A fall train ride through South Jersey gets a spooky twist this October when Woodstown Central sends passengers into the night for ghost stories and local legends told just outside Salem City.
The Salem Ghost Train runs Oct. 16, 17 and 24, departing at 6:30 p.m. from South Woodstown Station. The 2½-hour experience begins with a nighttime ride through Salem County farmland and woods before passengers step off at Fenwick Grove for live storytelling presented by the Salem County Historical Society.
The route covers about 18 miles round trip on Salem County’s first railroad line, which dates to 1863. At Fenwick Grove, storytellers share local legends, folklore and ghost tales in an outdoor setting just outside Salem City…