North Pole Express



2013 North Pole Express tickets are on sale NOW! Get your tickets early for this year's North Pole Express.

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Train Expo 2014




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If you are looking for a leisurely train ride back in time, then check out our schedule of events and order your ticket today.

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Diesel Excursions



Throughout the year, the Steam Railroading Institute offers special excursions that use Diesel powered locomotives. This reduces the cost of the excursion making an all-day excursion more economical.
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Steam Excursions



The Steam Railroading Institute is best known for All-Day Steam powered excursion all over Michigan. Excursions are offered throughout the year. The North Pole Express is a favorite of many.

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Tickets for all of our excursions are available online or by calling (989) 399-7589. Order yours today!

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View the Train Schedule

Updates to the Schedule will be posted here. Check back periodically as we expect additional events/excursions to expand the schedule.

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Steam Excursions

The Steam Railroading Institute is best known for their all-day steam excursions. Every year trips are scheduled and carry thousands of passenger around Michigan behind one of the largest operating steam locomotives in the United States. What are you waiting for? Hop aboard for a trip back in time when life was a little simpler!

Diesel Excursions

Throughout the year diesel locomotive powered excursions are being offered. Take a look at our schedule to book the trip that is right for you.

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Links

Our Friends

MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM LINKS

Adrian & Blissfield/ “The Old Road” Dinner Train

ARTrain

Bluewater Chapter, NRHS

Buckley Old Engine Show

Coopersville & Marne Railway

The Henry Ford/ Greenfield Village

Huckleberry Railroad & Crossroad Village

Michigan Transit Museum

Port Huron Museum

Saginaw Railway Museum

GREAT LAKES REGIONAL TOURIST RAIL/ RAIL PRESERVATION LINKS (INDIANA, MINNESOTA, OHIO, WISCONSIN)

Byesville Scenic Railroad

Center for Rail Photography & Art

The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society

Friends of Milwaukee Road 261

Illinois Rail Museum

Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation

AGENCIES WHO HAVE AWARDED US FUNDING/ GRANTS

Collis P. Huntington Chapter, National Railway Historical Society

Cook Family Foundation

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jenny H. and Otto F. Krauss Charitable Foundation Trust

Michigan Department of Transportation

National Railway Historical Society

North American Railway Foundation

Shiawassee Community Foundation