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Kids Ride Free on Amtrak Pacific Surfliner in October!

Credit : Amtrak

Credit : Amtrak

 

I can’t wait until October. Don’t get me wrong, I like September, but nothing can compare to cooler weather, Halloween, and Kids Free in San Diego. I shared about kiddos getting in for free at the San Diego Zoo, The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and dozens of museums/attractions. Well…there’s more!

During the month of October, one child ages 2-12 rides free, with each adult rail fare purchased for travel to and from Oceanside, Solana Beach, Old Town San Diego and San Diego Downtown station. You can travel from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Fullerton, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine and San Juan Capistrano.

The Pacific Surfliner kids ride free offer is valid for travel October 1, 2015 through November 1, 2015 and three (3) day advance reservations are required.

For additional information head here and start planning that trip to San Diego.

National Train Day 2012

Credit: National Train Day

Do you have a kiddo that loves trains? I do. My five year old fell in love with trains from the moment he laid eyes on one. We have to pass railroad tracks on the way to my daughter’s dance studio each day, and my son loves every minute of that drive because he knows he will see train tracks and maybe if he’s lucky, a train. If you have a kiddo(or a husband) that has a love of trains, you definitely want to make sure to save the date, Saturday, May 12th is National Train Day!

National Train Day will take place on Saturday, May 12th in select cities throughout the country, including NY, Chicago, LA, and Philadelphia as well as hundreds of grassroots events throughout the nation. For a list of all event locations, you can click here

If you decide to take a trip on this day we recommend you to visit the best parks in the Chicago area, you will have a lot of fun.

Union Station in Downtown LA, will be host to National Train Day Los Angeles and will feature

  • Arts and crafts for the kiddos
  • Meet and greets with Dora the Explorer
  • Live entertainment
  • Tour luxury train cars, freight, commuter and of course Amtrak passenger service

National Train Day Los Angeles will be taking place at Union Station. Exhibits and tours open at 11am, so make sure to get there early! It should be a fun day!

For additional info head here.