North Shore Scenic Railroad Kicks Off Christmas City Express

DULUTH, Minn. – The North Shore Scenic Railroad kicked off its Christmas City Express train rides Friday. One route takes visitors from the Fitger's Brewery Complex on a ride to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum at The Depot. Inside, visitors are ushered into the museum to hear the story of the Christmas City Express about a young girl traveling to Duluth on Christmas Eve. Another route takes visitors to Bentleyville where visitor Joe Kohls took his granddaughters after a long trip from Iowa."They love trains. Ever since they were little they've always liked them. So any chance we can get to get them on a train then we'll try and get that done," he said.The Christmas City Express runs every weekend through the week before Christmas.For schedules and ticket information click here or call 218-722-1273.