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Nevada Northern Railway's
All Aboard for Santa and the North Pole!
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Starting on November 27, 2009 the Nevada Northern Railway presents the Polar Express. Join us as our locomotive couples up to coaches Ely and Nevada and heads for the North Pole for a visit with Santa Claus! This special train leaves the East Ely Railrod depot at 1100 Avenue A in Ely. | ||
| We invite everyone to experience a real life Polar Express as we fire up our locomotive to pull us to the North Pole. On our way to the North Pole we will serve hot chocolate and cookies to all of our passengers. During the trip to the North Pole we will read the story of the Polar Express. Upon our arrival to the North Pole, Santa will board the train and greet all of the passengers. Santa and his elves will present a silver bell to all of the passengers.
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The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg is available through the Museum's Gift Shop |
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Nov. 27 @ 3:30pm & 7:00pm Fri,
Dec. 11 @ 7:00pm Sat,
Dec 26 @ 3:30pm & 7:00pm The ride is approximately 1½ to 2 hours long, depending on the engineer and Santa Claus. |
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We read the story of The Polar Express and serve hot chocolate and cookies. All riders also receive a silver bell just like in the story. On the way back from the North Pole we sing Christmas carols.
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on the popular children’s book The Polar Express,
this is a story of a young boy and his sister who learn from their friends that
there is no Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve, however, the boy hears a distant whistle
and sees a locomotive pull into his front yard. He boards it and is on a journey
northward; the destination is the North Pole. |
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| After he and the other children disembark, they learn that it is nearly time for Santa to begin his annual Christmas Eve journey. However, he will select one of them to receive the first gift of Christmas, which can be anything that they wish. The young boy is selected, and, after much thought, he chooses a bell from the harness of Santa's reindeer. |
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| When he begins his trip to his home, the boy discovers that he had a hole in his pocket and he lost the bell. The next morning, though, he receives an extra present: the bell with a note from Santa. His parents are disappointed because they do not hear the sweet jingle from it, and they think that it is broken. However, the boy and his sister DO hear the clear, sweet sound because of their faith. Many years later, the sister could no longer hear the jingle, but the boy always could. He always believed in the spirit of Christmas. |
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| Polar Express Tickets (reservations suggested)
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Us 1-866-40STEAM or 1-866-407-8326 Copyright
© 2005-2009 Nevada Northern Railway Museum - Ely, Nevada |
