North Star Limited Christmas Train Ride (Dec 11-12)

The North Star Limited, the North Alabama Railroad Museum's evening Christmas train, makes its last runs of 2026 on Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12. Trains leave the museum's Chase Depot at 694 Chase Road NE at 5:45 pm and 7:45 pm both nights.

The museum says Santa is on board to spend time with each child and family. Its Christmas train guide describes a ride of roughly 45 minutes after dark in first-class coaches, with children in their pajamas, a treat and a beverage for each rider and a present for kids 12 and under. The museum's daytime Santa Train also runs on Saturday the 12th.

The museum lists tickets at $35 for every rider, whatever their age, and says the Christmas trains sell out very early. Buy through the museum's train ride schedule page.