My family and I are huge Lancaster, PA fans. After spending a weekend there last spring visiting the Strasburg Railroad, The Amish Village and The Choo Choo Barn we were all taken in by the slower paced beauty of Lancaster County. Open year-round the Strasburg Railroad and Choo Choo Barn will begin their Holiday Displays and events in the coming weeks. Strasburg Railroad passenger will meet Santa Claus. Kicking off on Thanksgiving weekend Santa’s Paradise Express will chug along the tracks November 29-30, December 1, 7-8, 14-15 and 21-22, 2013.
Children enjoy a 45-minute train ride as Santa, carolers and musicians stroll from car-to-car on the journey to Paradise, PA, and back. Santa greets each child aboard the train and gives them a train-themed gift (for children ages 3 to 11). The holiday festivities continue on the platform of the East Strasburg Station as the air is filled with sounds of the season and holiday decorations adorn the station.
Photo Credit: Strasburg Railroad
After the train ride, children are treated to old time holiday storybook readings in the caboose at the station. Families can also enjoy the Tinsel Trolley ride (a self-propelled motor car), a warm, fun trip down the tracks, all included in the ticket price. For families who enjoy an evening train, Strasburg Rail Road offers the Night Before Christmas Train on December 6,13 and 20 at 7 p.m. This nighttime train recreates the excitement and anticipation of Christmas Eve and the spirit of giving.
The Choo Choo Barn transforms Traintown USA® to bring the magic of Christmas to its gigantic model train display. From November 29 to January 5, 2014.
Photo Courtesy of The Choo Choo Barn
As 22 moving trains travel the massive, 1,700 sq. ft. model train extravaganza, visitors can search for the 52 hidden Santas and watch as Santa’s sleigh flies above the 150 hand-built animations that delight spectators. Enjoy the holiday decorations throughout the display including holiday lights and the snow-covered landscape. Plus, take a close look at the zoo animals in Traintown to see how they’re celebrating the season.
My family and I plan on visiting during opening weekend I promise to share lots of pictures!!
One lucky ready will win
4 tickets on the Santa’s Paradise Express for Saturday December 14th aboard the 1:30pm train
AND
Admission for 4 to the Choo Choo Barn!
Here is how to enter…..
1. Leave a comment below by November 27th 2013.
2. Daily comments as daily entries are allowed.
3. Tweet the following for an entry: I want to #Win tickets to @StrasburgRR and @choochoobarn for the Santa train & Christmas display from @Finnegan_Hughes http://bit.ly/HPKj9R
4. Daily Tweets allowed.
5. Follow Finnegan and the Hughes on Facebook and comment below that you did
6. Follow Strasburg Railroad and Choo Choo Barn on Facebook and comment below that you did
GOOD LUCK!!
Disclosure: I was given free tickets to visit Strasburg Railroad and The Choo Choo Barn
I love Lancaster and I love Finnegan and the Hughes!!!! 🙂 MJ
Such a fabulous and sweet giveaway!! Great family time!!
I follow FInnegan and the Hughes on FB!
I follow Strasburg RR and Choo Choo Barn on FB!
My daughter loved it there. i can’t wait to take my son and seeing Santa would be a huge bonus!
Follow you on fb – Heather girlgonemom
also follow the Sburg RR
following choo choo barn
I have never been and I think my daughter would love this!
I follow you on Facebook 🙂
I follow on FB.
My kids would LOVE this!!
I like the RR on Facebook!
What a great giveaway! We love Lancaster and enjoyed our Strasburg Railroad experience a couple years ago. But nothing could beat returning to ride the rails with Santa! What an awesome time that would be!
I follow you on FB.
I follow Strasburg RR and the Choo Choo Barn on FB, too!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/funfindsfamily/status/401209809631862784
My family and I have been wanting to visit!!! It has been quite a few years since we have made a family trip to Lancaster and we have never been to Choo Choo Barn or Strasburg Railroad. Really looking forward to visiting soon!
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I follow you on FB
I follow Strasburg Railroad and Choo Choo Barn on Facebook
We love Santa’s Paradise express. It’s always so much fun. It would be great to take the kids again.
I tweeted:)
I’m a facebook fan:)
I’m a facebook fan of the choo choo barn:)
Im a facebook fan of Strasburg Railroad
I follow Finnegan and the Hughes, Strasburg Railroad and Choo Choo Barn on Facebook
Christmas and trains, what more could you ask for!!
would love to win this I love Strasburg Railroad!
I am a Facebook Friend with Choo-Choo Barn, Strausburg Railraod, and Finnegan and the Hughes. Thank you so much for this giveaway.
this would be so much fun
liked all 3 pages
I’ve always wanted to take my children to this annual event with Santa. I believe this year will be the last year that my youngest “believes” in Santa. This would be the PERFECT year!!! I began following you on Facebook! 🙂
My oldest is 38 and we just love the Choo Choo Barn and Strasburg Railroad. Would love to take my 2 grandsons now
I love taking my son to the railroad and Choo Choo Barn at least once a year. He loves it and so does the rest of the family!
I would first like to thank you for this opportunity and that I follow both Strasburg RR and the Choo Choo Barn on FB , me and my son do both them in December as our daddy day it’s our little family tradition
Would love to win this and take my Grandson! Good luck everyone.
and i liked on Facebook both of them 🙂
I know this would be a dream come true for my 2 little boys! I don’t tweet but I do follow Choo Choo Barn and Strasburg RR on FB, and now I will be following Finnegan and the Hughes too 🙂 Thanks!
Awesome!! Thanks for following along Angie!!
Love both of these places and am like both on Facebook.
Love the Railroad and this is s great give away for families. Lancaster is a great place to take the kids.
My family loves to visit the Choo Choo Barn, Strassburg and the Lancaster area. We would love to win the tickets.
Thanks for the chance to win!
I follow Strasburg RR and Choo Choo Barn on Facebook 🙂
We love both places! A great family place to visit.
What a wonderful giveaway. Really would love to take my daughter to see Santa and ride the train. I liked Finnegan and the Hughes, Strasburg Railroad and Choo Choo Barn on Facebook
My kids would love this so much.
we love the strassburg railroad. we go a few times a year.
I follow you, the Choo Choo Barn and Strasburg Railroad on Facebook!
Just spent the day in Strasburg at Day Out With Thomas. We also loved the area, as it was our first time there! Having two little ones with us we didn’t get to spend as much time as we would have liked but enjoyed evey minute there! I would recommend anyone with a young son to visit here! I have been following Strasburg Railroad ever since I heard about Day Out With Thomas from my cousin who’s son was also huge Thomas/Train fan 🙂
Oh I hope you had a great day there!! I am so looking forward to going next weekend!!
I follow both on facebook!!!
We love visiting Lancaster, the kids especially love Dutch Wonderland, we have not been to Strasburg Railroad yet, but my son loves trains, and would have so much fun.
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I like Finnegan and the Hughes on Facebook
I follow Strasburg Railroad and Choo Choo Barn on Facebook