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You could
drive down the block to the local giant supermarket and pick out a
pumpkin from a two-ton bin, but how exciting is that? Or,
you could board the train at Forest
Park and ride the transportation museum's historic passenger cars
through Hamilton County's fall countryside, see farm
animals and pick your own pumpkin from a local farm field. "The
Pumpkin Train," will operate round-trips from the Museum in
Noblesville to a charming,
fresh-air pumpkin patch. We are proud to partner with Beck's
Hybrids and the Hamilton Heights High School FFA chapter to
create this unique experience. We will run the Pumpkin Train twice
each day every Saturday and
Sunday from October 1 through October 23.
In
addition to selling pumpkins the FFA students provide a small hay-bale
maze for the littlest children and games of skill for the older ones.
Often a brief hayride travels around the patch and older farm
equipment is on display. Lunch items are available in the tent. Only
your pumpkin and food items are for sale: everything else is free. The
FFA students can only accept cash at the pumpkin patch.
Seating on the Pumpkin Train is open - show up and go IF seats are
still available. We do take reservations through the Wednesday prior
to each weekend. Reservations are recommended. This is a very popular event
but we limit ridership for a
better customer experience.
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TRAIN DATES:
SATURDAYS
October 1, 8, 15 and 22
10:30AM and 1:30PM
SUNDAYS
October 2, 9, 16 and 23
11:30AM and 2:30PM
Travel time between the Museum in Noblesville's Forest Park and the
pumpkin patch is about 20 minutes each way. Visitors will remain at the
patch for about one hour before the return to Forest Park. Total length
of the trip will be about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
These cards can be used to make reservations by phone or on line. On
line orders can also be charged on American Express.
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The fares for this train are:
$12.00 round-trip for adults (age 13 and up)
$8.00 for children age 2 through 12
FREE for children under the age of 2 riding on the lap of a
paying passenger.
Seating on these trains is
open but reservations are RECOMMENDED.
These trains do fill to capacity.
On line reservations can be made further down on this page.
Reservations can also be made by calling
the Indiana Transportation Museum office at (317) 773 6000 Reservations
for any weekend can not be accepted after the Wednesday prior to that weekend.
Remaining tickets will go on sale on a first come, first served basis that day.
Tickets for the first train go on sale when the train station opens and tickets
for the second train go on sale when the first train has departed.
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To make reservations online find your choice of day, date and time in
the table below. Then click the "Buy Tickets Now" button in
the box of your choice. Be careful to select the correct day, date and time -
reservations can not be refunded or exchanged. Reserved tickets will be
refunded only if your train does not run.
After clicking on the button you will be directed to our online
ticketing agent where you will choose the number of adults, children age
2 - 12 and children under the age of 2 that will be riding the train.
You will be asked for some identifying information so that we can
contact you if necessary. When you supply your email address it will
remain private: we will not sell it or provide it to anyone else. Unless
you opt out, your email address will be added to our list and you may occasionally
receive news of upcoming events from us. You can opt out of future
mailings via any news message.
You will then be asked for payment which can be made using American
Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa. Your credit card or bank
statement will show "Vendini Tickets" as the merchant. All
tickets are sold on a "will-call" basis and can not be picked
up until just before departure of our train.
On line orders are subject to a $2 per ticket service
charge - even on tickets for children under 2. To avoid this service
charge call our office (317) 773 6000 between 9am and 3pm on weekdays.
Saturday
October 1
10:30AM
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Saturday
October 1
1:30PM
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Sunday
October 2
11:30AM
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Sunday
October 2
2:30PM
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Saturday
October 8
10:30AM
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Saturday
October 8
1:30PM
SOLD OUT
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Sunday
October 9
11:30AM
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Sunday
October 9
2:30PM
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Saturday
October 15
10:30AM
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Saturday
October 15
1:30PM
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Sunday
October 16
11:30AM
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Sunday
October 16
2:30PM
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Saturday
October 22
10:30AM
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Saturday
October 22
1:30PM
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Sunday
October 23
11:30AM
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Sunday
October 23
2:30PM
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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, info@itm.org
Indiana Transportation Museum
Box 83 Noblesville, IN 46061-0083 317.773.6000
Copyright © 1998-2011, Indiana Transportation Museum, All
Rights Reserved.
page updated October 6, 2011 5:55pm
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