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Thank you for a great 2024 operating season! All that’s left now is the Polar Express.
See you in 2025!

Polar Express

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Tickets for 2025 go on sale June 1.

Create unforgettable Christmas memories with a journey for the whole family to the North Pole on a vintage trolley car!

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Upcoming Events

November 30 to December 22: Polar Express
Celebrate the holiday season with a train visit to the North Pole, including hot chocolate, Christmas carol sing-alongs, and more!
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Latest News

• Volunteer Spotlight August/September 2024 – Gianni PolitoSeptember 29, 2024
  We’re transitioning back to the operations department, and this month want to introduce one of our train operators: Gianni. Gianni first joined us last year, after having come to visit us to get reference photos for a personal project to make a 3D model of North Shore car 715. Our trainmaster noted his interest and… Read more: Volunteer Spotlight August/September 2024 – Gianni Polito
• Volunteer Spotlight July 2024 – Jasmine CarlsonJuly 24, 2024
  Jasmine is one of our volunteers working to restore and maintain our fleet in the car department. She can often be found in our car barn and is one of the key people in our ongoing effort to restore Chicago Aurora & Elgin Car 316 to join car 458 in our active CA&E fleet. She… Read more: Volunteer Spotlight July 2024 – Jasmine Carlson
• Volunteer Spotlight June 2024: Jacob GoldbergJune 22, 2024
  We are now introducing a new feature: our volunteer spotlight! Every month, we will pick one of our volunteers and give a quick overview of them to show who makes this museum run and give some human faces to the museum. Our inaugural featured volunteer will be Jacob Goldberg, our webmaster and one of our… Read more: Volunteer Spotlight June 2024: Jacob Goldberg
• Memorial for Jon DuerrJune 7, 2024
  The Fox River Trolley museum mourns the passing of Jon Duerr, who died peacefully in his home on February 13. Mr. Duerr was an accomplished biologist, who started his career teaching biology at Waubonsee Community College and joined the Kane County Forest Preserve District in 1985 serving nearly 20 years as assistant superintendent, superintendent, director… Read more: Memorial for Jon Duerr
• Some more winter work on 316February 25, 2024
  Our car department is working hard on restoring CA&E 316, with work on the heating, windows, and more.

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