It’s the Great Pumpkin Patch Express, Charlie Brown!
New Peanuts™ Train at Kentucky Railway Museum, Sept. 24-25, 2016
NEW HAVEN, KY – SEPTEMBER 2016 – PEANUTS™, pumpkins and one very “sincere”
pumpkin patch. “Trick or treat comes only
once a year,” as Sally says. Spend it in
Bardstown at the Kentucky Railway Museum
for its Great Pumpkin Patch Express. Three
excursions, themed after Charles M. Schulz’s
classic story, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie
Brown, will depart from Kentucky Railway
Museum’s New Haven depot on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, 2016. Visit
www.KyRail.org for details.
Trains depart at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday for an excursion through the
Kentucky countryside to the Pumpkin Patch where children can choose a pumpkin to take
home. Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes for this event, which also
includes photos with Charlie Brown and Snoopy, a coloring station, mini train rides, mini golf,
bounce house, games, temporary tattoos and more. Back at the train depot, families can see the
model train layouts, more than 100 pieces of rolling stock and a train whistle collection. Tickets:
$20/ages 2 and up; $18/military and seniors. Advance purchase strongly recommended. 800272-0152, www.KyRail.org
The Great Pumpkin Patch Express headlines a full schedule of Kentucky Railway Museum
excursions. Don’t miss the family-friendly Rolling Fork Iron Horse Festival on Saturday, Sept.
12, with an excursion and lots of arts of crafts activities. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the museum hosts
the 5th Annual Antique Car Show, with more than 100 classic cars, trucks and muscle cars to
see before or after a train excursion.
Train Robbery and Halloween Weekend excursions take place Oct. 29 and 30 with activities and
trick-or-treating for the kids. Themed train excursions include Civil War Train Robbery, Murder
Mystery Theater and a three-course dinner train. See all the excursions at www.KyRail.org.
Bardstown has lots of fall fun planned for October. Make a weekend of it and find your perfect
overnight among Bardstown’s well-known chain hotels and 18 bed and breakfasts – including
ones near Bardstown’s busy Court Square and ones that accommodate families traveling with
children – at www.VisitBardstown.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Lynn Kustes, Marketing Director, 800-272-0152 or 502-549-5470
Kentucky Railway Museum, www.KyRail.org
Dawn Przystal, Executive Director-Bardstown-Nelson County TCC, 800-638-4877 x 114
Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist & Convention Commission
HI- and LOW-RES photos available
ABOUT KENTUCKY RAILWAY MUSEUM | Kentucky Railway Museum is a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization located in New Haven, Ky., a short drive from historic Bardstown in Nelson County.
It is the only train-related attraction in the state with both a model layout and train excursions. Visitors
recapture the romance of a bygone era through exhibits and aboard a restored passenger train that links
the past to the present and small-town America to the world on a 22-mile excursion through the Rolling
Fork River Valley. The 5,000-square-foot museum is a replica of the original brick L&N New Haven depot
and holds more than 70 pieces of rail equipment, plus dining car exhibit, ticket office and a display of
steam locomotive whistles. Tracks display restored rolling stock. The museum hosts rail celebrities,
including Thomas The Tank Engine™, and offers themed excursions: train robberies, mystery theatre,
meals a la the Golden Era of Railroad Dining. The museum accommodates groups, reunions, field trips
and birthday and anniversary celebrations.
ABOUT BARDSTOWN, KY | Located in the heart of Kentucky Bourbon Country and situated at the
trailhead of the famed Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, Bardstown is more familiarly known as the “Bourbon
Capital of the World.” It is home to six distilleries, including Barton 1792 and Willett Distillery, and these
four Kentucky Bourbon Trail® distilleries: Heaven Hill, Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam and Four Roses’ second
campus. Major attractions include the outdoor musical, “The Stephen Foster Story,” My Old Kentucky
Home State Park, the highly regarded Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre, My Old Kentucky
Dinner Train, The Kentucky Railway Museum and Whisky Magazine’s Visitor Attraction of the Year – the
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History. Additionally, Bardstown has four 18-hole golf courses, three
wineries, two haunted tours and numerous religious attractions. Expedia selected Bardstown as one of
the “18 Most Interesting U.S. Destinations”; Fodor picked it as one of “America’s Best Small Towns”; and
AARP named it one of its “10 best small towns.” It led TheCultureTrip.com’s list of the “10 Most
Beautiful Towns in Kentucky” and was named the “Most Beautiful Small Town in America” in the Rand
McNally/USA Today 2012 “Best of the Road” contest. Bardstown landed in the top 20 of “America’s
Favorite Towns” by Travel + Leisure – which also recognized it as having one of “America’s Most
Beautiful Town Squares.” In 2013, Bardstown was designated a certified Kentucky Cultural District, one
of only six Kentucky cities to achieve this honor. www.facebook.com/BardstownKY
Kentucky Railway Museum “It’s the Great Pumpkin Patch Express” FAQs
Which PEANUTS™ characters will be present for the Great Pumpkin Patch Express?
Charlie Brown and Snoopy
Where is the “pumpkin patch” the excursion takes guests to?
The pumpkin patch is actually the New Haven City Park, located within minutes of the Kentucky
Railway Museum; however, the excursion goes in the opposite direction to reach the park in
order to give guests a full 45-minute train ride. After all the activities in the park, visitors board
the train for a short ride back to the museum.
Is there a fee for any of the activities at the pumpkin patch?
The $20 ticket fee covers everything; there is no extra fee for the activities at the pumpkin patch.
Note: Tickets are $18 for military and seniors.
Do I need to make reservations for the Great Pumpkin Patch Express?
Yes, advanced reservations are required: www.KyRail.org/tickets.asp, 800-272-0152.
Will excursions be added if the Sept. 24 and 25 dates/times sell out?
Unfortunately, no additional excursions will be added.