# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CTA Holiday Train
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Dec, 2024 at 11:00 am – Mon, 23 Dec, 2024 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The train began on the Blue Line in 1992 when a “Season’s Greetings from the CTA” sign was placed on the front of an out-of-service train used to deliver food to various charities. Over the years this holiday tradition has evolved from its modest and humble beginnings to a spectacular joyous sight to see – in daytime or nighttime.Today as the train pulls into each station Santa waves to riders from his sleigh on an open-air flatcar carrying his reindeer and decorated holiday trees.Each car of the train is wrapped with holiday and seasonal images. Thousands of twinkling lights outline the shape of the train and windows with even more lights running across the tops of the cars.Photos with Santa are back!Make sure your camera and/or mobile devices are charged and ready as photos with Santa are back for another year. Riders and fans of the Allstate CTA Holiday Fleet will be able to partake in photo sessions with Santa on designated dates for both the festive bus and train (see schedules for more details).Photos with Santa will be taken by a CTA employee using your device. Please have devices ready for use when it’s your turn with Santa. Photos are on a first-come first-served basis limit one photo set-up per family/group. Photo props will be available.Train Schedule:Green LineSaturday November 30Harlem/Lake: 1pm – 1:45pmAshland/63rd: 3:30pm – 4pm then departs without passengersCottage Grove: 4:40pm – 5:15pm​Brown and Orange LinesSaturday December 7Kimball (Brown Line): 11:30am – 12:30pmMidway (Orange Line): 2:30pm – 3:45pmPink LineSaturday December 1454th/Cermak (Pink Line): 12:30pm – 1:15pm then departs without passengersBlue LineSaturday December 14Forest Park (Blue Line): 2:50pm – 3:45pmO'Hare (Blue Line): 5:50pm – 7pmRed and Purple LinesSaturday December 21Howard (Red Line): 11:15am – 12pm95th (Red Line): 1:45pm – 2:30pmLinden (Purple Line): 5pm – 6:15pm*Note: For Detailed Schedule visit the website. The Allstate CTA Holiday Train will travel all rail lines beginning in late November through late December as part of regular rail service, making stops at all stations along the respective routes. Schedules for each rail line will vary. Normal CTA fares apply.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/cta-holiday-train/80008825732040
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, holiday, pictures-with-santa, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: CTA Holiday Train
- **lat**: 41.8781136000
- **long**: -87.6297982000
- **full address**: CTA Holiday Train, Chicago, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: CTA Holiday Train
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb674eafd333efd.png

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is CTA Holiday Train being held?
  - **A:** CTA Holiday Train takes place on Tue, 03 Dec, 2024 at 11:00 am to Mon, 23 Dec, 2024 at 07:30 pm at CTA Holiday Train, Chicago, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing CTA Holiday Train?
  - **A:** CTA Holiday Train is organized by Event Guide in United States.
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