[CedarDave]

One of the best Christmas video commercials. Very professionally filmed and edited with music from the movie.

[FormerACLUmember]

Great American experience, that old train ride up the Animas river to Silverton

[momtothree]

Thanks for posting, CedarDave! Great video. I just love watching the kid’s eyes... so full of wonderment and excitement. Fabulous!

[CodeToad]

That was a great commercial for them. The trains in Colorado are incredible rides. We are looking forward to the Christmas time train ride up the side of Pikes Peak. In the summer it is amazing but with massive snow on the mountain it must be even better.

[CedarDave]

Link to Reservations:

http://www.durangotrain.com/events/2011-polar-express

[magslinger]

The Polar Express is still in Owosso, MI.

The train in Poar Express was based on PM 1225.

[unkus]

Thanks, Cedar Dave. I hear and see those great old engines and railroad cars every day.

[NavyCanDo]

We've been on several Christmas Trains - but that one look like it has the others beat. My son is nuts about the Polar Express. He even has the 0 gauge Lionel engine and nine cars that we have run around the tree. He would love this.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

We rode it in the summer. Spent a lot of time in an open car checking out the sights. Took weeks to get all the soot out of our hair but it was well worth it.

[mia]

Thanks for posting this. My husband and I took this train ride several years ago in the late fall. It was magnificent. The scenery was spectacular and when we got close to the tope the snow began to fall making everything glisten. Just loved it. Wonderful memories.

[hocndoc]

Hoc (the pawnbroker Mr. of hoc and doc) and I rode the Grand Canyon Express train to the Grand Canyon this summer, spending one night in the little town of Williams, Arizona and another at the Maswik Lodge in the Grand Canyon National Park. They also have a “Polar Express” http://www.thetrain.com/polar-express-5679.html

[Joe Boucher]

My family took this train ride a few years ago.
To make it even more interesting the train was filled with Amish dressed in their old ways clothing.
sometimes you can look down thousands of feet to the river below.