The Allstate CTA Holiday Train will push off on Nov. 29, along all eight rail lines across the city. The six-car CTA train will be immaculately decked out with holiday decorations, Christmas lights and, of course, Santa Claus himself along with his trusty reindeer.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's beloved holiday train and bus are returning for the holiday season. The CTA holiday train and bus are making 33 years of operation. Hop on the joyful ride filled with thousands of lights and decorations through late December.

The six-car holiday train will run on all eight lines, starting on the Green and Orange Lines Nov. 29 and concluding on the Yellow Line on Dec. 23.

Chicago is about to get festive as a favorite holiday tradition returns to the roads and rails for 2024: The CTA holiday bus and train.

The holiday train schedule is also below: Friday, Nov. 29 Green Line and Orange Line Departing: Midway toward Loop, then Harlem/Lake at 3:07 p.m. Harlem/Lake to Cottage Grove at 4:31 p.m. Cottage Grove toward Loop, then Midway at 5:51 p.m.

The CTA Holiday Train, one of Chicago's most-beloved traditions, returns this month to spread seasonal cheer. Musk's DOGE wants to 'delete' entire government agencies. Here's where the most people are employed and what they make.