Reviving a once heralded tradition, the Georgia Festival of Trees unveiled its first Pink Pig train outside the Gas South Convention Center on Tuesday morning, giving dignitaries and media a test ride before the event officially launches Nov. 23.
There will be two trains, one named Penelope and the other Porter, for children to ride from Nov. 23 through Dec. 1 for $5 apiece. Tickets for the Festival of Trees itself are $18.95 each for children and adults, with a discounted $13.95 for seniors at gafestivaloftrees.org.
Like the original monorail of yore targeting toddlers and elementary school age children, the new trains feature a cheerful cartoonish pig’s face on the front…