19th Annual Santa Railway Express Train

This annual holiday tradition, now in its 19th year, features a roundtrip train ride with Santa from the Alexandria train station to Manassas.

Tickets for the popular Santa Train are available at Alexandria’s Whistle Stop Toy & Hobby Store, located at 1719 Centre Plaza, just off Quaker Lane.

The fun starts at the Alexandria train station, where those boarding the train begin to gather at 1 p.m. During the train ride, from 1:25-3:30 p.m., Santa visits and takes photos with ticket-holders who also receive stickers and candy canes.

Once the train reaches the Manassas train station, everyone gets off the train for 30 minutes for hot chocolate, water and cookies, and a fun story-time with one of Santa’s elves and a Q&A with Santa. Then it’s back on the train for the ride back to Alexandria.

There is a maximum of 200 tickets sold for each Santa Train ride. Tickets are $29.99 each and can only be purchased in person at Whistle Stop Toy & Hobby Store.