Santa must have left on a sleigh. He left the train on the #1 RIP track by West Tower.

IC 101, engineered by Jesse Wilson, smokes West out of Durand toward it's last stop on the Santa Tour in Battle Creek.

Fog lingers on this frigid morning as the Marquette Rail Santa Trains makes its first appearance of the day at Dwight Lydall Park in Comstock.

Cab shot of the 2635 stopped in Stronach.

Close Call!

Not even a mile into its annual journey, Conrail's Browns Yard Santa Train comes within inches of hitting a car at the Bordentown Avenue (CR-615) grade crossing in ... (more)

Heading east to Freehold, Conrail's Santa Train crosses over a small bridge built in 1922. The train is passing the orchards at Monmouth Battlefield State Park (note the electric fence to keep an... (more)

Santa Claus and his helpers take a break between stops during the second annual Santa Train featuring the Peoria & Western Railway and it's two FP9'A's. 'Tis the season to take a fun-filled trip w... (more)

Toledo, Peoria & Western's 2009 Santa Train heads west through Canton, Illinois, powered by the pair of attractive F units.

#734 simmers away in Frostburg as the passengers look on in amazement of just how big this machine really is.

#734 walks into Frostburg, using all of her steam and power to get her train up the final and steepest hill on the line. She put on one helluva show!

#734 roars through Helmstetters Curve, as she fights her way up the hill to Frostburg. What a great way to spend Thanksgiving weekend.

Santa Special on the Madison RR stops traffic along busy US 50 in North Vernon, IN.

Santa Special on the Madison RR stops at Vernon, Indiana before heading back to North Vernon.