Metra has added a sixth holiday train to run in mid-December featuring Santa and Mrs. Claus.
That means on specific Saturdays in December, special holiday trains will run across six rail lines — including Metra Electric, BNSF, Milwaukee District West, Rock Island, Union Pacific Northwest and the newly included Union Pacific North, Metra said in a statement.
Tickets to the Union Pacific North holiday train, which is scheduled to run on Dec. 16, cost $5 and will go on sale at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Tickets to the other five rail lines sold out in less than a day, Metra said.
The newest holiday train will begin with an inbound trip to Chicago from Waukegan at 11:10 a.m. on Dec. 16, Metra said. It will make stops at Great Lakes, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Highland Park, Ravinia, Glencoe, Winnetka, Wilmette, Central St., Davis St., Main St., Rogers Park and Ravenswood before arriving at a decorated Ogilvie Transportation Center at 12:30 p.m.
The holiday train will depart from Ogilvie at 1:35 p.m., Metra said. Riders can return to their starting point on that train or they can stay downtown and use their ticket to ride back on any other train scheduled that day.
The already sold-out holiday trains are scheduled to run on different Saturdays, depending on the line. The Metra Electric features holiday trains this Saturday and Dec. 16. The BNSF and Milwaukee District West holiday trains only run this Saturday. The Rock Island and Union Pacific Northwest holiday trains run Dec. 9.
