Common questions

How long is the train ride from Connersville to Metamora?

How long is the train ride from Connersville to Metamora?

approximately 30-minutes
The ride lasts approximately 30-minutes. The “Valley Flyer” train to Metamora departs from the Connersville depot and offers a 2-hour layover in Metamora for shopping, eating, and site-seeing before returning to Connersville.

How much does the Polar Express cost?

First Class

Off Peak $67 $47
Peak $76 $53
Christmas Eve $79 $55
Steam $93 $69
Rate Adult (13+) Child (2-12)

Is the Whitewater Canal still in use?

It is perhaps the only covered wooden aqueduct still operating in the United States. Engineers designed this aqueduct to carry the canal and its boats above Duck Creek. It’s on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

What shops are in Metamora Indiana?

These places are best for shopping in Metamora:

  • Words & Images Home of The Train Place.
  • Metamora Gem Mine & Luna’s Garden Gift Shop.
  • The Village Whimsy.

How long is the Polar Express ride?

approximately one hour
​The Train ride is approximately one hour long and includes your golden train ticket, hot chocolate in a ceramic Polar Express collector’s mug, a delicious cookie, as well as your first gift of Christmas, a silver bell.

How long does the Polar Express train ride last?

one-hour
Join us for a magical trip! Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, passengers will relive the magic of the classic story as they are whisked away on THE POLAR EXPRESS™ for a magical one-hour trip to meet Santa.

What products were shipped on the Whitewater Canal?

Canal boats transported people, lumber, livestock and grain until the early 1860’s. After several floods, boat traffic stopped. The towpath was laid with rails for a new age of transportation when the White Water Valley Railroad purchased the canal in 1863.

Did the Whitewater Canal affect economic growth?

[it] contributed largely to the welfare and happiness of the people.” The significance of the 15-mile Whitewater Canal was not in its ability to create a profit, but rather its effect on the economic growth of the Whitewater River Valley, considered the gateway to the interior of Indiana.

What restaurants are in Metamora Indiana?

Limit search to Metamora.

  • The Smelly Gourmet. 84 reviewsOpen Now. $
  • Grannie’s Cookie Jars & Ice-Cream Parlor. 31 reviews. Bakeries, American$
  • Have A Bite. 14 reviews. $
  • The Martindale House. 5 reviews.
  • Gold Digger’s Family Diner. 10 reviews.
  • Scooty’s. 2 reviews.
  • Blue Umbrella Bistro. 1 review.
  • jillsophines Donut Shop. 1 review.

How long is the Whitewater Valley Railroad ride?

The ride itself is about 18 miles, taking around an hour and 15 minutes more or less each way on a vintage train car. . The scenery itself is not spectacular, just good old Indiana farm fields and woods. The “Circle D Rangers” who make up the outlaws and lawmen are a hoot and you can tell they love what they do.

How long is the train from Metamora to Connersville?

Everyone enjoyed it! We did the daytime “Wild West Train” from Connersville to Metamora. The ride itself is about 18 miles, taking around an hour and 15 minutes more or less each way on a vintage train car. . The scenery itself is not spectacular, just good old Indiana farm fields and woods.

Where does the Polar Express stop in Connersville?

THE POLAR EXPRESS (TM) comes to life when the train departs Connersville’s Grand Central Station for a journey through the quiet countryside for a special stop at the “North Pole” to allow Santa Claus to board THE POLAR EXPRESS. Guests on board will enjoy hot chocolate and a cookie while listening and reading along with the magical story.

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Ruth Doyle