Tickets available for Christmas Express

Tickets for the annual Pine Creek Railroad Christmas Express are on sale. The advance tickets allow patrons to pick the date and time of their ride with Santa aboard Pine Creek’s historic train. The Christmas Express will operate on the half-hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22. The Christmas Express is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Pine Creek Railroad of Historic Allaire State Park is the oldest continuously operated steam preservation railroad in the United States, founded in 1952. Tickets are $5 per person and on sale at the Pine Creek Railroad, Route 524, Wall. Details: (732) 938-5524 during weekend business hours or visit online at www.njmt.org.