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ITM Office
Weekdays 9am to 3pm
(317) 773 6000
info@itm.org
TRAIN DATES:
Fridays are tentative.
November 30
December 1, 2, 7, 8,
9, 14, 15 and 16
Schedule:
To be decided
LEARN
ABOUT ALL
YOU CAN DO IN
HAMILTON COUNTY
Make
your
POLAR BEAR
EXPRESS trip
into a
WEEKEND
GETAWAY.
Click here
for
information
on hotel discounts
just for our
train riders.
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Because of changes within the
community room at the Fishers train station the 2012 Polar Bear Express
will be different from previous years. We are currently in discussions
with Fishers to determine how we can operate at the train station. The
descriptions below apply to the event as it has run for the past few
years. Please keep checking back during 2012 to see what we will be
doing.
The Polar Bear
Express has delighted children of all ages since 1995. So
popular is this event that we now operate this train for THREE WEEKENDS.
Our traditional program has always begun inside Fishers
Station where an
illustrated, railroad-related Christmas story, "Polar Bear
Junction" has been read. During the story
the audience is seated on the floor of the community room. A real train ride follows the reading.
Daytime trips found the train traveling from Fishers to
the south side of Noblesville and returning to Fishers. Santa Claus has
ridden the train
round-trip and visited with the
passengers. For those who chose the traditional program juice and cookies
were served to the children. The story and train
ride took approximately 1 hour.
Evening trips traveled through Noblesville's square to the "North Pole" located at the Indiana Transportation Museum in Forest Park. At the "North Pole" Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Polar Bear boarded the train for
the return to Fishers. During the trip children on the traditional
trip received hot cocoa and a
cookie. The evening trips, story and train ride, took approximately ninety minutes.
New in 2011, a limited number of "TRAIN ONLY" seats
were
available on each trip. Passengers in these seats received ONLY the
train ride and the visit with Santa Claus as he walked through the train.
These passengers do not hear the story at Fishers Station and do not share in the refreshments aboard the train.
Advance ticket sales are required!
ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES!
Please be certain you have chosen the correct date, time and story
program or train ride only.
After reviewing ticket prices below decide if you
want
THE TRADITIONAL SHOW
with the story
and refreshments
or
TRAIN RIDE ONLY
and click the correct link.
In 2011 we added a third
weekend - an additional 12 shows to our schedule. Nevertheless,
all traditional times were sold out on November 20th. If you are
among those that forgets until it is too late, let us remind
you. Join
our mailing list. Reminders about Polar Bear Express are
sent in late September. Admittedly, we send other promotional
emails during the year to inform you of events we present but we
do not sell or otherwise provide our email list to any other
business or organization. You can "opt out" of
further emails at any time but then you will not be notified
about Polar Bear Express. See our pages on reservations
and privacy.
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2011 Polar Bear Express Ticket Prices
Traditional daytime programs: $20 per person, under age 2 free
Daytime "Train Only" tickets: $15 per person, under
age 2 free
Traditional evening programs: $25 per person, under age 2 free
Evening "Train Only" tickets: $20 per person, under
age 2 free
Seating on this train is
by reservation only
beginning at 9AM eastern time, September 29,
2012
on line via
the links that will be available here
or in person at the Museum in Noblesville's Forest Park.
No phone orders will be taken until 9am on Monday October 3rd.
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Please Note: Schedules are adhered to as closely as possible, but the railroad reserves
the right to alter schedules, substitute coaches and/or motive power as operating
conditions demand. No refund or exchanges on reserved tickets unless ticketed train does not operate.
ITM Office - Hours: Weekdays 9am to 3pm, (317) 773 6000
Indiana Transportation Museum Box 83
Noblesville, IN 46061-0083 317.773.6000
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Museum, All Rights Reserved.
page updated April 04, 2012 03:16 PM
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