Several heritage railways provide shorter, family-friendly excursions, sometimes with seasonal themes like pumpkin patches.

Three-year-old Ben Flynn knows exactly what he likes. Flynn enjoys trains, and he’s a big fan of Santa. It was no surprise, then, that Flynn’s face lit up like a Christmas light when Saint Nick ...

The Santa Express waits in Hoboken Terminal for children on Friday morning. An NJ Transit employees charity group called Railmen for Children has run the train since 1983 to provide a happy holiday ...

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- All aboard the NJ Transit Santa Train! Elves and engineers teamed up to create an unforgettable experience for hundreds of kids in New Jersey on Friday. "We get wishlists for them for ...