The Easter Bunny will once again pay a visit to the Danbury Railway Museum and you can take a ride in a vintage train through the historic railyard to visit him. This popular annual family event will take place on Saturday & Sunday, April 4 & 5, and Friday & Saturday, April 10 & 11. Museum hours are 10:00-4:00 on Friday and Saturday; noon-4:00 on Sunday. Trains leave every 30 minutes from 10:30 to 2:30 on Saturday (no train at 12:00 or 12:30); and on Sunday, 12:30 to 2:30. Admission is $12.00 (age 2 and over); each child will receive a small gift from the Bunny. Reservations are available and may be made by visiting the museum’s Web site at http://www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org/.
The short train ride in a fully-restored 1953 New Haven RR Rail Diesel Car (Budd RDC), will take visitors past the historic turntable—currently undergoing a major restoration— over 70 vintage railroad cars and locomotives, and many unique pieces of railroad history, including a Boston & Maine steam locomotive built in 1907. The train ride will stop at the Easter Bunny’s special railroad car. The museum’s beautifully restored circa-1910 Railway Post Office (RPO) car will also be open. Of course, the exhibits inside the restored 1903 Danbury station will be open, along with a coloring station, temporary tattoos, Thomas® play table, and the operating model train layouts. A fully-stocked gift shop will also be open.