All aboard the Santa Railway Express

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The annual event in Virginia includes one-on-one time with the jolly man and a train ride from Alexandria to Manassas and back.

Dec. 19, 2016 Santa Claus greets children on the platform in Alexandria before boarding the Santa Railway Express, an annual event put on by Whistle Shop Hobbies. Matt McClain/The Washington Post

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