The CSX Santa Train completed its 83rd annual run on Saturday, Nov. 22, once again delivering gifts and festive cheer to communities along a 110-mile route through Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Tennessee.
One of the nation’s longest-running holiday traditions, the CSX Santa Train distributed more than 15,000 toys, 6,000 train safety books, and 5,700 backpacks filled with gifts, gloves and hats to families along the route.
“The CSX Santa Train embodies the best of what the holiday season represents – community, generosity and connection,” said Bryan Tucker, vice president of stakeholder engagement and sustainability at CSX. “Every year, we cherish being part of something that continues to bring joy and hope to families in this region, especially after the challenges that many of them have faced this year.”…