The Santa Express waits in Hoboken Terminal for children on Friday morning. An NJ Transit employees charity group called Railmen for Children has run the train since 1983 to provide a happy holiday ...

With Christmas just a few short weeks away, families can take a magical trip to the “North Pole” — and get an audience with Santa Claus himself — on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad’s Santa Express ...

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad’s beloved Polar Express Train Ride returns this season, taking families on a 1¼-hour round-trip journey from the Bryson City Depot to a glittering “North Pole.” As ...

Santa is coming, so all aboard for classic Christmas trains in New England in 2025! Seasonal trains are boarding and heading off on the track where kids drink hot chocolate (and eat cookies), sing ...

RICHLAND, New Jersey -- This train in New Jersey has had Santa Claus greeting guests for 28 winters! The Santa Express brings holiday cheer to families in Cape May County and Atlantic County, many of ...

Connor Kerwin, 5, points out the steam from the Everett Railroad’s Alco Mogul steam locomotive to his father, Matt Kerwin, both of Columbia, Md., at the Hollidaysburg station prior to the Santa ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. The season of Christmas-themed rail journeys has begun. December is ...