Atlanta New Earth Festival

• It began in 1973.
• It takes place the fourth weekend of September.
• It attracts over 600 vendors.
• The vendors sell fine art, crafts, antiques, food and more.
• Attendance exceeds 80,000.
• A 2006 census showed 822 residents in the town.

When you think about an influx of about 100 visitors for each resident you might realize that parking for the New Earth Festival can be distant from the action.  Arrive in the middle of it all in air-conditioned comfort.  The Indiana Transportation Museum provides round-trip transportation to the New Earth Festival every year.

The train operates rain or shine. Reservations are not needed so you can wait until the last minute to realize you just can't pass up this festival. The train departs from the Museum in Noblesville and transports passengers directly to the center of Atlanta and the festival.

Our trains make five round-trips each day of this two-day event with the first trip departing Forest Park in Noblesville at 8:30am, early enough for passengers to find the best products at the best prices.  Northbound trains to the New Earth Festival depart every two hours through the day.  Return trips begin at 9:30am and also occur every two hours.

Also, if only one member of your family is a true shopper and the spouse and kids want more than just food, walk the two short blocks north to County Line Road.  There you will find an additional ITM locomotive attached to a few of our cabooses.  For a slight charge you can experience a train ride as freight crews rode - in the caboose.  These cabooses will travel north to Tipton County Road 450 South, a mile and a half, and then return you to the New Earth Festival. 

When you find your heart's desire among the arts and crafts, purchase it and bring it back on the train.  All but the very largest of items can be carried on board your passenger coach.  If it will fit in your car we can carry it in our train.