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Ripley’s Sightseeing Trains Increases Fleet in St. Augustine

Posted by Tim O'Brien on June 2, 2008

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (June 2, 2008) - Ripley's Sightseeing Trains, the city's original sightseeing tour company, operating here since 1953, is expanding its fleet in order to make room for more guests as they visit America's oldest city during the upcoming summer season.  

Fourteen passenger coaches and two "locomotives" will be joining the fleet over the next month as safety and road tests are completed. The coaches will feature patriotic designs, perfect for the season during which Ripley plans to "Celebrate America." The trains will be painted to match the original Sightseeing Train fleet following the summer season. 

"We will be retiring some of our older equipment as we bring the new online," said Phyllis Calloway, GM and director of attraction services for Ripley Entertainment Inc. "We have a very busy fleet, using it for sightseeing and ghost tours as well as charters and school groups, and now, our two new enclosed coaches are perfect for birthday parties and weddings, year-round."

The narrated tour transports guests along a seven-mile circuit, with more than 20 stops at the city's most exciting and historically significant attractions. Each ticket is valid for up to three consecutive days, which gives everyone opportunities to hop on and off at selected sites such as, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, the Fountain of Youth, San Sebastian Winery and the Castillo de San Marcos.

About Ripley's Sightseeing Trains
Ripley's Sightseeing Trains (http://www.ripleys.com/), is part of the Ripley Entertainment Inc. family, a global leader in location-based entertainment. More than 13 million guests visit its 65-plus attractions operating in 12 countries annually. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.

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Phyllis Calloway, General Manager
(904) 824-1606

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