 Thankfully, it's November and Appalachian Wireless is offering the Samsung GS8 or the GS8 Plus for $100 off the regular price with two-year agreement. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless, an East Kentucky network company. How do you get 13 tons of toys and food onto the Santa train? It's simple. You throw a party. Saturday will mark the 75th running of the CSX Santa train. Wednesday evening, volunteers from all around Tri-Cities, Tennessee and Virginia gathered at Food City in Kingsport, Tennessee for the annual Santa train packing party. The volunteers ripped into boxes and bags and divided the food and treats into plastic bags that would fill totes, that would eventually be loaded onto the Santa train. This is our vendors, partners, and just people donating food. We got a lot of food, a lot of plus shawry on the truck, so we got about 400 totes like I said, so a lot of vendor partners. And AIDS was not a consideration for volunteers at the packing party. It's really fun because you get to bag and you get to help people if they need help doing something. I really want the chocolate covered mankind's because I love chocolate. It's just a lot of fun. Food City really allows us to get involved in this and Food City, like I said, is a big sponsor, but it's because right here, what you see behind me, you got all these people out here that is the reason we do it and helps us. The items packed Wednesday were loaded onto the train on Thursday in preparation for the trip north to Shelby, Kentucky, where the Santa train originates. And with this being the diamond anniversary of the Santa train, which began under CSX predecessor rail line, the Clinchfield Railroad, CSX is putting something special on the head end. The Clinchfield Railroad number 800, the very first diesel electric locomotive that Clinchfield ever owned. The engine was repainted into Clinchfield colors specifically for the Santa train, and this year will mark the first time in decades a Clinchfield painted engine has led the train. The engine was showcased for railroad enthusiasts and media on Thursday, and she even got to stretch her legs on the rails formerly operated by the Clinchfield. The Santa train schedule of stops for Saturday is available on the Santa train Facebook page or at EKBTV.com. In Kingsport, Chris Anderson, EKB News.