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Country music singer Patty Loveless will be taking her third trip aboard the Santa Train on Saturday during its 65th annual run. The famed CSX locomotive makes stops in the Appalachian Mountains as volunteers toss armfuls of candy, Moon Pies, coloring books, dolls and other toys into the crowds, often made up of families in need. The Santa Train is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce in Kingsport, Food City and CSX Transportation. The train delivers more than 15 tons of Christmas gifts to children living along a 110-mile stretch in the rural mountain communities of eastern Kentucky, western Virginia and northeast Tennessee. The Santa Train will arrive back in Kingsport Saturday afternoon just in time for Santa to ride in the Christmas parade.