Pumpkin Patch Train — Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern

The Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad (WK&S) runs its Pumpkin Patch Train from Kempton Station in Kempton, Pennsylvania, on a short ride to the WK&S Great Pumpkin Patch. The operator stresses that the event is for everyone: children, parents, grandparents, couples and families, and that adults choose a pumpkin right along with the kids.

At the patch the train stops, passengers get off, pick their own pumpkin and board again for the return to Kempton Station. Back at the station, riders choose from a variety of decorating kits to dress up the pumpkin before taking it home, and one of the railroad's witches hands out a treat as passengers get off the train.

The Pumpkin Patch Train is a special-event ride, separate from the railroad's regular scheduled Sunday trains.

A train ride of about 45 minutes from Kempton Station to the WK&S Great Pumpkin Patch, where riders get off, choose a pumpkin and re-board. Back at the station you can pick a decorating kit for your pumpkin, and everyone gets a treat from the WK&S witches when they get off the train.

The train leaves from Kempton Station, 42 Community Center Drive, Kempton, Pennsylvania. Reservations are suggested. An online confirmation is not your boarding ticket: stop at the ticket office on arrival to receive it. The operator says tickets bought through its own website are the only valid special-event tickets and that tickets sold by third parties are not accepted. There are no bathrooms aboard the train. Comfortable shoes and layers are recommended because you get off at the patch. Special-event ticket sales are final with no refunds, and unused tickets are honored on any regularly scheduled train within 12 months. Phone 610-756-6469.