Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Christmas and Trains - a classic combination that has delighted thousands of passengers for years. With the many decorations, lights and sounds of the December holiday season, it’s a wonderful time of the year to see trains in action, both in day and night.
Over the years, Dynamo Productions has documented numerous Christmas Trains on mainline and tourist railroads to bring them together in one video. This includes both steam trains and diesels across the United States.
Featuring:
0:00 Wilmington & Western 0-6-0 58 on Santa Claus Express (Wilmington, Delaware)
4:16 Black River & Western 2-8-0 60 on North Pole Express (Ringoes, New Jersey)
8:14 Colebrookdale Railroad GP10 7236 (Boyertown, Pennsylvania)
11:15 Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 1309 on Polar Express (Cumberland, Maryland)
16:03 Reading & Northern 4-6-2 425 on Santa Claus Special (Reading, PA)
20:59 Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449 on Holiday Express, provided by Logan Allen (Portland, Oregon)
22:55 New Hope & Ivyland 2-8-0 40 on North Pole Express (New Hope, PA)
24:41 Baltimore & Ohio SW1 8408 on Wilmington & Western Holiday Lights Express (Wilmington, DE)
31:29 Strasburg Rail Road 2-6-0 89 on Christmas Tree Special, filmed and edited by Jim Lipnitz (Strasburg, PA)
33:36 Baldwin 0-6-0 26 on Steamtown North Pole Limited, provided by Jim Lipnitz (Scranton, PA)
35:21 Rockhill Trolley Museum on Santa's Trolley (Orbisonia, PA)
35:56 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, provided by Mark Klingel
36:28 CSX Santa Train 2015 to 2019, provided by Jason Fields (Shelby, Kentucky to Kingsport, Tennessee)
42:19 Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 on North Pole Express, provided by Mark Klingel (Owosso, Michigan)
44:55 Tweetsie Christmas with 4-6-0 12 (Blowing Rock, North Carolina)
Christmas and Trains - a classic combination that has delighted thousands of passengers for years. With the many decorations, lights and sounds of the December holiday season, it’s a wonderful time of the year to see trains in action, both in day and night.
Over the years, Dynamo Productions has documented numerous Christmas Trains on mainline and tourist railroads to bring them together in one video. This includes both steam trains and diesels across the United States.
Featuring:
0:00 Wilmington & Western 0-6-0 58 on Santa Claus Express (Wilmington, Delaware)
4:16 Black River & Western 2-8-0 60 on North Pole Express (Ringoes, New Jersey)
8:14 Colebrookdale Railroad GP10 7236 (Boyertown, Pennsylvania)
11:15 Western Maryland Scenic 2-6-6-2 1309 on Polar Express (Cumberland, Maryland)
16:03 Reading & Northern 4-6-2 425 on Santa Claus Special (Reading, PA)
20:59 Southern Pacific 4-8-4 4449 on Holiday Express, provided by Logan Allen (Portland, Oregon)
22:55 New Hope & Ivyland 2-8-0 40 on North Pole Express (New Hope, PA)
24:41 Baltimore & Ohio SW1 8408 on Wilmington & Western Holiday Lights Express (Wilmington, DE)
31:29 Strasburg Rail Road 2-6-0 89 on Christmas Tree Special, filmed and edited by Jim Lipnitz (Strasburg, PA)
33:36 Baldwin 0-6-0 26 on Steamtown North Pole Limited, provided by Jim Lipnitz (Scranton, PA)
35:21 Rockhill Trolley Museum on Santa's Trolley (Orbisonia, PA)
35:56 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, provided by Mark Klingel
36:28 CSX Santa Train 2015 to 2019, provided by Jason Fields (Shelby, Kentucky to Kingsport, Tennessee)
42:19 Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 on North Pole Express, provided by Mark Klingel (Owosso, Michigan)
44:55 Tweetsie Christmas with 4-6-0 12 (Blowing Rock, North Carolina)
![[4K] Torch Lake - 150 Year Old Steam Train](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WZe87Sx207g/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Torch Lake - 150 Year Old Steam Train
Calumet & Hecla Mining 0-6-4T 3 Torch Lake operating at the Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford in Detroit, MI.
