Book Your Seats for the Heritage Explorer Train to Carbondale

All Aboard!

The "Heritage Explorer Train" will be back on Saturday, August 22, 2009, with an excursion to Carbondale's Pioneer Nights festival. The festival will feature a parade at 12:30 p.m., a scavenger hunt, live entertainment, plenty of traditional picnic food, and children's activities. Ride the rails for an old-fashioned, fun-filled day for the whole family!

I T I N E R A R Y
9:30 a.m. Boarding begins at Steamtown National Historic Site
10:00 a.m. Train departs from Steamtown National Historic Site
11:45 a.m. Train arrives at Carbondale Train Station
12:30 p.m. Pioneer Nights Parade
2:15 p.m. Boarding begins in Carbondale
2:30 p.m. Train departs Carbondale Station
4:00 p.m. Train arrives at Steamtown National Historic Site

T I C K E T S
Children 12 and under - FREE!
Adults - $5.00 each
Seniors - $4.00 each
All passengers, including children, must have a ticket to ride the train.

R E S E R V A T I O N S
Tickets are available beginning Wednesday, August 5th at all Lackawanna County Libraries. Seating is limited, and tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
They are going fast, so get yours today!

S H U T T L E B U S
To accommodate passengers from the Mid- and Upper Valley who want to ride the train from Steamtown National Historic Site, a free shuttle bus will be available from Carbondale to Scranton. The bus will depart promptly at 9:00 a.m. from the Carbondale Train Station on River Street in Carbondale. It will arrive at Steamtown National Historic Site in time for passengers to board the Heritage Explorer Train. There is no charge for this shuttle service, but passengers must reserve their seat on the bus when they obtain their train tickets from their local library.

I N F O R M A T I O N
Contact Sarah Piccini, Program Manager at the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, at (570) 963-6730 x8227 or spiccini@LHVA.org.