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2017 CSX Santa Train route guide and feature story

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2017 CSX Santa Train route guide and feature story
Posted by Brian Schmidt on Friday, November 10, 2017 11:00 AM

Check out our new route guide for chasing the 2017 CSX Santa Train!

http://cs.trains.com/trn/b/observation-tower/archive/2017/11/10/a-train-chaser-s-guide-to-the-2017-csx-santa-train.aspx

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Revisit the CSX Santa Train with this classic feature story by Ron Flanary!

http://trn.trains.com/bonus/santa

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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Posted by wanswheel on Friday, November 10, 2017 11:42 AM

Brian Schmidt

classic feature story by Ron Flanary!

 

"A front-page story in The New York Times also generated money and donations from all over the country, a pattern that continues to this day."

http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/24/us/in-appalachia-santa-express-is-on-time.html

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Posted by samfp1943 on Friday, November 10, 2017 5:33 PM

wanswheel

 

 
Brian Schmidt

classic feature story by Ron Flanary!

 

 

 

"A front-page story in The New York Times also generated money and donations from all over the country, a pattern that continues to this day."

http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/24/us/in-appalachia-santa-express-is-on-time.html

 

Ya' have tro hand it to Ron Flanary { and a nod to NYT Thumbs UpThumbs Up}  a really positive strory about CSX's Santa Train. Not to mention the hard times in a cronicly, poor region of the country. In this season of 'penty' Thanksgiving and Christmas, was a timely tale of generosity.Bow

 

 


 

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, November 10, 2017 8:10 PM

wanswheel
 
Brian Schmidt

classic feature story by Ron Flanary! 

"A front-page story in The New York Times also generated money and donations from all over the country, a pattern that continues to this day."

http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/24/us/in-appalachia-santa-express-is-on-time.html

NYT story is from 1986.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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