 2 to 4, $7,(includes good size pumpkin). Member tickets are 12 and up, $9 and 2 to 11, $7. Each paid ticket includes a free good-sized pumpkin. An extra pumpkin is $7. Child-size train rides are an extra nominal charge.

The trolley to the pumpkin patch and the decorated train depart from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. It's advised you call the museum to make your reservations at 951-943-3020.

The non-profit, volunteer-run Orange Empire Railway Museum,  2201 S. "A" St., Perris, CA, has been preserving Southern California's railway history since 1956. Home to over 200 historic railway cars and locomotives from Los Angeles and the West, the museum's 90-acre site in Perris, California is open to the public 363 days a year. Railway trains operate every weekend. Come experience a day of family fun exploring the large grounds and riding the trains and trolleys that helped create the Southern California we know today. Check out our calendar for a listing of special events, including steam train operations. Click HERE.