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CTA Holiday Bus Comes to Western Avenue on Tuesday

By Patty Wetli | December 22, 2014 7:39am
 The Holiday Bus is new this year. It will travel along Western Avenue on Tuesday.
The Holiday Bus is new this year. It will travel along Western Avenue on Tuesday.
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LINCOLN SQUARE — If you see a reindeer on Western Avenue Tuesday, you're not imagining things.

The CTA holiday bus — featuring Ralphie the Reinder pulling Santa's sleigh — finishes up its inaugural season by making stops on Chicago's longest street.

An approximate schedule has the bus departing at 11:45 a.m. from 79th and Western, traveling north. At 2:20 p.m. the bus is expected to leave Berwyn and Western, traveling south.

To follow the bus' progress along its route, use the CTA holiday bus tracker, available only while the bus is in service.

The bus is strung with lights inside and out, and is decorated in holiday-themed seating and candy cane striping. Santa's den, in the back of the 60-foot bus, is outfitted with a fireplace, toy soldiers, decorated trees and oversized presents.

Normal CTA fares apply for both the festive train and the bus.

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