Built in 1873, this Mason Bogie locomotive is one of the oldest continuously operating steam locomotives in the United States. As a Mason Machines Works design, the 3 has a pivot design on the driving wheels, which give it a slight amount of articulation to sharp curves.
The Torch Lake has been a part of the Henry Ford collection since 1969, and has long been in operation on the parks three-mile loop of track. The Torch Lake continues to put on an excellent show as it continues operating at 150 years old.")
![[4K] Steam Trains](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WnI-0gJR1XA/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Steam Trains
An hour of 4K steam trains.
Featuring:
0:00 Reading, Blue Mountain & Northern 4-6-2 425 at Reading, Pennsylvania
3:15 Reading Company 4-8-4 2102 on Reading & Northern
6:47 Hocking Valley Scenic Railway 0-6-0 3 at Nelsonville, Ohio
10:22 Great Smoky Mountains Railway 2-8-0 1702 at Bryson City, North Carolina
14:10 Thomas the Tank Engine 0-6-0T on the Strasburg Rail Road, Strasburg, PA
19:06 Laona & Northern 2-6-2 4 at Lumberjack Steam Train, Laona, Wisconsin
22:07 Black Hills Central 2-6-6-2T 110 at Hill City, South Dakota
27:44 New Hope & Ivyland 2-8-0 40 at New Hope, PA
31:01 Hesston Steam Railroad 2-4-2 242 at Hesston, Indiana
34:05 Wilmington & Western 0-6-0 58 at Wilmington, Delaware
38:17 Union Pacific 4-4-0 119 at Omaha, Nebraska
40:38 Omaha Zoo Railroad 0-6-2T 395-104 at Omaha, NE
42:42 Southern Railway 2-8-0 154 at Three Rivers Rambler, Knoxville, Tennessee
47:08 Georgetown Loop 2-8-0 111 at Georgetown, Colorado
51:25 Harrisburg, Lincoln & Lancaster 4-4-0 331 at Stone Gable Estates, Elizabethtown, PA
53:37 Canadian Pacific Railway 4-6-4 2816 touring Canadian Pacific Kansas City
59:03 Closer and Credits")
![[4K] Behind the Scenes on a Dynamo Productions Photo Charter](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XyCMX0OXlvg/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Behind the Scenes on a Dynamo Productions Photo Charter
When remaking the past for keen-eyed photographers, no detail may be spared.
In 2023, after spending nearly 10 years establishing its presence in the photo charter market, Dynamo Productions hosted a day-long event with the @EastBroadTopRailroad, revered as a time capsule of the moment it ended freight service in 1956. This, coupled with the reintroduction of locomotive No. 16, made the railroad a holy ground for photo events — it hosted close to a dozen from various operators last year. How does the conversation between a railroad and an operator start? What variables and challenges are there? Where lies the balance between railroading and period props, automobiles and actors? And what sets Dynamo Productions apart from others?
Writer, Director, Editor: Nick Martin
Cinematographers: Nick Martin, Everett Meehling, Hammer Lehmann, Andrew DeSabatino
To the host railroad, attendees, staff, actors and prop providers: THANK YOU for your support in successfully organizing this charter — and special thanks to Jonathan Smith, Harry Warren and Jim Lipnitz for their interviews.")
![[4K] Huckleberry Railroad Steam Train](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YePecJf_s4w/mqdefault.jpg "[4K] Huckleberry Railroad Steam Train
Featuring Alaska Railroad 4-6-0 152 in Flint, MI. This 1920 Baldwin Ten-Wheeler was built for the US Army. The engine arrived at the Huckleberry Railroad in 1975 as their first regular steam locomotive. The 152 has operated often on the railroad since then, most recently fully rebuilt and restored to its Army paint and number in 2018.
Built on four miles of former Pere Marquette right of way, the Huckleberry Railroad operates as part of Genesee Park.")
