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Tickets for North Pole Express train trip in Michigan go on sale soon. What to know
The annual train excursions start Nov. 21, 2025. Tickets go on sale in June. In 2024, they sold out within hours, and even ...
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One of Michigan's most famous trains, the Pere Marquette 1225, will not run again this year
LANSING – The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam train that leads the North Pole Express excursions from Owosso to Ashley’s Country Christmas will not run again this year. The Steam Railroading ...
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Steam Railroading Institute North Pole Express adds two dates. Here's how to get tickets
The 4½-hour excursions, typically pulled by the famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive ... Santa's village is set up at the Ashley Country Christmas. The event also includes rides, vendors ...