Metra will be bringing holiday magic to six rail lines on four Saturdays this November and December with special Holiday Train rides on decorated trains filled with holiday characters. Tickets for Metra’s Holiday Trains will go on sale at noon on Nov. 11 at shop.metra.com and are expected to sell out.
Tickets cost $5 each and must be purchased in advance.
Holiday Train trips will be offered on the Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District North, Rock Island, Union Pacific Northwest, and Union Pacific North lines.
On the Metra Electric Line, the experience will also include a visit to a North Pole winter wonderland at Millennium Station, where families can enjoy treats, holiday music, face painting, games, and other fun activities.
Other downtown stations will be decorated to spread holiday cheer to participants as well as regular riders.
Holiday Trains are planned on the Metra lines and dates listed below. Click on the links to see the exact schedules for each train. The trains won’t stop at every station.
- Nov. 30 – Metra Electric Line
- Dec. 7 – BNSF Line
- Dec. 14 – Rock Island, Milwaukee District North, and Union Pacific Northwest lines
- Dec. 21 – Metra Electric (two trains, one in the morning and one in the evening) and Union Pacific North lines.
For all trains, participants can ride the Holiday Trains back to their starting point or stay downtown and use their Holiday Train ticket to return on any scheduled train that day.
Garrett Popcorn Shops is a top-tier sponsor of the Holiday Trains, and Sugar Bliss is a sponsor.
