Train rides every summer weekend at the Hesston Steam Museum. Come ride one of 3 real steam trains..


Fall Colors Take a Steam Train Ride through the woods along the Indiana Michigan border.

Near Chicago Illinois in Northern Indiana near Southwestern Michigan.

GENERAL SCHEDULE

Open every Holiday and weekend (Saturday and Sunday) starting on Memorial Day weekend and ending on Labor Day weekend. Museum Grounds open at 11:30am CDT. Trains start running at 12:00pm (noon) until 5:00pm CDT

  The Hesston Steam Museum is on CENTRAL TIME 

Trains run Sundays only after Labor Day through October.

 

Ticket Fares

Admission and parking are FREE*
*$5 adult admission at the Labor Day Weekend Steam & Power Show only.

 
   Single ride ticket
   Multiple 4 ride ticket
Adults
$5.00
$17.00
Children above 3
$3.00
$10.00
Children under 3
no charge
no charge

*Every passenger on a train needs a ticket. A multiple-ride ticket cannot be split between other people. Tickets are valid for any train but one ticket per ride is required. Prices are subject to change.

SPECIAL EVENTS 2009

Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 24, 25
Our Opening Weekend

 

Fathers’ Day Weekend
June 20 & 21
Dads ride for a dollar, with paid child
Antique Truck Show on Father’s Day!

 

Civil War Railroad Days
June 27 & 28
Secret plans have been uncovered by Union Army spies that the Confederate Army will raid trains. Union soldiers will defend. Also a living history encampment at the museum grounds.

 

4th of July Weekend
July 3, 4 & 5
Tractor Show

 

53rd. Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show

Four BIG days!
September 4, 5, 6 & Monday (Labor Day) September 7.

The show begins at 10:00 am and closes at 5:00 pm CDT

Get on board for one of Indiana's top festivals! Education and entertainment are in store for the whole family as the many uses of turn-of-the-century steam power are demonstrated to the public. Old-time farm machinery, antique cars, and other machines are also on display. The museum also hosts a flea market, and traditional festival treats!.  *There is an admission charge for the Steam and Power Show.

 

Hesston Ghost Train
To Be Announced
(normally the last two weekends in October)

Take a terror-ific ride through the haunted woods aboard the Flying Dutchman Railroad. This is a trip that you won’t soon forget as your train is haunted by many ghoulish creatures. Watch out for the Mad Lumber-Jack that haunts these woods! The Ghost Train is frightening fun for everyone! (Appropriate for small children.)

 

Candy Cane Express
December 5, 6, 12 & 13
(first two weekends in December)

Grab a cup of hot cocoa and visit Santa in the caboose. Then take a cozy winter train ride inside our first-class enclosed coach.

Candy Cane Express toy drive
Donate a new unwrapped toy for the U.S. Marine Corps. Toys for Tots toy drive and receive one free train ride!

 
 

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Exciting Civil War Battles on Real Steam Trains.

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Steam Saw Mill, Steam Tractors, Steam Power Plant demos

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© All images, logos and text copyright Hesston Steam Museum October, 2007- June, 2009. Copyright Statement
 

The Hesston Steam Museum Gives Back to the Community

Hesston's Scholarship Program 
We are proud to offer annual scholarships to a LaPorte County graduating senior.
Toy For Tots
The Hesston Steam Museum is a active supporter of the Marine Corps Reserve's "Toy For Tots" charity.

 

 

The Hesston Steam Museum is operated by the LaPorte County Historical Steam Society an all volunteer 501(c)(3) not-for-profit

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