{"product_id":"cuyahoga-valley-scenic-railroad-9781634990325","title":"Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad","description":"\u003cb\u003eSince 1975, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad offered year-round scenic train rides and is the longest running national park-based railroad.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1975, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has provided transportation to and within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northeast Ohio. Starting as a steam train operating on weekends for five months a year, the CVSR has evolved into a year-around operation with three trains a day Wednesday through Sunday during the summer and autumn. Vintage streamliner-era passenger cars offer visitors an opportunity to see the park from the train or disembark to explore it on foot or bicycle. The offerings also include beer- and wine-tasting specials, fine dining on select trains and educational programs for passengers of all ages. Polar Express trains in November and December take children on a mythical journey to the North Pole while visiting steam locomotives provide a glimpse of railroading of the past. Using tracks owned by the National Park Service, the CVSR is the longest continuously running national park-based railroad with the highest level of operations and ridership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSanders, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CRAIG SANDERS is the author of seven railroad history books and the president of the Akron Railroad Club. He has been a journalist and taught journalism, public relations and mass communications for more than 40 years. He worked as a reporter and copy editor at newspapers in Mattoon, Illinois; Bloomington, Indiana; Evansville, Indiana; and Indianapolis.\u003cbr\u003eSanders has taught at Cleveland State University, Kent State University, John Carroll University, Penn State University, Indiana University and the University of Southern Indiana. He earned a Ph.D. in mass communications and an M.A. in journalism from Indiana University, an M.A. in political studies from Sangamon State University and a B.A. in history and political science from Eastern Illinois University. He and his wife Mary Ann Whitley live in University Heights, Ohio.","brand":"America Through Time","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893688635666,"sku":"9781634990325","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09660461-5a0d-478e-baeb-2171ac255a80.jpg?v=1738233468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cuyahoga-valley-scenic-railroad-9781634990325","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}