Ridin' the Santa Train...North Bend to Snoqualmie & back

The old railroad that runs between Snoqualmie and North Bend does a Santa Train from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The train departs from North Bend and it is a 20 min ride into the Snoqualmie Train Depot. You then get to stay for an hour and visit with Santa, play on the trains and warm up with hot chocolate and freshly made cookies. This year Grampie, Grammie Jo and G-Ma came with us. The girls were soooo excited!

Waiting to board the train
Aboard the train and ready to go

Me and our beautiful girls!

Dan & G-Ma

There were four passenger cars and a steam engine. The conductor said these trains were built in 1915...so almost 100 years old! He said they were built the same year as the Titanic, but these cars are still floating- lol! It is a cold and bumpy ride...and that is what makes this trip so fun.

Ridin' to Snoqualmie

We were in line to see Santa and G-Ma got pulled aside by the Constable. (She gets in trouble where ever she goes :) He said that Santa asked him to give her an early gift. Her eyes lit up and what does he give her......

...a piece of black coal. So funny. Can you see it in her hand?

Then, we get closer to the door where Santa is and she wanted a picture with this cute old man. He said, "Yes, go ahead, I only let good lookin' ladies touch my beard!" So she got to tug at his beard. G-Ma is soo0 funny. As you can tell she enjoyed herself

Girls with Santa inside the Snoqualmie Train Depot

Inside another train, they have cookies and hot chocolate. This is an old Aide Car...and it has the original kitchen- which they still use coal to cook with.

Playing outside on the trains

Bailey- 5 yrs old

Peyton 3.5 yrs old

Aboard the train back to North Bend. They do such a beautiful job decorating the inside of each car

G-Ma and I...oh how love that lady :)