 Walt Disney Studios has taken to the rails for a once-in-a-lifetime
experience where visitors can get a sneak peak at the newest
Christmas film, "A Christmas Carol." The train has been touring all
over the United States since Memorial Day weekend and will continue
through November.The best location to see the train passing
through Lincoln will be at the Amtrak station, at the corner of
Broadway and Chicago streets. Parents are asked to provide
supervision for their children. Although the train will pass
through, it will not stop in Lincoln.
This is also the site of the city christening scene and is one of
the unmarked alignments of Route 66 through the city. Abraham
Lincoln christened the city of Lincoln on Aug. 27, 1853, with the
juice of a watermelon. Re-enactments of the event will occur at that
spot on Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The city was platted around the
location of the railroad lines.
Inside the Disney train, guests will get a behind-the-scenes look
at the movie spectacle and state-of-the-art technology, all for
free.
The train will be on display at Union Station in St. Louis from
July 31 through Aug. 2. Visits are free to the public. More
information is available at
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/
christmascaroltraintour/.
[Text from file received from
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of
Logan County] |
