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.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Hours of Operation Ticket Fares Find Us Special Events Calendar

 

 

Hours of Operation

Open every Holiday and weekend (Saturday and Sunday) starting on Memorial Day through 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 

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.

 

Having a Birthday Party, Company Picnic or other Special Occasion? 
The Hesston Steam Museum offers special
Group Rates for gatherings of 20 or more.

 

 


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Find the Museum

Conveniently located near I94 exit 1, only 90 minutes from Chicagoland.

  • Directions - Take I-94 to Exit 1, south to "County Road 1000 North".  Or take the Indiana toll road to Exit 49, north on 139 to "County Road 1000 North" and watch for our billboard.

  • GPS - 1201 E 1000 N, La Porte, IN
    or these coordinates :      N41.75299 W86.67820

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Special Events 2010

Memorial Day Weekend
May 29, 30 & 31
Our Opening Weekend
Kiddieland Limited Train

 

Fathers’ Day Weekend
June 19 & 20
Dads ride for a dollar, with paid child
Antique Truck Show on Father’s Day!

Civil War Railroad Days
June 26 & 27
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

 

American Family Day
August 1
Special Pricing on train rides for the family.

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
and
October 30 & 31 (Halloween)

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!)
December 4 & 5
and
December 11 & 12
(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!

 

 



Visit "I Live Toy Trains"
The toy train store.

 


Visit our friends at kidwinks.com
Find fun things to do for the entire family.

 

Fun Things To Do Near By
 

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Memorial Day Weekend
Steam Train rides,
Steam Saw Mill, Steam Tractors, Steam Power Plant demos

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Steam Train rides,
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Fathers’ Day Weekend

Dads ride for a dollar, with paid child (no age limits)

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Father's Day
 Fathers’ Day Weekend

Antique Truck Show

Dads ride for a dollar, with paid child (no age limits)

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Civil War Railroad Days

Exciting Civil War Battles on Real Steam Trains.

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Civil War Railroad Days

Exciting Civil War Battles on Real Steam Trains.

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Steam Train Rides
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 4th of July Weekend

Steam Train Rides
and Annual Tractor Show

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Steam Train Rides
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Steam Train rides every weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day

 

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SEPTEMBER 2010
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54th. Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show
Steam Train Rides
Steam Traction Engines
Antique Tractor Show
Saw Mill Demos
Steam Power Plant Operations

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54th. Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show
Steam Train Rides
Steam Traction Engines
Antique Tractor Show
Saw Mill Demos
Steam Power Plant Operations

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54th. Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show
Steam Train Rides
Steam Traction Engines
Antique Tractor Show
Saw Mill Demos
Steam Power Plant Operations

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 54th. Annual Hesston Steam & Power Show
Steam Train Rides
Steam Traction Engines
Antique Tractor Show
Saw Mill Demos
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Hesston Ghost Train

Take a terror-ific steam train ride through the haunted woods aboard the Flying Dutchman Railroad.

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Take a terror-ific steam train ride through the haunted woods aboard the Flying Dutchman Railroad.

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Take a terror-ific steam train ride through the haunted woods aboard the Flying Dutchman Railroad.

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 Hesston Ghost Train

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"Candy Cane Express" train rides*

(Toys for Tots)

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New Year's Eve

 

* Diesel locomotives will be used during the month of December
 

 

 

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