No one will hear the bell this year. The Polar Express will not be running in 2020- the first time in 16 years the North Pole Express will stay in the station.
Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train delighted fans of engineering and elves as they lit up Detroit while passing through on its route from Windsor to Chicago.
It's way more fun than the polar vortex but don't wait for Christmas in July to buy your tickets for the Polar Express or you'll be left at the station.