The Choo Choo Barn in Strasburg has announced a new train display feature that will celebrate the arrival of the new year. For the first time, the Choo Choo Barn will raise a miniature red rose within the train layout at midnight on Sunday, Dec. 31. This event will be livestreamed on the Choo Choo Barn's Facebook page at 11:50 p.m. The train layout will operate and the miniature rose will be available to view on Dec. 31 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

In conjunction with a countdown, a miniature red rose on the train layout will rise, and there will be simulated fireworks within the diorama of the layout. The new event is intended to keep the tradition of a red rose drop alive, as the red rose drop will not take place in Lancaster city this year.

The Choo Choo Barn's O-scale train display depicts rural Lancaster County and features more than 150 handmade animations. It has been a family-friendly yearly tradition for thousands of people during the Christmas season starting in 1961.

For more information, call the Choo Choo Barn at 717-687-7911.