BusHunter Posted December 12, 2013 Report Posted December 12, 2013 I was on the Santa Express for a few stops in the loop on the Pink line yesterday. It was packed. Tonight the train had a blue light defect (by the doors) on one of the cars and the exterior xmas lights were out on that one car. Second to last car, might have been #2897 if the cars were in the same configuration as yesterday. I never saw that before. Quote
garmon757 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 Took some shots at Fullerton on the northbound platform around 5pm on behalf of the Red Line. 2 Quote
Busjack Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 Took some shots at Fullerton on the northbound platform around 5pm on behalf of the Red Line. 100E1807 (1024x768).jpg100_1800 (1024x768).jpg 100_1794 (1024x768).jpg100_1795 (1024x768).jpg100_1797 (1024x768).jpg100E1806 (1024x768).jpg100_1798 (1024x768).jpg Santa must get pretty cold riding out there. Quote
garmon757 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 Santa must get pretty cold riding out there. Lol tell me about it. That's a one tuff santa because it was 25 degrees at the time last night. Quote
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 Santa must get pretty cold riding out there. I think he has a little heater in his sleigh. I remember seeing a picture of the controls somewhere on the internet. Must help a little. I hope, knowing Chicago... Quote
garmon757 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 I think he has a little heater in his sleigh. I remember seeing a picture of the controls somewhere on the internet. Must help a little. I hope, knowing Chicago... That sounds reasonable. Quote
Juniorz Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 So, Im assuming that the Holiday Train will be broken into 2 sets for the Christmas Eve Yellow Line Run on Monday. I will say this, the 2013 train was a nice run for the train. The Glam was there, but not as much glitz to my liking this year. I hope for 2014, the GLITZ RETURNS, but overall, it was great to see the CTA end on a high note for 2013 Quote
Juniorz Posted December 22, 2013 Report Posted December 22, 2013 The Grand Finale is Tomorrow, what are our thoughts on the 2013 Holiday Train Quote
Juniorz Posted December 25, 2013 Report Posted December 25, 2013 Happy Holidays from the Yellow Line & The CTA Holiday Train Monday Finale. The 6 car train (plus flatbed) were broken up into sets of 2 cars ( minus the flatbed that sits at home @ Skokie Rail Maintenance Buliding). Apparently, there are 2 Santa's that work on the Holiday Train & each one was on the Yellow Line on the train (both were not on the car at the same time). Trains got a little packed as the 7:20 cut off was approching but overall, the service was great. It seems the employees were a little overwhelmed but glad that this season of the Holiday Train is over. A sound recommendation for the CTA would be to create a special brochure that outlines rules & restrictions along with a brief & general description about the train and its history. The website can only do so much as to where a general brochure can detail so much more Quote
Juniorz Posted December 27, 2013 Report Posted December 27, 2013 Merry Christmas & Happy New YearCTA_Holiday_Train_2013_Rail_Line_Timetables.pdf Quote
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