Friday 27th December 2024

    From the Editor's Desk

    Coal Country Sees Santa Train as a Symbol of Hope

    The Santa Train marks its 82nd running this year, bringing presents and joy to small towns along a 110-mile portion of the CSX rail line tucked into remote coal-country river valleys. Many of the children who line the tracks and wait for Santa on the Saturday before Thanksgiving are the third, fourth or fifth generation to do so.

    "I look for it every year. I count the days down," said Sandra Owens, of Haysi, Virginia, who held a pink pillowcase with a message in black ink, "Thank you CSX and volunteers for the Santa Train. 82."


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