Payton Kampen sings a Christmas carol with her classmates as students from Woodson, dressed in their pajamas, made the trek to the North Pole on the Polar Express Wednesday. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Engineer Steve Turner gets Woodson Kindergarten students riding the Polar Express, ready to head to the North Pole to see Santa Wednesday morning. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

Santa Claus waves to Woodson kindergartners as the students took a trip to the North Pole Wednesday morning on the Polar Express. - Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com