Fall Break 2018 - Day 4: Morning Train Ride

When we got to the train station we found out that they still had seats available for the morning train but that we wouldn't be able to all sit together.
While we were looking into tickets a man came and offered us three of his tickets that he wasn't going to need because his grand daughter got sick.
So we saw that the seats wouldn't be next to each other so I asked who wanted to come with me and Tyler and Megan volunteered.

Margie was then able to get three seats together and two seats together.  Josh wanted to go with Dad and Allie wanted to go with Margie and Lloyd.
The tickets that were given to us were for the enclosed "first"class train.  I was hoping maybe I could get people to trade seats so I could sit by my kids but it didn't work out that way.  Tyler was at a table of two at one end of the car and Megan was at the table right next to me.

Megan sat by a sweet girl about her age and they chatted and played together all the way there and back.  It worked out perfect for her and they even gave Megan their address so that they can be pen pals.
Tyler sat next to a guy maybe in his twenties, so not as fun for him.  So I gave him my phone to play and that made him happy.  I sat with a cute family with only one child.  They were really nice and fun to chat with.

Because we were in the more expensive car we got hot apple cider and chocolate covered marshmallows.  The man at my table let me have his marshmallows so that I had one for Allie and Josh (so nice).
The others were in open cars.  They said the sun warmed them up quickly and ended up taking off their coats, while we were pretty cold the whole ride up.
It was about a half an hour train ride up to the pumpkin patch.  It was a nice ride with fun city and farms to look at. They gave each of the kids bags for their treats and crafts that they would do once we got there.
On the ride back from the pumpkin patch they gave us mugs and certificates for the kids.  I gave my mug to the guy who gave us the tickets so he could take it to his granddaughter who was sick.  So then the guy at my table gave me his mug saying they didn't need three.  So nice, right!