The CTA Holiday Train stops at the outbound Damen Blue Line station, seen from The Robey hotel, Dec. 11, 2025, in Chicago. The decked-out train, a CTA tradition for more than three decades, is scheduled to travel on all eight lines, wrapping up Dec. 22 on the Yellow Line. The CTA’s Holiday Bus is scheduled to hit 19 of the city’s bus routes through Dec. 20. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
The decked-out holiday train, a CTA tradition for more than three decades, will make appearances on all of the agency’s rail lines. The CTA’s holiday bus will travel on 19 of the CTA’s bus routes this season, with its run lasting through Dec. 20.
The CTA Holiday Train passes the "Greetings From Chicago" mural in the 2200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Dec. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Santa, lower left, waves aboard an open-air car on the CTA Holiday Train traveling south toward the Merchandise Mart on Dec. 3, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)A CTA elf greets passengers on the CTA Holiday Train, Dec. 3, 2025, on the Orange Line "L." (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Santa Claus rides the CTA Holiday Train on the outbound Blue Line past the Damen station, Dec. 11, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)The CTA Holiday Train runs over the Chicago River on the Wells Street bridge in Chicago, Dec. 3, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)The CTA Holiday Train heads rolls south toward the Merchandise Mart, Dec. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)A CTA elf stands with the Holiday Train, Dec. 3, 2025, on the Orange Line “L.” (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Santa prepares to depart Midway International Airport on his open-air CTA Holiday Train car on Dec. 3, 2025, on the Orange Line "L." (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Santa rides the CTA Holiday Train on the outbound Blue Line past the Damen station, Dec. 11, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Gov. JB Pritzker hands out candy canes to passengers while riding the CTA Holiday Train, Dec. 3, 2025, on the Orange Line "L." (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)The CTA Holiday Train heads north on Brown Line tracks past the Merchandise Mart, Dec. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
