The Civilians and Soldiers in History Day is set for Saturday, July 20 at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum in North Judson.
This annual event features numerous displays, re-enactors, and events depicting various eras of civilian and military life from the Civil War to modern day.
This is a free event and includes the museum grounds. The museum has a restored WWII Pullman Troop Car, a large collection of working railroad signals, and all types of rolling stock, engines, and memorabilia of a by-gone era.
Tickets will be available for purchase for the 10-mile, round-trip diesel and steam train excursions through the Indiana countryside. Numerous diesel and steam train excursions depart from the depot area from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT. Ticket prices begin at $14.00. Purchasing train tickets in advance at www.hoosiervalley.org is recommended as the trains may sell out, or call 574-896-3950 on Saturdays or days when train excursions are scheduled.
Steam excursions will run Sunday, July 21 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. CT. Steam excursions are scheduled on numerous Saturdays and/or Sundays throughout the remainder of the 2024 season.
Regular train excursions will run on Saturdays through the end of September.
