The Allstate CTA Holiday Fleet is now in its 32nd year of operation and delivering holiday cheer throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods. The CTA welcomes you aboard the decked-out and dazzling Allstate CTA Holiday Train and the popular Allstate CTA Holiday Bus!
📷 = Photos with Santa days
Holiday Train
The Allstate CTA Holiday Train will travel all rail lines beginning in late November through late December as part of regular rail service, making stops at all stations along the respective routes. Schedules for each rail line will vary. Normal CTA fares apply.
| Orange Line & Brown Line | Thu 11/30 Departing: Midway toward Loop, then Kimball at 3:53 Kimball toward Loop, then Midway at 5:28 |
| Orange Line & Brown Line | Fri 12/1 Departing: Midway toward Loop, then Kimball at 3:07 Kimball toward Loop, then Midway at 4:41 |
| Orange Line & Brown Line & Photos with Santa | Sat 12/2 📷 Departing: Kimball toward Loop, then Midway at 12:53 Midway toward Loop, then Kimball at 4:01 Kimball toward Loop, then Midway at 6:39 |
| Red Line | Tue 12/5 Departing: Howard to 95th/Dan Ryan at 2:43 95th/Dan Ryan to Howard at 4:19 |
| Purple Line | Wed 12/6 Departing: Howard to Linden at 3:15 Linden to Loop, via express, at 3:50 Loop (from Clark/Lake) to Linden at 4:38 Linden to Howard at 6:00 |
| Red Line | Thu 12/7 Departing: Howard to 95th/Dan Ryan at 3:13 95th/Dan Ryan to Howard at 4:46 |
| Purple Line | Fri 12/8 Departing: Howard to Linden at 3:45 Linden to Loop, via express, at 4:20 Loop (from Clark/Lake) to Linden at 5:07 Linden to Howard at 6:20 |
| Red Line & Purple Line & Photos with Santa | Sat 12/9 📷 Departing: Howard to 95th/Dan Ryan at 12:16 95th/Dan Ryan to Howard at 3:01 Howard to Linden at 4:16 Linden to Howard at 6:31 |
| Pink Line | Tue 12/12 Departing: 54th/Cermak to Loop at 2:43 Loop (from Clark/Lake) to 54th/Cermak at 3:10 54th/Cermak to Loop at 4:16 Loop (from Clark/Lake) to 54th/Cermak at 4:43 |
| Pink Line | Wed 12/13 Departing: 54th/Cermak to Loop at 3:06 Loop (from Clark/Lake) to 54th/Cermak at 3:33 54th/Cermak to Loop at 4:44 Loop (from Clark/Lake) to 54th/Cermak at 5:11 |
| Blue Line | Thu 12/14 Departing: O’Hare to Forest Park at 3:13 Forest Park to O’Hare at 4:57 |
| Blue Line | Fri 12/15 Departing: O’Hare to Forest Park at 4:13 Forest Park to O’Hare at 6:02 |
| Blue Line & Photos with Santa | Sat 12/16 📷 Departing: Racine to Forest Park at 1:50 Forest Park to O’Hare at 3:53 |
| Yellow Line | Thu 12/21 All trains on Yellow Line will be 2-car Holiday Trains for service departing: Howard from 3:08 until 6:53 Dempster-Skokie from 3:22 until 7:07 |
Holiday Bus
The bus will travel multiple CTA bus routes throughout the city between late November and late December, as part of regular service. Normal CTA fares apply.
You can use the holiday bus tracker to track the whereabouts of Ralphie and Santa along the scheduled route. This information will only be available while the bus is in service on the dates and times listed below.
| Route | Date in service | Departure times |
| #56 Milwaukee | Tue 11/28 | Approx. 11:50a until 5p |
| Wed 11/29 📷 | Approx. 1:00p until 8:15p Photos at Jefferson Park 4:00p-5:10p | |
| #91 Austin/ #92 Foster | Thu 11/30 | Approx. 12p until 5p |
| #22 Clark | Fri 12/1 | Approx. 12:45p until 8p |
| #22 Clark/ #97 Skokie | Sat 12/2 📷 | Approx.12:30p until 7p Photos at Old Orchard 1:30p-2:30p |
| #74 Fullerton | Tue 12/5 | Approx. 12:10p until 6:30p |
| #66 Chicago | Wed 12/6 📷 | Approx. 11:45a until 7:00p Photos at Navy Pier 4:20p-5:15p |
| Thu 12/7 | Approx. 12:20p until 7:30p | |
| #126 Jackson | Fri 12/8 📷 | Approx. 12:20p until 7:05p Photos at Jackson/Austin 3:00p-4:00p |
| #12 Roosevelt | Sat 12/9 📷 | Approx. 12:15p until 7:45p Photos at Harrison/Central 2:30p-3:30p |
| #62 Archer | Tue 12/12 📷 | Approx. 12:15p until 6:00p Photos at Midway 1:45p-2:45p |
| #49 Western #X49 Western Exp. | Wed 12/13 | Approx. 12:30p until 5:10p |
| Thu 12/14 📷 | Approx. 12:20p until 8:40p Photos at 79th/Western 4:20p-5:15p | |
| #3 King Drive | Fri 12/15 | Approx. 12:20p until 8:15p |
| #79 79th | Sat 12/16 📷 | Approx. 12:10p until 5p Photos at Ford City 4:00p-5:00p |
| #28 Stony Island | Tue 12/19 📷 | Approx. 12:40p until 6:50p Photos at Union Station Bus Terminal 4:30p-5:30p |
| #J14 Jeffrey Jump | Wed 12/20 | Approx. 11:45a until 7:00p |
| #6 Jackson Park | Thu 12/21 📷 | Approx. 11:45a until 6:30p Photos at Wacker/Stetson 1:05p-2:05p |
| #29 State | Fri 12/22 | Approx. 12:20p until 8:05p |
| Sat 12/23 📷 | Approx. 12:15p until 7:30p Photos at Navy Pier 1:50p-2:50p |