Murder Mystery on a Train

Everyone loves a mystery! Here's your chance to solve one:

WHO: The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society & Murder and Merriment

WHAT: Interactive Murder Mystery Theatre presentation of The Murdered Mistress

WHEN: Oct. 14, 15, 21, & 22: nightly at 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Heritage Station, Huntington, WV

The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society presents The Murdered Mistress on the New River Train, an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Party Oct. 14, 15, 21 and 22, nightly at 7:00 p.m., at Heritage Station at 210 Eleventh Street in Huntington, WV.

"Murder and Merriment" will provide the entertainment each night. The Murdered Mistress focuses on the 2012 Presidential campaign trail, as U.S. Senator Joe Jackson is traveling by train throughout West Virginia with his family and staff campaigning for President. Murder, scandal and intrigue unfortunately threaten to destroy his bid for the country's highest office.

The cast features local actors James Edward Holley, Kendra Egnor, Josh Taylor, Joanna Berner, Allan Stern, Sarah Diamond Burroway, Scott Neill, Ron Short, Ashley Bond and George R. Snider III as Lieutenant Frank Columbus.

Crumpets and Tea will be serving a catered dinner to the Guests. Tickets are $40 each and must be reserved by calling 1-866-639-7487. The first 40 guests each night will have the opportunity to eat dinner on the Pullman Dining Car at Heritage Station.

Since 1966, the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society has presented the world-renowned New River Train excursions through the beautiful New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. As one of the newest national parklands, the "Grand Canyon of the East" along the New River is aglow in fall colors in mid to late October.

It is during this peak autumn foliage time that their train traverses the former Chesapeake & Ohio main line from Huntington, WV to Hinton, WV, allowing for a front-row seat to some of the most spectacular scenery in the country.

Nearly 4,000 visitors and travelers depart from Huntington on this train excursion during the two week period in October. The Railroad Historical Society is sponsoring the Murder Mystery to provide additional entertainment to these out-of-town guests as well as to local mystery theatre audience members. It is also another opportunity to showcase the local theatrical talent in the Huntington area and strengthen the value of this community.

The sponsoring organization is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and is operating the train trip and murder mystery to help fund restoration of railroad equipment, maintain its museum, and associated railroad historical projects.

This is the fifth Murder Mystery presented at Heritage Station within the last year. Previous mysteries performed have included: “Murder at the Opera,” “A Murderous Reunion,” “Goering's Diamonds” and “Marriage, Mob, & Murder.”