On December 19th my wife and I joined my daughter and grandson for a ride on the Christmas Train.  The Christmas Train is an event hosted by the Kentucky Railway Museum, which is located at New Haven, Kentucky.

Riders on the Christmas Train travel North to the North Pole to see Santa’s house and to give Santa, Mrs. Clause, Rudolph, and an elf or two a ride back to the station at New Haven.

As we  started our your trip on the Kentucky Railway Museum Christmas Train the conductor walks from seat to seat punching your ticket.

After having the ticket punched, we were served hot chocolate and cookies.  When asked about the refreshments, my grandson gave them a thumbs up.

Meanwhile as the Train reached the North Pole, Mrs. Santa walked through visiting with everyone telling them what to watch for at the North Pole.

After picking Santa up, the Train began its journey south.  As we traveled south, Santa and Rudolph visited with everyone.

When we stopped again at the New Haven station, the children got to visit with Santa and his elf.

The Kentucky Railway Museum at New Haven is great place to visit.  They have different events throughout the year which affords people the opportunity to ride the old train cars.  While many of the things they do are aimed at children,  I however enjoyed seeing the old cars around the station.  We found a visit inside the station is also fun for children of all ages.  They have a huge HO scale model railroad as well as old photos and memorabilia.

When you go you also have to take time to talk to the people who work there.  If you do not, you will have cheated yourself.  The conductor in the photo with my grandson talked to us on and off the entire trip, telling us little things about the train and the car we were riding in.

Go visit and take trip.