![In the Polar Express (2004), the Herpolsheimer department store is a reference to a real store in Grand Rapids, Michigan that closed in 1994. Grand Rapids is the hometown of Chris Van In the Polar Express (2004), the Herpolsheimer department store is a reference to a real store in Grand Rapids, Michigan that closed in 1994. Grand Rapids is the hometown of Chris Van](https://i.redd.it/8ayjj7gn86661.png)
In the Polar Express (2004), the Herpolsheimer department store is a reference to a real store in Grand Rapids, Michigan that closed in 1994. Grand Rapids is the hometown of Chris Van
What other famous steam trains have been featured in movies or TV shows like Harry Potter's Hogwarts Express? - Quora
![In a deleted scene from 'The Polar Express' the train engineers explain that the Hobo on top of the train is a ghost who was killed when hitting Flat Top Tunnel. Earlier In a deleted scene from 'The Polar Express' the train engineers explain that the Hobo on top of the train is a ghost who was killed when hitting Flat Top Tunnel. Earlier](https://preview.redd.it/kvrngc0k5k421.jpg?auto=webp&s=6618e768995c61261885dfc195d6294d44a5522a)