Santa Christmas Tree Express — Stourbridge Line

The Stourbridge Line runs the Santa Christmas Tree Express from Honesdale Station in northeastern Pennsylvania. The operator describes a two-hour round-trip excursion with a layover: passengers ride in heated coaches to a private Christmas venue, step off the train to visit Santa and friends, and have about an hour to enjoy the Christmas wonderland.

At the venue the operator lists complimentary hot chocolate and Christmas activities, with a food vendor on site selling concessions for cash only. Guests can also choose a Christmas tree: the trees are sold separately by a vendor, priced individually by size and variety, and wreaths and potted trees are also available. The operator's crew bales and tags a purchased tree and loads it on the train, then unloads it at the Honesdale platform for easy loading into a car.

The railroad also sells dinner, foliage and pumpkin excursions; this event is its family Christmas excursion departing from Honesdale. The operator lists a separate Christmas excursion departing from Hawley, which is not covered here.

A two-hour round trip in heated coaches with a layover of about one hour at a private Christmas venue: a visit with Santa and friends, complimentary hot chocolate and Christmas activities. Christmas trees, wreaths and potted trees are sold at the venue at extra cost and are carried back on the train. A food vendor on site takes cash only.

Departs from Honesdale Station, 812 Main Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania. All seats on the Stourbridge Line trains are assigned; the operator says seating requests, including sitting with another reservation, can be made in the comment box when booking and are honored in the order received when available. The railroad has a no-pet policy; service animals are permitted. Christmas trees are priced separately from the ticket and vary by size and variety. Infants ride free.