Texas Transportation Museum
11731 Wetmore Road, San Antonio, TX 78247
(210)490-3554
Santa's Railroad Wonderland
(Formerly known as "Santa's Holiday Depot")
San Antonio's best, most family friendly Christmas event.
Santa's Railroad Wonderland is an extravaganza of Christmas activities. There are night
time train and hay rides. Just about every part of our forty acre site is decorated,
from the historic depot, the trains, the garden railroad, our three other scale model
railroad layouts and everything else in between. We have our own character, Choo Choo
Claus. Bring your camera and make your own Christmas memories. Our event has been
bringing joy to thousands of families for ten years.
Come on over and join in the seasonal celebration!
Scroll down for pictures of the event over the last ten years.
Event Schedule for December 2008
Our 10th Annual Christmas Extravaganza!
Open each night from 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Saturday 6, * Sunday 7
Saturday 13, # Sunday 14 #
Friday 19, Saturday 20, Sunday 21
SPECIAL EXTRA NIGHT! - Saturday 27
* indicates "Toys For Tots" night with the US Marines.
(Scroll down for more information about this special evening.)
# indicates music from the San Antonio Pipes and Drums
Please note: The event will not be open if the weather is bad.
Please call the museum to check if the weather forecast is not looking good.
ADMISSION
Adult - $7.00, Child (Under 12) - $5.00
FAMILY SPECIAL (2 Adults & up to 5 children) - only $20.00 !!!
FREE PARKING!!!
Why Santa's Railroad Wonderland is such a great event!
It's family friendly!
It's very inexpensive
Both train and hay rides are included in admission
Parking is FREE !!!
There will be live music provided by the San Antonio Ragtime Society
and The San Antonio Pipes and Drums Scottish Marching Band
You can get inexpensive last minute gifts for the railroad fan in your family!
Hot and cold snacks are available
Thomas the Tank Engine will be down at the garden railroad layout
Even the volunteers who put up the lights can't count how many there are!
It's for a good cause - TTM is entirely self supporting
THE TRAINS & TRAIN RIDES
Our festive night time trains run on demand all evening!
While folks want to ride we just keep going and going and going.
THE HAY RIDE
Enjoy an old time hay ride pulled by our antique John Deere "Johnny Popper" tractor.
CHOO CHOO CLAUS!
Come meet and take your own picture with Choo Choo Claus,
San Antonio's most unique, most active, most fun Santa.
THE BUILDINGS
THE US MARINES & "TOYS FOR TOTS"
TTM is a proud participant in the US Marines "Toys For Tots" program.
On Saturday 6th December only, folks showing up with a toy for
"TOYS FOR TOTS" will get a FREE ADMISSION !!!
Also, a portion of admission ticket revenue on this evening
go to the "TOYS FOR TOTS" program.
THE SAN ANTONIO RAGTIME SOCIETY
Piano players from the San Antonio Ragtime Society play Christmas and Ragtime Music every night.
THE SAN ANTONIO PIPES & DRUMS
The San Antonio Pipes and Drums band will be playing on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14.
MODEL TRAINS
The Garden Railroad
The Lionel layout
Indoor HO layout
Indoor N scale layout
MISCELLANEOUS
Site Navigation & Links
Many of the pages below will have sub-directories of their own.
•Main Page•
•Hours of Operation & Location•
•The Longhorn & Western Railroad•
•S.A.G.R.E.S. - San Antonio Garden Railroad Society•
•TTM'S Road Vehicle Collection;
•A.M.R.E. - Alamo Model Railroad Engineers•
•The Longhorn Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society•
•Private Parties at TTM•
•School & Private Group Visits•
•Santa's Holiday Depot;
•Big Engines, Small Engines•
•History of San Antonio Transportation•
•Links to Other Related Web Sites, Books, Videos, Etc•
•Contacting the Museum;
Site Established: June 13, 2002
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