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Van Allsburg based the story on a mental image of a child wandering into the woods on a foggy night and wondering where a train was headed. [4]At the premiere of the film, Van Allsburg stated that Pere Marquette 1225, a 2-8-4 Berkshire N-1 class steam locomotive, formerly owned by the Michigan State University and now owned by the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, was the inspiration for ...
The film has also spawned multiple real-world holiday train-travel experiences based loosely on the film's train journey all over the United States, as well as Canada, and even the United Kingdom under license from Rail Events Inc. [33] These include the Polar Express train rides held at the Grand Canyon Railway, [34] [35] Great Smoky Mountains ...
It reopened on July 29, 1971, with ESRM's 103 being the first locomotive to run on the current Valley Railroad with a train running between Essex and Deep River, 100 years to the day of the first train on the original line. The train was later expanded to Chester in the late 1970s and expanded as far north as Haddam in later years.
Polar Express Train Rides will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, at 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Fridays, 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. On Dec. 17, an additional matinee ride will ...
Hop on board one of these festive train rides in New Jersey and experience the magic of the season. The Polar Express on the Morristown & Erie Railway Join the magical Polar Express train ride ...
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what keeps "The Polar Express Train Ride" chugging in OKC. It runs through Dec. 27 at the Oklahoma Railway Museum.
Static display during The Polar Express™ Train Ride season. 2022 3844 Hunslet Engine Company 0-6-0ST "United Steel Company 22" Worked some services during the 2022 season. 1919 Avonside Engine Company 0-6-0ST "Cranford" Static display during The Polar Express™ Train Ride season. 2024 4144 GWR Large Prairie 41xx 2-6-2
A conductor stands in the snow waiting for passengers to board Oklahoma City's "The Polar Express" Train Ride, produced by Rail Events Productions, Nov. 10, 2022.