Polar Express Chicago 2024. Chicago's polar express tradition won't return for 2024 holiday season. At the 2024 fall conference of the heritage rail alliance (hra), held in springdale, arkansas, the illinois railway museum received two hra achievement awards.

At the 2024 fall conference of the heritage rail alliance (hra), held in springdale, arkansas, the illinois railway museum received two hra achievement awards. The polar express train ride is one of the most iconic chicago christmas traditions for the holiday season.