It’s not the Polar Express, not exactly... but families rode a train with Santa and his elves for a festive family event.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - It’s not exactly the Polar Express , but families enjoyed the spirit of the season, riding a train with Santa and his elves for a festive family event hosted by the Alaska Railroad on Saturday.is one of several event-oriented train rides hosted by Alaska Railroad s. The train made three holiday runs in the month of December, this Saturday was it’s last. Tickets to ride were completely sold out for both the afternoon and evening ride.
Passengers sang carols and shared snacks on the two and a half hour ride, but one special passenger aboard the train was a real Christmas celebrity. Santa Claus accompanied riders on their trip as they enjoyed entertainment by a magician, and left the train with holiday-themed balloon animals. The train pulled into the Anchorage depot after it’s tour, each end of the locomotive decorated in holiday lights.
The Johnsons, a family of four who just disembarked from the train, said 2024 was their second year on the holiday train. Addie, 9, said there was a lot of entertainment and she hopes to eventually come again. Her younger brother Liam said he got to meet Santa while riding, and would like a toy truck for Christmas.
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