Ashland train day celebrates 21 years Payton Kifus Mar 7, 2025 Mar 7, 2025 0 × Local News of the Week for January 24-30 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ashland Train Day returns for its 21st year in downtown Ashland on April 26, 2025, in partnership with Amtrak and CSX. Ashland Train Day 2023 Courtesy of Downtown Ashland kAmuC@> `` 2]>] E@ c A]>][ E96 %@H? @7 pD9=2?5 H:== EC2?D7@C> :?E@ 2 C2:=72?’D A2C25:D6[ H96C6 =@4@>@E:G6 9:DE@CJ >66ED D>2==\E@H? 492C> 7@C 2 52J 762EFC:?8 :?E6C24E:G6 6IA6C:6?46D[ 72>:=J 7F? 2?5 2 566A 2AAC64:2E:@? 7@C E96 :C@? C2:=D E92E 3F:=E pD9=2?5]k^AmkAm“pD9=2?5 %C2:? s2J :D @FC EC:3FE6 E@ E96 EC2:?D E92E 3F:=E 5@H?E@H?[” D2JD “r@249” p?E@?:@ |:==6C[ tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C @7 s@H?E@H? pD9=2?5 pDD@4:2E:@?]k^Am kAm(:E9 @G6C `a 7F==J =@2565 r$) 7C6:89E EC2:?D 2?5 p>EC2< A2DD6?86C EC2:?D C@==:?8 E9C@F89 E@H? 5FC:?8 E96 6G6?E[ pD9=2?5 %C2:? s2J :D 2? :>>6CD:G6[ H6== <?@H? 76DE:G2=]k^Am People are also reading… Former Gov. 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