Celebrate the Christmas season with the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum at the 6th Annual Holiday Train. This event is tailored for young children and family fun. For only $5 per rider, you can take a short ride on one of our restored cabooses. These cabooses are heated, comfortable, and fully operational. You’ll be able to experience the same ride as railroaders of a bygone era did when cabooses were on every freight train across America. The ride lasts about 10 minutes, then it’s off to the dining car. Sit down and enjoy hot cocoa and cookies (included with your ticket price) in our 1927 Nickel Plate Road Diner. Experience what it was like when passenger train travel was more common place and eating in the diner was a luxury of the journey. After you’ve enjoyed the diner, Santa Claus will be waiting to meet you in the Monument Station at the museum. Also in the Monument Station, our gift shop will be open for Holiday shopping. We have many train related items to choose from including books, DVDs, apparel, toys, memorabilia, collectables, and much more.
This year we’re offering the Holiday Train Express Pass. Order your tickets online and avoid long wait times to board the train. Express Passes are offered in 30-minute increments, if you present your Express Pass at the boarding site during your selected time, you will board the next train that departs the station. Wait time for Express Pass holders will be less than 15 minutes. Please print tickets and present at the boarding site. Processing fees do apply. No refunds, cancellations, or exchanges of the express pass within 10 days of the event, at that point all sales are final.
This year’s sponsors include:
November 27, 2021, Amsden House Restaurant of Bellevue
November 28, 2021, Cook & Associates of Bellevue, the Accounting & Tax Professionals
December 4, 2021, Bone Boys BBQ & Catering, Operators of “The Vue” Banquet and Event Center
December 5, 2021, Gilbert Heating and Air Conditioning of Sandusky, the Service Company
The Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The museum operates with an all-volunteer staff and is funded by donations, admissions, and fund-raising events such as the Holiday Train. All proceeds from this event go directly to support the museum. Due to the historical nature of the equipment used for this event, cabooses and dining car are not handicap accessible.
When:
November 27th & 28th, 12pm to 5pm
December 4th & 5th, 12pm to 5pm
Where:
Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum
253 Southwest St.
Bellevue, OH 44811
Cost:
Tickets also available at the event for $5 per rider (children and adults), No reservations required. Tickets sold at the event are first come/first serve and long waits to board the train are possible.
