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Date: 2004-10b GET YOUR PUMPKIN FROM THE PUMPKIN PATCH AT THE FOX RIVER TROLLEY MUSEUM The Pumpkin Trolley is back! One of the Fox River Trolley Museum’s most popular events each year, special Pumpkin Trolleys operate again this weekend at the museum, on Route 31 in South Elgin. Take a ride into the past through the gentle hills along the Fox River and in Kane County’s Jon Duerr (formerly Blackhawk) Forest Preserve aboard one of the Fox River Trolley Museum’s historic trolleys to the Pumpkin Patch at Coleman Yard. Choose a pumpkin, take in the fall colors, and take a photo in the Pumpkin Patch! Hundreds of pumpkins await children and adults alike. Pumpkins are $1 apiece, in addition to regular fares. “We have parents each year who wait to get one of their pumpkins with their children at the Coleman Yard Pumpkin Patch,” said Bob Bresse-Rodenkirk, event coordinator. Passengers can board at both ends of the line for all trips. Trains will leave the northerly Castlemuir terminal, on Illinois Route 31 in South Elgin, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Trains leave from Blackhawk station in the Jon Duerr Forest Preserve, on Route 31 in St. Charles Twp., from roughly 11:15 a.m. until 4:45 p.m., Bresse-Rodenkirk said. The Pumpkin Trolley isn’t the end of the fun at the museum this year. An old favorite returns Oct. 30-31 when the Haunted Trolley rides the Fox River Trolley Museum\'s rails. Trains operate 11 a.m.-5 p.m. both days, and regular fares apply. Have a frighteningly good time on a ride appropriate for children, their daddies and mummies! Each child gets a special treat. All seats on the Halloween weekend Ghost Trains are sold out. The Fox River Trolley Museum is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to perpetuating the memories of Chicago’s once-burgeoning electric railroad industry. Cars in operation or on display represent all of Chicago’s major interurban (inter-city) electric railways, “L” and streetcar lines. All museum workers are volunteers dedicated to recreating a bygone era. The museum, at 361 S. LaFox St., on Route 31 in South Elgin, is open on operating days 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., except as noted. Regular fares are $3.50 for adults, $2 both for senior citizens and for children ages 3-11. Children under 3 ride free. For additional information, or to rent a train, call (847) 697-4676.
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