All Aboard the Easter Bunny Train

WASHINGTON - North Carolina’s Amtrak, in partnership with My School Rocks!, Radio Disney Charlotte and the Easter Bunny invite kids of all ages to celebrate the start of spring with a festive ride on the Bunny Train between Charlotte and Salisbury on April 4, 2009.

The Easter Bunny will depart Charlotte aboard the Carolinian at 7:40 am and greet children in Kannapolis when the Bunny Train makes a brief stop there at 8:07 am before arriving in Salisbury at 8:25 am. At Salisbury, Bunny Train passengers will enjoy an Easter egg hunt, a magician, games and prizes. Each passenger will receive a special Easter treat and pictures with the Easter Bunny may be taken.

The festivities will continue when the Easter Bunny returns to Charlotte aboard the Piedmont, departing Salisbury at 9:24 am. The train will stop in Kannapolis at 9:40 am and return to Charlotte at 10:12 am. Reservations are required and children ages 2 to 15 travel at half the adult fare on the Bunny Train. Adult fares start at $8 each way between Charlotte and Salisbury. Up to two children may travel at the discounted children’s fare with each full-fare paying adult.