Pumpkin Patch Express — Florida Railroad Museum

The Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, Florida, runs the Pumpkin Patch Express as a trip to the museum's very own pumpkin patch. The operator says lots of activities are included with the ticket: hay rides, arts and crafts, Lincoln log building and games. Children are invited to pick a pumpkin from the patch to take home, and food and beverages are for sale on board the train and at the patch.

The museum sells several classes of service: First Class cars with assigned seats, including a lounge car and a table car, Excursion Plus and Excursion cars, and open-air Coach cars. Private cabooses can be chartered for up to 16 guests who bring their own food and non-alcoholic drinks.

A trip of about two and a half hours to the museum's pumpkin patch, with hay rides, arts and crafts, Lincoln log building and games, and a pumpkin for children to take home. Food and beverages are for sale on the train and at the patch. Seating is assigned in First and Excursion classes, while open-air Coach seating is first come, first served at boarding.

The Florida Railroad Museum is at 12210 83rd Street East, Parrish, Florida. Tickets are sold on the museum's website, by phone on 941-776-0906 or in person at the Parrish ticket office. All children aged one and up need a ticket; children under one ride free on a lap. Wheelchair space is available in very limited quantities and can be booked online as a Wheelchair Space ticket. If a train is sold out, the booking calendar lets you join a wait list, which is a notification tool only and does not reserve a ticket. Bookings made together are seated together.