🎄 2026 holiday season

Polar Express Train Rides Across the USA — 2026

Browse 19 U.S. Polar Express host listings tracked for the 2026 holiday season. Review notes distinguish recently checked details from earlier listings, with direct links to each operator's event page.

Check the operator's page for current departure inventory, ticket classes, and checkout totals.

Map — where Polar Express runs in 2026

17 of 19 pinned (an operator without a known lat/lng still gets its own page).

By state

AZ

🎄 Williams, AZ

Grand Canyon Railway

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 6, 2026 – January 3, 2027

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CA

🎄 Jamestown, CA

RAILTOWN 1897 State Historic Park

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 27 – December 20, 2026, Fridays through Sundays

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🎄 Perris, CA

Southern California Railway Museum

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Select dates in November & December 2026

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CO

🎄 Golden, CO

Colorado Railroad Museum

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 6 – December 23, 2026

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🎄 Durango, CO

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 20, 2026 – January 2, 2027

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IN

🎄 French Lick, IN

French Lick Scenic Railway

2026 dates published

Source recheck due. The details below describe the dated source review; confirm current plans with the operator.

Select performances November 6–December 23, 2026

Ticket status: The official list shows both ticket links and sold-out performances. Check your date and class; we have not verified seat quantities.

Current ticket availability has not been rechecked today.

Source checked 2026-09-30 · Ticket status checked 2026-09-30

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🎄 Connersville, IN

Whitewater Valley Scenic Railroad

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 and December 4-6, 11-13, 18-19, 2026

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MD

🎄 Baltimore, MD

B&O Railroad Museum

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 28-29 & December 5-6, 12-13, 19-22, 2026

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🎄 Cumberland, MD

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 20 – December 24, 2026

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MO

🎄 Branson, MO

Branson Scenic Railway

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 12, 2026 – January 2, 2027

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NC

🎄 Bryson City, NC

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 5, 2026 – January 3, 2027

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🎄 Spencer, NC

North Carolina Transportation Museum

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 6-8, 13-15, 20-22 & 27-29 and December 4-6 & 10-23, 2026

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NV

🎄 Carson City, NV

V&T Railway Commission

Listed schedule — recheck needed: Thursday through Sunday, November - December

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NY

🎄 Utica, NY

Adirondack Railroad

2026 dates published

Source recheck due. The details below describe the dated source review; confirm current plans with the operator.

Select departures November 22–December 20, 2026

Ticket status: The operator provides a booking link, but date-specific seat availability has not been verified.

Current ticket availability has not been rechecked today.

Source checked 2026-09-30 · Ticket status checked 2026-09-30

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🎄 Kingston, NY

Catskill Mountain Railroad

Listed schedule — recheck needed: November 13 – December 30, 2026

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OH

🎄 Dennison, OH

Dennison Railroad Depot Museum

Listed schedule — recheck needed: December 3-6 & December 10-13, 2026

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OK

🎄 Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma Railway Museum

Listed schedule — recheck needed: TBA

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VT

🎄 Burlington, VT

Vermont Children's Trust Foundation

Listed schedule — recheck needed: December 5 and 6, 2026

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WI

🎄 Green Bay, WI

National Railroad Museum

2026 dates published

Source recheck due. The details below describe the dated source review; confirm current plans with the operator.

Fridays–Sundays, November 20–December 13, 2026

Sold out when checked. The museum states that 2026 tickets are sold out, with no waiting list and no additional shows planned.

Current ticket availability has not been rechecked today.

Source checked 2026-09-30 · Ticket status checked 2026-09-30

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Other host listings — dates need a recheck

These entries do not record confirmed current dates here. The operator may already have published its schedule. Check the operator directly for a later announcement.