{"id":3175,"date":"2016-10-21T06:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/?p=3175"},"modified":"2017-09-07T06:52:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T11:52:58","slug":"the-polar-express-at-union-station-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/the-polar-express-at-union-station-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polar Express at Union Station Replaced!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>This post is no longer accurate. The Polar Express has returned to Union Station for the 2017 holiday season!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/santaexpress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3176\" src=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/santaexpress.jpg\" alt=\"santaexpress\" width=\"287\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a>Over the last few weeks I have been getting a lot of hits on my post from last year about our trip to Union Station to ride the <a title=\"All Aboard The Polar Express!\" href=\"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/all-aboard-the-polar-express\/\">Polar Express<\/a>. I think people are looking for information for this years holiday train ride. Well, this year at Union Station the Polar Express is being replaced by The Santa Express and will feature the classic holiday story &#8216;Twas the Night Before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring spectacular decor, North Pole Village activities, ice skating\u00a0and a new Fire &amp; Light show offer family fun all season long. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.holidaysatunionstation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Holidays At Union Station<\/a>\u00a0for more info on all of the upcoming events.<\/p>\n<p>The Santa Express Train Ride is the centerpiece of this expanded holiday event. Real trains pull out of St. Louis Union Station \u2014 the 1894 National Historic Landmark terminal \u2014 beginning November 18 and continuing through December 30, 2016. Trains will leave the station at 4:45, 6:15, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/curiocollection3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/missouri\/st-louis-union-station-hotel-curio-collection-by-hilton-STLCUQQ\/offers\/100094595.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Book Early and Save Hotel Package<\/a><\/p>\n<p>General Ticket Sales on sale now!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.holidaysatunionstation.com\/buy\/#\/event-details\/holidays-at-union-station?weekOf=2016-11-13\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to Book your Train Ride on the Santa Express<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is no longer accurate. The Polar Express has returned to Union Station for the 2017 holiday season! &nbsp; Over the last few weeks I have been getting a lot of hits on my post from last year about our trip to Union Station to ride the Polar Express. 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