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One thing you learn quickly..,The Engineer(man who drives the train) is NOT in charge. It is the Conductor!

The first leg of trip to North Pole I rode with Tony Hart, our Conductor. I rode in the front engine for the first hour to the stop to pick up the “elves” at Botzum Station. Shown below are Engineer Chad Crim(left), who was a volunteer since 1988 & on staff since 94. He grew up in Penisnula (the North Pole) and still has a passion for trains., saying the thrill is always there Also shown are Vern Davis & Mike Frastaci who are assistant engineers.

Above is the Conductor Tony Hart who has volunteered with the train for 5 years.

Above is brakeman Dan Krol. He and his wife have been volunteers for many years & do both elf & brakeman work as needed.

Above is CVSR Marketing Co-=oordinator Nicole. She handles many of the Train events including the Polar Express & the popular Wine Trains. She was on one of the trains handling the concession/gift shop area.

Smiling faced volunteers do MANY things on the train.. ~ most are behind the scenes but necessary.

Above are some of the crew/staff on the train:
(top) Joe Dorsey, Jim Roszak, Brian Kelly, Greg Szucs
(front) Charles Allen, Gary Spencer; Mary Spencer; Tony Hart

Above & below are Conductor Brian Kelly who is on staff & moved from WV where he did similar work on the Scenic Rail Road there.

Dolly!!!

That is the same on the normal train in Britain the conductor is responsible for the train.

They changed it for a wheel to make the driver in charge but it did not work and soon reverted back to the old system.