A Powerful Photo of a Polar Express Train Conductor and a Boy With Autism Is Warming Hearts Everywhere. By Rebecca Brown. Updated on Nov 20, 2019 at 2:10 PM.

“The Polar Express” is Ty Swartout’s favorite book, so his parents knew he’d be thrilled to ride a real-life version of the magical Christmas train. The experience proved to be a ...

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.

A conductor invites children aboard a magical train to see Santa Claus in the classic children’s book “The Polar Express.”But a real-life conductor apparently shut his train doors over the ...

“The Polar Express” is Ty Swartout’s favorite book, so his parents knew he’d be thrilled to ride a real-life version of the magical Christmas train. The experience proved to be a ...

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.

When a teen with autism was boarding the Polar Express train, he became overstimulated and had to leave. But railroad staff went above and beyond to redeem the trip.