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All aboard the North Pole Express

The North Pole Express finished its Christmas visits into Union Depot on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Union Depot in St. Paul. Guests took a short train ride to the North Pole, and got to meet Santa and his elves and met some entertaining characters along the way.

By Jeff Wheeler

December 12, 2022 at 2:49AM
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Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.

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