Editor's note: The video in the player above is from a previous year.

Santa Claus and his trusty reindeer kicked off the start of their annual rounds aboard the CTA Friday, marking the start of the holiday train and bus season in Chicago.

The Holiday Train, now in its 34th year of operation, and the Holiday Bus will spread festive joy across the city along several CTA routes.

Decked out with six decorated passenger rail cars and one open flatcar carrying Santa in his sleigh, the CTA Holiday Train will run along all eight rail lines this season.

The CTA Holiday Bus has a gingerbread house theme with a newly updated design for 2025. The 6-foot festive fleet is wrapped in decoration highlighting Chicago's Christkindlmarket and other iconic city landmarks.

The bus will also travel two m

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