Western Railroad Discussion > Santa Cruz Christmas train questions

Hello fellow Norcal rail fans,

I am planning on conducting a chase of the Iowa Pacific Christmas Train in Santa Cruz in the next week or two. I am just trying to gather a little more into on where and when the train moves.
I would Like to catch it out of Watsonville...(if that is where they keep it over the week?) And I would also like to know if it travels north from the boardwalk or south? or a little bit of both. Any information would be helpful.

Thanks,
Andrew

I doesn't operate out of Watsonville because the track between there and Santa Cruz is in bad shape for px travel. It operates from the Santa Cruz boardwalk to the Wilder Ranch north on the Davenport branch and back. A very short ride.
C.

Carol Voss
Bakersfield, CA

So when it is not running in the early part of the week, where do they keep it?

When we rode the train last week they told us they park the train at Christmas Town, the little fake town they set up in the fields by Wilder Ranch.