Via Twitter, Keri Kramer wrote to "Going Public" to ask if there would be a CTA holiday train this year. This afternoon, the CTA sent out a press release about the train. The release is below. The train's schedule are after the jump.
"Now in its 18th year, the festive CTA Holiday Train will make its first appearance Saturday, Nov. 21 spreading holiday cheer to CTA customers.
The six-car holiday train is decorated with multi-colored lights and features a flat car carrying Santa and his reindeer. Car interiors are decked with bows, garland, red and green lighting and hand poles wrapped to look like candy canes. Festive holiday music is played to ring in another holiday season.
Debuting on the Red and Purple Lines, the Holiday Train will travel along all CTA rail lines throughout November and December as part of its regular rail service. Normal CTA fares apply.
Schedules for each individual line will vary and are subject to change. All schedules will be posted on CTA's Web site at www.transitchicago.com."
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Here is the schedule:
>> Nov. 21-22 -- Red and Purple Lines
>> Nov. 25 -- Pink Line and Loop "L"
>> Nov. 27 -- Blue Line
>> Nov. 29 -- Blue Line
>> Dec. 2-5 -- Green Line
>> Dec. 9-12 -- Brown and Orange Lines
>> Dec. 16 -- Red Line
>> Dec. 17 -- Purple Line
>> Dec. 18 -- Red Line
>> Dec. 21 -- Red Line
>> Dec. 23 -- Yellow Line
>> Nov. 21-22 -- Red and Purple Lines
>> Nov. 25 -- Pink Line and Loop "L"
>> Nov. 27 -- Blue Line
>> Nov. 29 -- Blue Line
>> Dec. 2-5 -- Green Line
>> Dec. 9-12 -- Brown and Orange Lines
>> Dec. 16 -- Red Line
>> Dec. 17 -- Purple Line
>> Dec. 18 -- Red Line
>> Dec. 21 -- Red Line
>> Dec. 23 -- Yellow Line
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Keri Kramer said:
Thanks again for passing this along, Tracy. I don't know which is better--actually riding on the train, soaking up all the Christmas kitsch (there is a real Santa riding on a flatbed car, pulled by plastic reindeer) or seeing the shocked expressions of commuters waiting at the station who had no idea such a thing existed. Either way, it's awesome.
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