Halloween Thrills on the Bayou 

For the ultimate Halloween experience be sure to goblin' up tickets to the 15th Annual Runaway Fright Train each Friday and Saturday October 1-29, 2016

ALL TRAINS ARE SOLD OUT FOR OCTOBER 28TH AND 29TH.  

The Runaway Fright Train will feature “The Hauting of Black Bayou”.  As you ride through the dark woods in this 40 minute trip along the Big Cypress Bayou, you'll see ghostly spirits emerging from the swamplands of East Texas. They will be coming after you! 

The scenes and haunters along the track will keep you at the edge of your seat and give you a laugh now and then, too. This Halloween theater on wheels is a family-friendly event for ages 2 to 92 for a howling good time.  

Free activities include children’s crafts and games, and a movie. Glow sticks and other Halloween products and concessions are available for sale in the Haunted Historic Depot.

The event will take place at Historic Jefferson Railway, 400 E. Austin, Jefferson, Texas.  The easiest way to order tickets is to purchase online.  You can also buy tickets at the Historic Jefferson Railway depot during event hours. Train seating is limited so get your tickets early!  Come out for a rip-roaring good time.

 Historic Jefferson Railway is having a FOOD DRIVE to benefit Blessings of Grace food pantry. CLICK HERE for food item recommendations. Just bring your food to the railway when you come ride the train! Blessings of Grace, Marion County Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization, started by the First United Methodist Church Jefferson in 2009.  Since then, it has become a multi-denominational food pantry which serves between 200 and 300 families each month.  Blessings of Grace also provides backpacks to more than 80 school children each week with weekend meals.  The organization is funded by private donations, grants and fundraisers.  Please help feed families in Marion County by supporting our FOOD DRIVE.