Breaking news, everyone! Mark your calendars! A new Christmas train ride experience is coming to Clarksburg, West Virginia for the 2022 holiday season, and not only is it a new train ride, but it’s also a hot chocolate-themed train ride to boot.
Coming soon to West Virginia: a Christmas Hot Chocolate Express!
Sponsored by Locust Heights & Western Railroad in Clarksburg, this brand new Christmas train experience definitely belongs on your holiday bucket list this year.
Only two days of train rides are on the schedule for 2022: Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Each train ride lasts approximately 30 minutes, and rides will begin at 1:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. each day.
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As the name of the event suggests, there will be hot cocoa!
Please note that only 40 people can fit per train ride, and advance reservations are not accepted, so it's first come, first serve for this particular train ride.
Furthermore, the Locust Heights & Western train cars are open air, so please dress warmly, both for riding the train and for waiting in line to receive a ticket.
The suggested donation for the train ride is at least $5 per person. Everyone who donates will receive a ticket on the day of the event, and tickets are required to board the train.
The train will be pulled by the old Locust Heights & Western steam locomotive if possible, although an alternate engine might be used in case of heavy snow accumulation.
More details and all the latest updates about this Christmas Hot Chocolate Express can be found on the Locust Heights & Western Facebook page. If all goes smoothly for this inaugural 2022 Christmas hot chocolate train ride, Locust Heights & Western is considering making this hot cocoa train a new West Virginia holiday tradition, so watch for it in future years as well, especially if you miss this first one! The Locust Heights & Western Christmas Train joins several other amazing winter train rides in West Virginia. All aboard!
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