By Allison Tibaldi, USA Today
"Constructed in 1872, East Broad Top Railroad is America’s oldest operating narrow gauge railroad, situated in what was once the heart of Pennsylvania's coal country. Each holiday season, the Christmas in Coal Country experience evokes the region’s mining history on a one-hour Christmas train ride (in cozy cars heated by authentic coal stoves) that meanders through the hills, farms, and forests where miners and their families once lived. Snacks and a gift from Santa are icing on the cake."