*Menu
Search
Submit
Greene County Daily World

2017 INRD Santa Train arrives in Linton

Saturday, December 2, 2017
By Kristen Inman

The Indiana Rail Road 2017 Santa Train embarked on its Greene County tour on Dec. 2, beginning with Solsberry at 8:30 a.m., Bloomfield at 11 a.m., Linton at 1:30 p.m., Dugger at 4 p.m. and Jasonville at 6:30 p.m.

  • *
    Trevor Smith, 9, of Linton is captured by the Grinch upon deboarding the Santa Train. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Linton Mayor John Wilkes and Kay Sullivan hand out chocolate bars aboard the Santa Train. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Santa asks Grace Abrams, 6, of Linton what she wants for Christmas. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Santa and Grace Abrams, 6, of Linton. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Santa and Mrs. Claus wait for the next child in line aboard the Santa Train. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Someone is excited to meet Chewbacca. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Jackson Rumple, 4, of Linton flexes with fellow superheroes Superman and Batman. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Olaf receives a high-five from a young fan while Anna and Elsa cheer them on. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Elsa, Olaf and Anna visit children waiting to board the Santa Train. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer gets a double hug from two children, one of them 5-year-old Julia Hollifield of Linton. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    The Cat in the Hat receives a hug from Gregg Mason, 6, of Linton (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    The Cat in the Hat, flanked by Thing 1 and Thing 2. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    The Santa Train pulls into Linton, its third destination of the day for Dec. 2, 2017. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    Rebekah Pemperton hands a cookie to Landon Mills, 9, of Bloomfield alongside Debbie Harvey. The Apostolic Bibleway Church, pastored by Rev. Steve Williams, handed out complimentary hot chocolate and cookies to people awaiting the Santa Train in Linton. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    18-month-old Owen Finney and Wesleigh Finney of Marshall, Ill. enjoy a photo-op while waiting for the Santa Train to arrive. (By Kristen Inman)
  • *
    The crowd of people to see the Santa Train in Linton stretched from the corner of C Street and South Main down past Second Street. The corner of C and Main, down to Third Street, was blocked off to traffic. (By Kristen Inman)