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For Additional Information Contact: Bob Lettenberger
Phone: 920-437-7623, x-16
Date: September 8, 2009 09-13
Experience the Polar Rxpress at the
National Railroad Museum
Pajamas are welcome on this trip to the North Pole
Show set for November 27, 28, 29 and December 4, 5, 6
Ashwaubenon (Green Bay, Wis) – The story … the train … the magic. Climb aboard and find out if you truly believe in Santa Claus. The National Railroad Museum (www.nationalrrmuseum.org) again presents this classic Christmas event for children of all ages. The Polar Express will make its journet to the North Pole on November 27, 28, 29 and December 4, 5, and 6, with three programs each day – 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Polar Express will feature a dramatic reading of the original Christmas classic story about a boy who isn’t sure if he believes in Santa Claus. However, after a train ride to the North Pole, he finds the magic that convinces him the jolly old elf is for real. Local actor and co-director of the Heritage Players drama troupe, Stu Smith will present the reading during the National Railroad Museum’s event.
Everyone will be invited aboard the Polar Express for that special ride to the North Pole. The train will be filled with a happy crew ready with many surprises for the journey. Plus, there will be holiday arts and crafts, face painting and an opportunity to write a letter to Santa himself.
New for 2009 will be Premium Class service. Make your trip to the North Pole extra special by riding in the newly restored Silver Spirit, a streamlined buffet-lounge-observation car from the 1950s. Patrons will be able to tide in the comfortable armchairs of the round-end observation lounge or be seated at a table in the buffet section. Of course, the train crew will have some extra surprises along the way for Premium Class passengers.
Polar Express shows will be at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. November 27, 28, 29 and December 4, 5 and 6. Tickets now available in the Museum Sotre. Reservations are required and can be made in the at the Museum store or by calling (920) 437-7623, x-10 during regular Museum hours (Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; or Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.). Premium Class tickets are $25 for lounge seating and $18 for table seating in the buffet area of the car. Standard Class tickets are $12 Adultk, $8 Child age 2-12. Museum members will receive a $2.00 discount off the adult Standard Class ticket price.
The National Railroad Museum’s Polar Express has sold-out in the last three years. Make your reservations early.
The Polar Express is presented with the support of by Beerntsen’s Candies and Green Bay 7-Up Bottling.
Founded in 1956, the National Railroad Museum is one of the oldest institutions of its type in the U.S. The Museum works to foster an understanding of railroading and its significance to American life. Visiting the National Railroad Museum offers you an opportunity to explore our railroad heritage. Sit in the cab of the Union Pacific Big Boy, the world’s largest steam locomotive. View Gen. Eisenhower’s World War II command train. Examine the future of railroading in the sleek 1955 General Motors Aerotrain. The Museum is one of the oldes and largest institutuions of its kind in the U.S.
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For additional information, please contact:
Bob Lettenberger,
