All aboard!
\n Reservations are now being accepted for the Third Annual Yuletyme Tyrone Train Ride scheduled for Dec. 14. Those interested are encouraged to contact the Tyrone Chamber of Commerce at 684-0736 for availability.
\n\u201cRight now, we have about 130 tickets still available,\u201d said TCOC director Bonnie Patton, noting that 30 reservations have already been made. \u201cThese tickets are hot and selling fast.\u201d
\nThe annual train ride, which departs from Railpark at approximately 9 a.m. on Dec. 14 will arrive in historic Bellefonte just in time for arguably one of the most festive holiday events in the area – Victorian Christmas Day.
\nTickets are $18 for adults and children\u2019s\u2019 fare is $12 and must be purchased by Thanksgiving.
\nPrior to departure, the Tyrone Area Historical Society will hold a get-together time with coffee, hot chocolate and donuts. The social hour begins one hour before the diesel train hits the rails.
\n\u201cWe really had a wonderful time last year,\u201d said Tyrone resident Grace Gonzalez, who was accompanied on the trip by her 31-year-old developmentally disabled son Scott Renwick. \u201cScott really enjoyed the trip. We met some really good people and had some pretty good laughs along the way. It was a terrific time and something I would recommend to anyone.\u201d
\nThe Tyrone couple of Linda and Larry Strong also enjoyed the trip. Linda said they were fortunate that it actually snowed that day and riding along the rails with the snow falling was \u201cjust beautiful.\u201d
\n\u201cThe entire trip was totally relaxing,\u201d she said.
\nStrong also noted the beauty of the Victorian Christmas Days celebration in Bellefonte. Events there included crafts, a Santa house, the Festival of Trees, a Christmas museum and musical presentations.
\n\u201cBellefonte was absolutely beautiful,\u201d she said. \u201cWe really enjoyed the horse-drawn carriage ride and just walking through all the little stores and doing some shopping. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll go back.\u201d
\nJohn Benn, an self-proclaimed \u201carmchair train buff,\u201d took his family, which included his wife Tammy, his then 12-year-old son Josh and his then 7-year-old daughter Shannon.
\n\u201cI was really surprised that Josh enjoyed it as much as he did,\u201d said Benn. \u201cI would have never believed he would have enjoyed it as much as he did, but he, like the rest of us, just thought it was wonderful.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to go back this year.\u201d
\nCurrently, reservations are being accepted via phone or by stopping in the Chamber of Commerce office on Logan Avenue. Soon, physical tickets will be printed and will be for sale at Gardner\u2019s Candies and the Tyrone News Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All aboard! Reservations are now being accepted for the Third Annual Yuletyme Tyrone Train Ride scheduled for Dec. 14. Those interested are encouraged to contact the Tyrone Chamber of Commerce at 684-0736 for availability. \u201cRight now, we have about 130 tickets still available,\u201d said TCOC director Bonnie Patton, noting that 30 reservations have already been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}