Santa Train Will Be Making Stops In Freehold, Manalapan

FREEHOLD, NJ — On Dec. 17, Santa Claus will be visiting the area on the Santa Train as he travels with friends on the Delaware & Raritan River Railroad.

Santa will be making four stops with his big red caboose, including stops in Freehold and Manalapan.

Meet Santa at one of these free events:

• 10 a.m.: Jamesburg Fire Department, 82 W. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg
• 12 p.m.: Reed & Perrine Co., 396 Main St., Tennent
• 1 p.m.: Builders General, 222 Throckmorton St., Freehold
• 2 p.m. Freehold Borough Fire Department, 49 W. Main St., Freehold

Reed & Perrine has a spur from the Chesapeake & Delaware freight line and gets deliveries that way too, the company said. This is the first time the Santa Train is making a stop there, and the store hopes to continue the tradition, a company representative said.

At the Freehold Fire Department stop, a member of the fire company the train will be stopped right at the bus stop on the freight train line.

Builders General is closed Saturdays, but a company representative said the Santa Train will stop outside the gates there.