Ho, Ho, Ho!
Santa’s taking a short vacation from the North Pole. His home for the next month? The CTA Holiday Train.
The Holiday Train comes equipped with lights, reindeer, garland, decorations, candy, and of course, Santa’s loyal team of elves. (The jolly old soul isn’t going to travel by himself ya know.)
Plus, the poles are wrapped to look like giant candy canes. You can see the creation from beginning to end in this video.
As you can see, Santa gets his own sleigh (an open-air flatcar that carries him and his reindeer). Because of this, you won’t get too many opportunities with Santa unless you attend one of the photo opportunities (see schedule below). Still, it’s a great experience for children. And for the same price as any regular train ride, it’s definitely worth checking out. The Holiday Train will take a ride along all of the city’s “L” lines between November and December.
Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule.
2015 Detailed Sprint CTA Holiday Train Schedule
Click the dates below to see full details.
(Detailed schedules are posted as they become available. Unlinked dates indicate a schedule for that date has not yet been published.)
Red Line 11/21 – Sat
Green Line 11/27 – Fri
Green Line (Photos with Santa) 11/28 – Sat
Green Line 12/1 – Tue
Orange Line & Brown Line 12/2 – Wed
Orange Line & Brown Line 12/3 – Thu
Orange Line & Brown Line 12/4 – Fri
Orange Line & Brown Line (Photos with Santa) 12/5 – Sat
Pink Line 12/8 – Tue
Pink Line 12/9 – Wed
Blue Line 12/10 – Thu
Blue Line 12/11 – Fri
Blue Line (+ photo-only stop on Pink Line) 12/12 – Sat
Red Line 12/15 – Tue
Purple Line 12/16 – Wed
Red Line 12/17 – Thu
Purple Line 12/18 – Fri
Red Line & Purple Line (Photos with Santa) 12/19 – Sat
Purple Line 12/22 – Tue
Yellow Line 12/23 – Wed
*Schedule courtesy of the Chicago Transit Authority
The Holiday Train typically runs from 3 pm to 7 pm on weekdays and 1 pm to 8 pm on weekends. Exact schedules will be released as the dates near.
The new CTA Holiday Bus will also be making an appearance this year, as Ralphie the Reindeer and crew take the streets beginning December 2nd.
