The North Pole Express will continue to run, but the train will be pulled by the institute’s historic diesel locomotive until ...

The home of the North Pole Express, the locomotive featured in the 2004 Tom Hanks movie, "The Polar Express," this week announced when tickets for the fall train excursions will go on sale. "The ...

“An unforeseen mechanical issue" was discovered during a test run of the steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225 before the ...

Tickets for the 2025 North Pole Express train rides in Owosso, Michigan, went sale at noon June 24, 2025. Ticket prices range from $85 for coach to $6,500 for a private car. The Pere Marquette 1225 ...

The 80-year-old locomotive underwent reconstruction, boiler refurbishment and repairs to the superheaters in the past year.

Tickets for the North Pole Express annual steam engine trips between Owosso and Ashley are set to go on sale at noon Tuesday, June 24. "The moment you have been waiting for is about to arrive!," the ...