The Easter Bunny will once again pay a visit to the Danbury Railway
Museum and you can take a
ride in a vintage train through the historic railyard to visit him. This popular annual family event will take
place on Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13, and Friday & Saturday,
April 18 & 19. Museum hours are
10:00-4:30 on Friday and Saturday; noon-4:30 on Sunday. Trains leave every 30 minutes from 12:30 to
3:30. Admission is $10.00 (age 2 and
over); each child will receive a small gift from the Bunny. Reservations are suggested and may be made by
visiting the museum’s Web site at http://www.danburyrail.org
The short
train ride in a fully-restored 1953 New Haven RR Rail Diesel Car (Budd RDC),
will take visitors past the fully operational turntable, over 70 vintage
railroad cars and locomotives, and many unique pieces of railroad history,
including a Boston & Maine steam locomotive built in 1907. The train ride will stop at the Easter Bunny’s
special railroad car. The museum’s beautifully restored circa-1910 Railway Post
Office (RPO) car will also be open. Of
course, the exhibits inside the restored 1903 Danbury station will be open,
along with a coloring station, temporary tattoos, Thomas® play table, and the
operating model train layouts. A
fully-stocked gift shop will also be open.
The Danbury Railway Museum is a non-profit
organization, staffed solely by volunteers, and is dedicated to the
preservation of, and education about, railroad history. The museum is located in the restored 1903
Danbury Station and rail yard at 120 White Street, Danbury, CT. For further information, visit the Web site
at http://www.danburyrail.org,
email info@danburyrail.org,
or call the museum at 203-778-8337.
