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Christmas Dinner Train announcement: we are sold out at this point. Please check our social media posts for possible added Christmas Dinner train departures. Thank you so much for your support – your ticket purchases help us preserve Railroad history.
Christmas Dinner train trip includes a four-course dining experience onboard restored dining and pullman cars. The excursion trains depart from Chattanooga’s Grand Junction Station, traveling at a leisurely pace through portions of urban East Chattanooga before reversing direction and returning to Grand Junction. The travel time is just right for a complete meal on a vintage dining car.
Our Christmas Dinner Trains are one of our most popular excursions and for good reason! Our Dining Car Superintendent and his team of Dining Car Stewards and Chefs provide exceptional customer service and delicious food all prepared and served in historic dining cars. A meal on the Dinner Train is like stepping back in time and the perfect way to celebrate a special occasion!
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is pleased to offer this unique opportunity for patrons to enjoy not only a rail excursion trip but also fine dining en route while the train travels along the rails. We encourage you to choose your entrée when booking your tickets. You may choose from true vintage dining in the Dining Car (four to a table) or Pullman Car Clover Colony (two per table for a slight premium charge).
Patrons may select their entrée of (sample):
One dessert per person:
We do not have a formal dress code for the dinner train, but most passengers seem to enjoy dressing up a bit.
Dining Car Table Ticket (Seats up to 4 passengers):
Southern Railway 3158/”Travelers Fare”
Current Dining Cars in uses:
Pullman Section Table (Seats 2 passengers):
Southern Pacific Railroad 97/Clover Colony
The trains board at our Grand Junction depot, located at 4119 Cromwell Road in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chattanooga is in the Eastern Time Zone. Please check the calendar for dates of operation and departure times.
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