Museum Info

ITM Admission
Adults: $3
Children 2-12: $2
Under Age 2: FREE

Museum Hours
 of Operation:

April 24 thru October 30
Saturdays
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sundays
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed weekdays
Closed August 6 thru 22
during FairTrain operations..

ITM Office Hours.
Weekdays
9:00AM until 3:00PM

4th OF JULY FIREWORKS TRAIN

TODAY IS THE THE DAY - FIREWORKS OVER MORSE LAKE.
 
Remaining tickets will be available for purchase to those that come to the train station / gift shop at the Indiana Transportation Museum in Forest Park, 701 Cicero Road (State Road 19), Noblesville, Indiana.  As of 10am Sunday approximately 150 seats are still available.  We have no way to predict at what time those seats will be filled.  Departures for Cicero occur at 2pm, 5 pm and 8pm.  Today's tickets are good for any departure.
The last train departs Cicero 30 minutes after the fireworks end.  All passengers are asked to board
that last train at Jackson Street - just west of State Road 19.

No tickets for July Fourth will be sold over the phone, only in person on a “first come, first served basis.”  We will endeavor to place a notice here on our web site if and when all seats are sold out.

Fireworks Train
Information on Departures

July 2nd

Location / Time
Departs Forest
Park
Departs Jackson St.
 in Cicero
6:00 PM 6:30 PM
7:30 PM 9:00 PM
July 3rd
Departs Forest
Park
Departs Community Park in Cicero
9:00 AM 11:30 AM
1:00 PM 2:30 PM
4:00 PM 5:30 PM
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
July 4th
Departs Forest
Park
Departs Community Park in Cicero
2:00 PM 2:30 PM
5:00 PM 5:30 PM
Departs Forest
Park
Departs Jackson St.
 in Cicero
8:00 PM 30 minutes after conclusion of the fireworks.  Stops at Community Park 5 minutes after
departure from
 Jackson Street

Cost of all trains, all days -
ROUND TRIP

Adults - $9.00
Children 2-12- $6.00
under 2 - Free
No Reservations Required - but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for July 4th!!  Trains on July 4th could SELL OUT!
MAKE ON LINE
RESERVATIONS HERE

Contact for information

ITM Office
info@itm.org
317-773-6000
9 AM - 3 PM
Monday - Friday
or
Museum Gift Shop & Train Station
317-776-7887
10 AM - 5 PM
Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays 
April 24 to October 30
Does this happen to you every Fourth of July?
  • Your kids (and confess, you too) want to go see a great fireworks display.
  • That display in the big city is fired from atop that big building and so far in the sky that your neck will be stiff until the state fair.
  • You have to go very, very early for a good vantage point.
  • Other than eating not much goes on while you wait for the show.
  • Once you have the close spot you'll be stuck in traffic for an hour when it's time to go.

The Town of Cicero has most of the solution, as it presents a 3 day celebration of the Fourth of July.  The celebration ends Sunday night with a fantastic fireworks display, fired from and reflected in the waters of Morse Lake.  The Indiana Transportation Museum helps with the rest by providing transportation via the "Lights Over Morse Lake Celebration Trains" on July 2nd and 3rd and the Fourth of July "Fireworks Train!"

The Museum's July 4th "Fireworks Train" solves the dilemmas of finding that parking spot and what time to go. Park at the Museum in Forest Park and ride the Museum's historic railway to Cicero.

  • On Friday July 2nd attend the fish fry at Red Bridge Park.  Catch the earlier train at 6pm or the second train at 7:30 and return after the fun ends at 9pm.  On Friday all trains stop only at Jackson Street in Cicero.
  • On Saturday July 3rd you can choose which events to see and how long to stay in Cicero.
         Depart Forest Park at 9am and arrive in Cicero in time for the Festival Parade that starts and ends at Community Park.
         Depart Forest Park at 1pm and arrive in Cicero as the Kids Carnival begins.  It runs to 5pm.  The under 6 and under 8 "Soccer Friendlies Tournament" also takes place from 1pm to 5pm.
         Depart Forest Park at 4pm to attend the talent show the starts at 5:30pm and ends at 8:30pm.
         Depart Forest Park at 7pm just to visit the activities at Community Park in the cool of the evening.

    All activities on Saturday center around Community Park on the south side of Cicero so all of our trains will discharge and board passengers only at that location.  In addition to the events listed above, Community Park will also host Civil War and Pioneer encampments.  Vendors will also be there.
    Trains depart from Community Park for the return to Forest Park in Noblesville at 11:30am, 2:30pm, 5:30pm and 9pm.  Choose when you want to go and how long you want to stay.
  • On Sunday July 4th choose from 3 trains to partake in any or all activities.
         Depart Forest Park at 2pm to see the Kids Carnival, the Civil War and Pioneer encampments and the Soccer Friendlies Tournament or to visit the vendors at Community Park.  This train will stop at Community Park and will depart from there immediately at 2:30m.
         Depart from Forest Park at 5pm and arrive at Community Park to visit the end of activities there.  Then, stroll to the center of Cicero to watch the music festival with its main stage at Jackson and Main Streets.  After the music move toward the lake for the water ski show.  The 5pm train will stop at Community Park and depart from there immediately at 5:30pm.
         Depart from Forest Park at 8pm with just enough time to find seats for the fireworks that begin about 10:15 PM.  This train will stop at Jackson Street, close to the fireworks launching point.

The last return train of the day departs from Jackson Street about 30 minutes after the fireworks display concludes.  The train will stop at Community Park to board anyone waiting there and then returns to Forest Park in Noblesville.

Reservations are not required for any of these trains.  However, due to the popularity of the event and to prevent over-crowding on the return on July 4th, reservations will be accepted for the Sunday trains and the trains could become SOLD OUT prior to that day.  Reservations are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for Sunday's trains.

MAKE ON LINE RESERVATIONS HERE