Midwest Central Railroad: The North Pole Express

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The North Pole Express

North Pole Express 2007 was sold out!

All departures were on time; all trains ran as planned. Rain, snow and ice does not stop a Shay!

(Each picture links to a larger version. Photos taken on 7 Dec 2007.
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(Each picture links to a larger version. Photos taken on 1 Dec 2007.
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The members and staff of the Midwest Central Railroad want to thank everyone who purchased tickets for the North Pole Express 2007. Everything possible was done to make this a memorable experience for every rider!

The following chart shows the typical number of trains and their departure times. This schedule is from 2007; expect the 2008 schedule sometime after Labor Day.

Date	Day	Departures
Nov 30	Friday	6:00 P.M.; 8:00 P.M.
Dec 1	Saturday	11:00 A.M.; 1:00 P.M.; 3:00 P.M.; 5:00 P.M.; *7:00 P.M.
Dec 2	Sunday	1:00 P.M.; 3:00 P.M.; *5:00 P.M
Dec 8	Saturday	11:00 A.M.; 1:00 P.M.; 3:00 P.M.; 5:00 P.M.; *7:00 P.M.
Dec 9	Sunday	1:00 P.M.; 3:00 P.M.; *5:00 P.M
		* - indicates the train was SOLD OUT.

The Midwest Central Railroad's North Pole Express will rumble its way through Mt Pleasant, Iowa, on its annual imaginary voyage to the North Pole.

Santa and children

In the spirit of the season, Midwest Central Railroad extends a special invitation to you and your family to participate on this annual steam powered (by MCRR's Shay, #9) Christmas train as it carries its passengers on an imaginary Christmas journey to the North Pole. This unique holiday train made trips against a backdrop of early winter in eastern Iowa.

The holiday season is a time when families share time together and a time when traditions begin. What fun it would be to actually experience the essence of a Christmas Steam Train on a magical journey.

Children and adults together will experience a spirited holiday adventure. Our guests ride along in one of our coaches decorated for the holidays, bound for an imaginary trip to the North Pole, and feel the anticipation of the meeting the grand elf of them all...

Santa and children Christmas Tree Elves

We are privileged to have a detail of highly trained and eager elves from the North Pole Elf University, who accompany the passengers on this wonderful journey and, be assured, they will make the trip a lively one!

As the Shay powered train rumbles into the station at the North Pole, midst a flurry of snowflakes and hissing steam, our own Railroad Santa, along with his special elves, will greet his guests and at this time, each guest will be presented with a special Christmas ornament to commemorate this memorable journey.

Come join us in 2008 on this wonderful journey to the North Pole and see if those magical moments of Christmas, makes you too, one of those that believes in the miracles of Christmas.

Reservations are required.

Train Conductor and child Wrapped gifts Refreshments and cookies

Please e-mail Deb Crouch at D C R O U C H @ I O W A T E L E C O M . N E T for more information regarding the North Pole Express 2008 -- and remove the spaces in the e-mail address.

Midwest Central Railroad Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641 319−385−2912 (updated 15Aug08)