One of Chicago’s most beloved holiday events won’t take place during the 2025 winter season due to “extensive” construction, according to an announcement.
It’s the second year in a row the Chicago Union Station Polar Express Train Ride has been canceled.
“We regret to announce that The Polar Express Train Ride will not operate in Chicago in 2025 due to extensive city street reconstruction above Union Station,” event organizers announced in an Instagram post last week. “We understand this is an important experience for families and hope to return in the future.”
The event, set to the sounds of the popular Christmastime movie “The Polar Express,” gives passengers the chance to relive the classic story on a one-hour train trip to meet Santa. Over the last five years, the popular even faced a slew of disruptions and cancellations, including the COVID pandemic in 2020, and a shortage of railroad crews in 2022.
“Once on board, car hosts will work their way through the coach and punch golden tickets before hot chocolate and a delicious cookie are served by dancing chefs,” the event description reads. “Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg.”
While the event won’t take place in Chicago, it will be held in other locations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
According to the website, the Polar Express will run at the Monticello Railway Museum near Champaign from Nov. 14 through Dec. 7. In Wisconsin, the event takes place Nov. 21 through Dec. 14 at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay.
A Polar Express Train Ride will also run at Nov. 1 through Dec. 23 at the French Lick Scenic Railway in Indiana.
In suburban Elgin, a similar holiday train called Santa’s Trolley Express will run in November and December at the Fox River Trolley Museum.
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