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Railroads in the Southwest are celebrating the season
Seasonal rail events in Southwest States include spectacular holiday lights displays and Santa Express trains to the North Pole. Shown: Santa and friends. Photo: ©Naugatuck Valley Railroad.
Celebrate the Christmas season with a Christmas train ride. Christmas season rail events in Southwest States include Santa Claus train rides to the North Pole plus Christmas lights tours, Christmas dinner trains and Christmas shopping excursion trains in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Christmas train ride events aboard the Southwest States' scenic railroads and heritage railways are listed below. Reservations for events are often required and always advisable.
Grand Canyon Railway Williams, Arizona
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McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Scottsdale, Arizona
Holiday Lights Train with Santa
Friday, December 14 – Sunday, December 23
Wednesday, December 26 – Sunday, December 30
Holiday Lights Train
Tuesday, January 1 – Saturday, January 5
Verde Canyon Railroad Clarkdale, Arizona
Santa Claus Express Train
Wednesdays, December 5, 12 & 19
Saturday, December 1 & Sunday, December 2
Saturday, December 8 & Sunday, December 9
Saturday, December 15 & Sunday, December 16
Saturday, December 22 & Sunday, December 23
Santa Fe Southern Railway Santa Fe, New Mexico
Caroling & Santa Hotshot Train
Saturday, December 15 & Sunday, December 16
Friday, December 21 – Monday, December 24
Story Book Train Ride
Saturday, December 15 – Monday, December 24
Holiday Hotshot Train
Wednesday, December 26 & Thursday, December 27
Sunday, December 30 & Monday, December 31
Holiday Lamy Train
Friday, December 28 & Saturday, December 29
New Year's Eve Party Train
Monday, December 31
Hair O' the Dog Train
Tuesday, January 1
The Christmas Train Dry Gulch, Oklahoma
Friday, November 23 & Saturday November 24
Friday, November 30 – Sunday, December 2
Friday, December 7 – Sunday, December 9
Friday, December 14 – Sunday, December 16
Tuesday, December 18 – Saturday, December 22
Austin Steam Train – North Pole Flyer Cedar Park, Texas
Christmas Train
Saturday, December 1 & Sunday, December 2
Sundays, December 9 & 16
Saturday, December 22
Grapevine Vintage Railroad Grapevine, Texas
North Pole Express Train
Friday, November 23 – Sunday, November 25
Friday, November 30 – Sunday, December 2
Friday, December 7 – Sunday, December 9
Friday, December 14 – Sunday, December 16
Friday, December 21 – Sunday, December 23
Historic Jefferson Railway Jefferson, Texas
Rail of Lights Christmas train
Thursday, November 22 – Saturday, November 24
Thursday, November 29 – Sunday, December 2
Thursday, December 6 – Sunday, December 9
Thursday, December 13 – Sunday, December 16
Thursday, December 20 – Sunday, December 23
Rail of Lights New Year's Train
Thursday, December 27 – Monday, December 31
Texas Transportation Museum San Antonio, Texas
Santa's Railroad Wonderland Train
Saturday, December 1 & Sunday, December 2
Saturday, December 8 & Sunday, December 9
Saturday, December 15 & Sunday, December 16
Saturday, December 22 & Sunday, December 23
West Texas & Lubbock Railroad Wolfforth, Texas
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Texas State Railroad Palestine, Texas
Polar Express Train
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