Christmas Calendar

December 3. Now is the time to go back in time to the autumn colours train that ran in early October 2002. That day became the first real winter traffic day on the Jokioinen Museum Railway. The night before, it was snowing heavily and autumn instantly turned into winter.

In the picture, the steam train has arrived at Humppila station and the very snowy station platform has passengers. In the background, at the second station in Humppila there is a VR train consisting of blue passenger cars. One can also see the old small Humppila station building of the Jokioinen Museum Railway.

A lot has changed in 18 years. Humppila has a new big station building, the red wood shed has been repaired, VR's trains have turned into green double-decker trains and in the autumn, let alone in the winter, there is no more snow any more...

A steam train stands next to the very snowy Humppila station platform.The autumn colours train from Minkiö has arrived at Humppila on a very snowy first Saturday in October. Photo: Teemu Virtanen 5.10. 2002.

It is the second day of December. A good moment to remember Santa's Train a couple of years ago. It was running on December 1, 2018, when the sun was nicely shining between the clouds. On the same day the 120th anniversary of the Jokioinen railway was celebrated, as the Jokioinen railway was officially opened to traffic on December 9, 1898.

This year, the Santa's train cannot be driven, but next year we will celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season together again.

A blue steam locomotive pulls a red conductor carriage in the winter sun. There is a little snow on the ground.
Santa's train from Minkiö is leaving for Jokioinen. The December sun is shining beautifully. Photo: Marko Laine 1.12. 2018.

The first of December and the Christmas calendar of the Jokioinen Museum Railway is open. There is no snow, but the snow plow still wants to go out on the rails in the winter of 2020. Everyone hopes that there will be snow this Christmas for Santa to come!

A blue steam locomotive pushes a red white snow plow on a track lined with hoarse lawn.
Plowing snow with the newly renovated Snow Plow in February 2020. Only the snow is missing. Photo: Jussi Tepponen 26.2. 2020.