{"id":665,"date":"2022-11-01T16:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheekwood.local\/learn\/childrens-programs\/trains-and-the-little-engine-that-could-storybook-trail\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T14:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T20:50:50","slug":"trains-and-the-little-engine-that-could-storybook-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheekwood.org\/learn\/childrens-programs\/trains-and-the-little-engine-that-could-storybook-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAINS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Enchanted Express<\/h1>\n

A new immersive expansion located just uphill of the existing\u00a0TRAINS!<\/em> exhibit, our Enchanted Express train station combines the architecture of a traditional train depot with the natural form of an old tree. Little ones are transported to a secret garden and charming forest scene upon entering, greeted by some familiar animal and insect creatures. Inside the train station, three themed models are arranged on each side of a central viewing area, and a series of overlapping tracks passes through the structure. On each side, there’s an entrance to a short children\u2019s tunnel, leading to an observation dome for an up-close and immersive “worm\u2019s-eye-view” of the garden and forest.<\/p>\n

Applied Imagination of Alexandria, Kentucky has led the creative expression of garden railways at Cheekwood for over ten years and proudly introduces this new expansion.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

\"cheekwooood<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The train expansion is made possible by the generosity of\u00a0Jim and Martha Crossman in honor of grandchildren, Claire Ellis, Clayton Ellis, and Cora Crossman.<\/span><\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”add-padd”][vc_column width=”2\/3″]
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