The announcement many expected came mid-day on August 3rd….there will be no State Fair Train in 2016.

The Fishers appointee to the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority, City Council Vice President David George, said during a recent podcast interview with LarryInFishers that the Indiana Transportation Museum was provided a list of steps that need to be taken before their train may use the tracks under the Port Authority’s jurisdiction.  Apparently, those steps could not be completed by state fair time this year.

Below is a statement issued by the Transportation Museum August 3rd:

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In recent weeks, Indiana Transportation Museum and Hoosier Heritage Port Authority have communicated with each other multiple times per week. Today, HHPA informed ITM that HHPA is continuing the suspension of ITM’s operations on the HHPA rail line. This means that ITM will not be operating the FairTrain this year. We are of course saddened that we will not be able to provide this unique experience for families this year. We will continue to work with HHPA, its rail consultant, and others associated with HHPA. ITM’s goal continues to be to provide such information and take such other actions as needed to enable HHPA to lift the suspension. Our record of safety is unparalleled in our over 30-year operating history, and we will continue that record as we go forward.

Jeffrey S. Kehler Chairman, ITM, Inc.