9-3: Labor Day weekend train rides

OAK RIDGE — The Southern Appalachia Railway Museum (SARM) is having their Labor Day weekend train ride on Saturday September 3 at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. The ride is ideal for the train or Oak Ridge history buff, and has been popular for showing a bit of Tennessee and its history to relatives visiting for the Labor Day holiday.

The train departs from the East Tennessee Technology Park (the former K-25 facility) in Oak Ridge and covers a 14-mile route through the Manhattan Project facility and out through rural Roane County. Additionally, snacks and souvenirs will be available in the open-air baggage car. Ticket prices are $13 for adults and $9 for children 12 and under with children 2 and under free. Reservations are available by contacting the Museum at 865-241-2140. Tickets will also be on sale at our new boarding site at the front of K-25 on Highway 58 west of Oak Ridge before each trip. Seating for the trip is available in either air conditioned and heated coaches or a dining car, all restored back to their 1940s appearance.

For more information about the Museum and its train rides, please check the SARM website at www.southernappalachia.railway.museum or call 865-241-2140.