The first time I ever heard of the Santa Train was when Patty Loveless sang about it. As I later learned, it wasn't just a holiday song but a real train. Now  Thompson Square will lend a hand as the Santa Train delivers tons of gifts to thousands of children in Appalachia for the 70th year. Shawna  and Keifer took their first trip on the Train LAST year and Shawna says they'll never forget visiting with people along the Santa Train route. The Santa Train is sponsored by CSX, Dignity U Wear, Food City and the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce — starts in Pike County, Ky., and makes 14 stops in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee on Nov. 17, winding up in Kingsport

--CLINT