Indiana Transportation Museum

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School Programs

Discovering the History of Indiana's Railroads

There are few things in life as exiting as watching a young child experience a first train ride or a visit to the engineer's cab of a locomotive... ITM offers a special educational environment in which to introduce youngsters to the history and technology of railroading...

School Programs

The Museum also offers two School Programs: Railroads In The Midwest and the Polar Bear Express - School Edition.

Railroads In The Midwest prepares your students for their visit to the Indiana Transportation Museum. A specially trained "Conductor of Education" will guide your students through the static displays at the ITM Museum site, and on their train ride experience. Students will learn about the important contributions made by the State of Indiana in the development of early transportation and railroad travel throughout the Midwest.

Tours may be booked from April through October.

The Polar Bear Express introduces students to the children's story The Polar Express and is offered in December.

Railroads in the Midwest

Ride with us on the state's second oldest operating rail line on a genuine 1937 streamlined train!

Train rides are on Tuesdays through Fridays with a grounds tour before or after to accommodate your schedule. Cost for the tour and train ride is Students $7.50 each, Adults $7.50 each (1 Teacher per 15 Students Free) with a minimum charge of $440. If your school group is too small to meet the minimum we will work with you to schedule a day and time when your group can be combined with another. The train ride is a round-trip between the Museum in Forest Park and Morse Lake north of Cicero. Trips to or from any other point on our line MAY cost more.

Train ride and Grounds Tour may be scheduled by special appointment.

On the Grounds Tour, your class will see and learn about:

Cabooses - the office for the freight train
Freight Cars
The Sleeping Car
The Diner
The Railway Post Office Car
Baggage Car
Hobbs Station
Railroad Communications and Safety

The Indiana Transportation Museum is located in Forest Park, Noblesville, Indiana. The park is an ideal location for your class to enjoy a picnic. Picnic shelters are available at no cost for weekday school tours. The museum's gift shop may be opened for your class if you desire.

For more information, contact ITM Reservations at 317-773-6000 Monday - Friday between 9 AM and 3 PM or via e-mail at itmfishers@hotmail.com and allow us to introduce your class to the magical experience of historic railroad operations.