{"id":51678,"date":"2015-11-23T15:40:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T20:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=51678"},"modified":"2015-11-23T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T20:41:39","slug":"the-holiday-train-show-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2015\/11\/garden-programming\/the-holiday-train-show-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holiday Train Show is Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"51696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2015\/11\/garden-programming\/the-holiday-train-show-is-back\/attachment\/ben-hider-ben_8504-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,472\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1448134963&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ben Hider&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Holiday Train Show\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041-254x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-51696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Train Show\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ben-Hider-BEN_85041.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>After 24 years of delighting audiences with its cheerful collection of trains, tracks, and iconic New York City landmarks, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/hts15\">Holiday Train Show<\/a><\/em> returned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\">NYBG<\/a> this past weekend, November 21, with a bunch of new experiences in tow! Not only is this year&#8217;s exhibition the biggest it&#8217;s ever been, with 3,000 square feet of additional exhibition space, but it boasts new trains, bridges, and dining options for guests of all ages to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s grand opening saw people from all over the New York region stopping by the Garden to see the show, explore our 250-acre landscape in late fall, and try out tasty treats from Frosty&#8217;s Schnapps Haus and the Gingerbread Caf\u00e9, our latest dining additions alongside the Pine Tree Caf\u00e9 and Hudson Garden Grill. And on Sunday, with an incredible sunset streaking the sky with pinks and purples overhead, city guests and visitors gathered near the Visitor Center for our annual holiday tree lighting.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-51678-1-slideshow\" class=\"slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nybg.org\\\/blogs\\\/plant-talk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/11\\\/Ben-Hider-BJH_8163.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;51680&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Holiday Train 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