Danbury Pumpkin Patch Train Returns to the Danbury Railway Museum

According to a press release from the Danbury Railway Museum, the annual “Husking Bee” Pumpkin Patch Train is coming back this fall, giving families a pretty cool way to celebrate the season without having to just sit around carving pumpkins at home.

The event takes place October 10th and 11th, October 17th and 18th, October 24th and 25th, October 31st, and November 1st. Things get started at 10 a.m., with trains leaving at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. On Saturday nights, there will also be a special 6:30 p.m. twilight train with some extra activities at the pumpkin patch.

The train ride itself is only about 20 minutes, but there’s plenty to do once you get there. Riders will travel through the historic railyard in a vintage 1920s passenger car pulled by an old diesel-electric locomotive. Once you arrive at the pumpkin patch, everyone gets to pick out a free pumpkin, and there will also be free cider and cookies.

There are plenty of photo opportunities, a vintage tractor, and, for those feeling brave, the return of the haunted caboose. The museum’s exhibits and model train layouts will also be open, and you can check out actual historic railroad cars and locomotives in the railyard.

Saturday’s 11 a.m. train will once again be the Storytime Express. The event happens rain or shine and helps support the nonprofit, volunteer-run museum.

The Danbury Railway Museum is located at 120 White Street in Danbury, inside the restored 1903 Danbury Union Station. The museum features more than 70 vintage railroad cars and locomotives, along with plenty of local railroad history.

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