[2] Tickets for the passenger service are sold by phone or at offices in Cochrane, Moosonee, Moose Factory and Timmins.

[3] The town of Cochrane recommends taking the train to Moosonee for a "great rail excursion" in summer, to view the "hydroelectric dams, isolated homes and perhaps even some wildlife.

"[4] The Polar Bear Express service was expanded on June 5, 2007, after increased funding from the Government of Ontario to ONR was announced in March 2007.

In summer 2008, track conditions resulted the train running very late much of the time (2.5 hours by railway announcement).

[5] The Polar Bear Express today mostly services the residents of Moosonee and Moose Factory when they travel south from their communities that lack road connections to the rest of Ontario.