Couple marries on train in Fishers

A local couple is taking their passion for riding the rails and turning it into a special wedding celebration during a trip aboard this year’s 25th anniversary WFMS FairTrain.

Wendy Smith and Ed Fouse, both volunteers at the Indiana Transportation Museum (ITM) in Noblesville, will take their vows on the back platform of a private train car in front of friends, family and other train riders while dressed in authentic train conductor outfits.

The short wedding ceremony will take place just after 10 a.m. on August 7, which coincides with the second trip of the day on the second day of the FairTrain. The ceremony will start just after the train pulls into Fishers Station at 10 a.m. and will conclude as the train pulls away at 10:15 a.m. on its way back toward the State Fairgrounds. The couple will be available for a short interview prior to the wedding.

Smith comes from a railroading family. Her grandfather worked for 45 years on the Nickel Plate Railroad, the same lines used by the ITM today. She has been involved with the museum for two years and will soon be certified as a conductor. Fouse has been volunteering with the ITM since 1990. He is the Director of On-board Services at the ITM and also works as a conductor, brakeman and dispatcher when needed.

For further information about the wedding or this year’s WFMS FairTrain, call the ITM office at (317) 773-6000.