Duke Energy customers will no longer see holiday trains for free

The Cincinnati Museum Center is back open and Duke Energy's Holiday Trains are chugging along.But this year, there's an unwelcome surprise for Duke customers who used to enjoy a free show.Each year, hundreds of model trains roll around a winter wonderland as part of a large display. It has been a Cincinnati holiday tradition since 1946.When the trains first moved to the Cincinnati Museum Center as part of the Holiday Junction in 2011, Duke gave out vouchers for free entrance to its customers.They paid for customers for five years, until 2016. Duke's trains weren't part of the museum's holiday spectacle last year while the museum center underwent renovations.They return this year, only this time you'll have to pay museum admission to see them.Tickets cost $14.50 for adults, $10.50 for children and $13.50 for seniors.

The Cincinnati Museum Center is back open and Duke Energy's Holiday Trains are chugging along.

But this year, there's an unwelcome surprise for Duke customers who used to enjoy a free show.


Each year, hundreds of model trains roll around a winter wonderland as part of a large display. It has been a Cincinnati holiday tradition since 1946.

When the trains first moved to the Cincinnati Museum Center as part of the Holiday Junction in 2011, Duke gave out vouchers for free entrance to its customers.

They paid for customers for five years, until 2016.

Duke's trains weren't part of the museum's holiday spectacle last year while the museum center underwent renovations.

They return this year, only this time you'll have to pay museum admission to see them.

Tickets cost $14.50 for adults, $10.50 for children and $13.50 for seniors.