Gurnee-12/08/12, Sat./Old Grand Ave. Members of The Claytones, Santa, and Tracey Brown (purple jacket) singing for Holiday Train fans in Gurnee Saturday. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Anthony Carp, 3, gets a little help from his mom Corrie Carp, both of Lindenhurst, as they donate food during the Holiday Train festivities. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
J.T. Kirages, 11, of Lake Forest recites his Canadian Pacific Holiday Train poem in Gurnee on Dec. 10. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Gurnee-12/08/12, Sat./Old Grand Ave. Lauren Crow, 8 of Wadsworth enjoys the Holiday Train Saturday in Gurnee. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
A large crowd was on hand Dec. 10 for the annual Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stop in Gurnee where JT Kirages of Lake Forest recited his inspiring poem. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
Gurnee-12/08/12, Sat./Old Grand Ave. Santa gives out candy canes as he visits with well wishers Saturday night during Holiday Train stop in Gurnee. | Joe Shuman~For Sun-Times Media
The annual Holiday Train, carrying the magic of Santa, arrived at Viking Park in Gurnee on Saturday afternoon to the cheering crowds of more than 1,000 people who braved the damp cold to welcome it. Scarlette, 4, perched on the shoulders of her grandfather, Tom …
