Santa Train rolls into Kingsport to finish 80th run
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Santa Train made a triumphant return to Kingsport around 3 p.m. Saturday, marking its 80th run since the Santa Claus ...
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Santa Train made a triumphant return to Kingsport around 3 p.m. Saturday, marking its 80th run since the Santa Claus Special began in 1943. The route hadn't been run in its classic form for two years after COVID-19 prevented mass gatherings at the tracks or in the train. In 2022, however, the event returned in force with a 13-stop run throughout Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Tennessee. 'We come every year except the last two years because of the COVID,' said Brittney Williams, a longtime attendee who brought her two-year-old for his first Santa Train.