Eric Kelley is a South Portland native as well as an aspiring actor. Kelley is currently playing a conductor on Portland’s Polar Express train ride. As it turns out, Kelley looks just like the ...

When Meltdown Ends Polar Express Ride for Teen with Autism, Conductor Hand-delivers Christmas Spirit WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Ty Swartout loves trains. In particular, he loves the Polar Express train.

Through Dec. 23, the young actor will be portraying The Conductor, the central character in one of the modern holiday canon's newer entries: The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburgh's award-winning ...

In 1985, Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express first invited children to climb aboard a magical train for a Christmas Eve journey to the North Pole. To commemorate the book's 25th year, Houghton ...