| Train rides every summer weekend at the Hesston Steam Museum. Come ride one of 3 real steam trains.. |
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GENERAL SCHEDULE Open every Holiday and weekend (Saturday and Sunday) starting on Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Then open every Sunday after the Labor Day weekend until the Ghost Train weekends in mid October (see calendar for details). 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 NOTE: Trains will be operating December 4, 5 and 11 12 for our annual Candy Cane Express   Ticket Fares Admission and parking are FREE*
*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 2010
Memorial Day Weekend
Fathers’ Day Weekend
Civil War Railroad Days
4th of July Weekend
American Family Day
54th. Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show (Four BIG days!) September 3, 4, 5 & Monday (Labor Day) September 6. 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 (Two Big Weekends!)
October 23 & 24 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 (Two Big Weekends!) 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
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The Hesston Steam Museum is operated by the LaPorte County Historical Steam Society an all volunteer 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
