Trustee in talks with potential buyers for Saratoga and North Creek railroad Has been in bankruptcy court FacebookTwitterEmail Iowa Pacific Holdings president Ed Ellis stands in the Dome car of "The Polar Express," in 2011, when it was expected to carry as many as 40,000 passengers by the time it ended its runs in late December. It also operated a snow train that never caught on with skiers. Both train services were operated by the Saratoga & North Creek Railway, a subsidiary of Iowa Pacific. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union )Philip Kamrass NORTH CREEK — The trustee for the bankrupt Saratoga and North Creek railroad line is negotiating with two potential buyers and the two might join forces to purchase and re-start the service together.