Polar Express on Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge

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K-36 #486 leads the southbound daily winter train back to Durango after making a brief water stop at Hermosa. Photo by Chris Starnes

Colorado’s  Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will begin their 2011 Polar Express™ train rides on November 18 and run through December 28. Polar Express trains will depart the Durango depot three times daily.

The Polar Express™ comes to life when the real train pulls out of the station with your family on board. The train will transport you to the North Pole where Santa will be waiting.

On this magical journey, guests on board the train will enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while reading along or listening to this classic award winning storybook. Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride.

Book your Polar Express tickets on line before November 11, 2011 and receive free Cascade Canyon Winter Train tickets! For every two tickets booked, you will receive one Winter Train ticket.

Tickets for this promotion must be booked online. You can use Offer Code Polar1 at checkout to receive your complimentary tickets! These Winter Train tickets are valid November 23 through March 15. Certain blackout dates do apply.

For additional Polar Express train rides and schedules in your area, visit Polar Express Rides.com

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All Aboard, The Polar Express! Train Rides Across the Country

All across the country railroad stations have begun to sell tickets to their own versions of what’s become an annual Christmas tradition — a train ride based on Chris Van Allsburg’s classic, The Polar Express. Rail Events, Inc., which Durango, Colo. 888-TRAIN-07 (1-888-872-4607) www.durangotrain.com. Fox River Trolley Museum South Elgin, Ill. 847-697-4676 www.foxtrolley.org. Monticello Railway Museum Monticello, Ill. 877-762-9011 www.mrym.org. Whitewater

Publish Date: 10/21/2011 13:30

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Or, take the Durango/Silverton train through the snow covered Rockies, have a romantic dinner for two, and be back for an evening hot springs soak and couples massage. There are also all of the traditional winter The historic Durango and Silverton Railroad offers a truly magical holiday adventure called The Polar Express. Children are invited to come aboard This winter, take a trip back into your imagination and stay at an ice hotel. The world’s oldest ice hotel is

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