The honest Quebec list is a short one — a single railway — and it happens to be the largest railway museum in the country. Exporail, in Saint-Constant on Montréal's South Shore, runs its Christmas Train on select December days as part of Railway Christmas, the museum's holiday program: a real train ride wrapped in a full day of historic cars, streetcars and seasonal exhibits.
That is the whole list for Quebec. There are no Santa steam specials here, and no licensed Polar Express — that production runs only in Alberta, and the full Christmas calendar explains the licensing. If your December is in New Brunswick instead, the flagship calendar's Quebec & Atlantic section also covers the festive farm-train rides at Aulac, a short trip from Moncton. For Quebec itself, one excellent museum train is what there is — and it is worth the trip on its own terms.
The trains
National railway museumOperating
Saint-Constant, QC · Quebec
SeasonMuseum open year-round; passenger train mid-May to early November (2026: May 17 – Nov 1) on a shortened route; Christmas Train on select December days
Canada's largest railway museum, on Montréal's South Shore: a short passenger-train ride (about 15 minutes) runs Sundays and holidays, a heritage streetcar circuits the grounds all season, and more than 140 pieces of rolling stock fill the halls. The train ride currently runs a shortened route because of track damage beyond the museum's control. In December, the Christmas Train runs on select days — reserve seats.
Tripabout 15 minutes (passenger train ride)
Exporail, le Musée ferroviaire canadien (Canadian Railway Museum): The Christmas Train runs on select December days during Railway Christmas (2026: Dec 5, 6, 12, 13) — a 20-minute ride; reserve seats.
The full picture: this page is one province's
slice of the Christmas trains calendar, which
covers every holiday train in Canada — and the
Quebec directory page lists this
province's railways for the whole year, not just the holidays. Seasons here are
typical patterns from the operators' own calendars — always confirm this year's
dates with the operator before you travel.
