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Ride the rails on quad bikes in Noblesville's Nickel Plate railroad

Paul Mendenhall, left, and Peyton Moore chat while pedaling a quad bike as they help guide the Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Guides Paul Mendenhall, left, and Peyton Moore turn seats around on quad bikes for riders to return home on their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Friends Martha June, from left in front, and Janie Westermeier; and Lorraine Smith, from left in back, and Anne Heighway wave as they get ready to pass though an intersection on their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Chris Ferris greets railbike riders while also stopping traffic at an intersection, on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Friends Martha June, from left in front, and Janie Westermeier; and Lorraine Smith, from left in back, and Anne Heighway wave as they get ready to pass though an intersection on their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rae and Randy Kirk, from left in back, and their grandsons Kenny and Robert Dria, from left in front, get ready to pass though an intersection on their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar People pedal the rails on quad bikes during their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar A sign is seen at Hobbs Station where people catch a quad bike for a railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Before helping with a safety briefing, Chris Ferris checks out the quad bikes at Hobbs Station where people will start their Forest Park Adventure, a railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Chris Ferris, left, and Petyon Moore check riders before they start their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Peyton Moore gives a safety talk before people start the Forest Park Adventure on railbikes, riding on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rae Kirk takes a photo of her husband and grandsons before they start their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar People test their spacing before pedaling on their railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Chris Ferris helps with a sfety briefing before people take the Forest Park Adventure, a railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Peyton Moore, left, and Paul Mendenhall lead the way as people pedal the rails on quad bikes during their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad, where Moore and Mendenhall work. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Rae and Randy Kirk, from left in back, and their grandsons Kenny and Robert Dria, from left in front, get ready to pass though an intersection on their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar People pedal the rails on quad bikes during their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar People pedal the rails on quad bikes, with their guides Peyton Moore, left, and Paul Mendenhall, during their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Chris Ferris gets ready to present a railroad nail to a young boy while he and family are on their Forest Park Advdnture railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Chris Ferris, center, answers questions to riders stopping for a rest and snacks as they participate in the Forest Park Advdnture railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Chris Ferris, left, checks in on a radio with co-workers, as riders pedal by on their Forest Park Advdnture railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar Friends Martha June, from left in front, and Janie Westermeier; and Lorraine Smith, from left in back, and Anne Heighway wave as they get ready to pass though an intersection on their Forest Park Adventure railbike ride on the Nickel Plate rails Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Noblesville. The railbikes are part of the Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad. Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar