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Passengers wait to board the Polar Express in December. During the 2006 Polar Express season, 71,000 passengers traveled to the North Pole.

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Railway reports 'year unlike any other'
237,568 people rode the rails to the Canyon in 2006

The Grand Canyon Railway had a record-breaking year in 2006, according to a memo by GCR President W. David Chambers, who reported a 6.9 increase in passengers in 2006 as compared to 2005.

By By Patrick Whitehurst February 15, 2007