Former CNW E8A #5029B runs around its charter train

Former CNW E8A #5029B has brought a High Iron charter from Chicago.

SLRG E8 #515 along with SLRG E9 #103 (former Wisconsin Southern) is seen here resting in Batesville, MS, on a late July evening

The annual Christmas train power and passenger cars sit near the small town of Batesville Mississippi

SLRG 515 makes a short stop in the quaint town of Pope, MS before heading back north to Batesville with the Train to Christmas Town.

SLRG 515 sits in storage in Batesville, MS.

With The Train to Christmas Town done, SLRG 515 & 518 sit waiting to be moved to wherever IP can afford to send them next.

SLRG 515 leads The Train to Christmas Town south to Pope, MS.

SLRG 515 leads The Train to Christmas Town past Christmas Town/the North Pole. Santa and a pair of elves can be seen waving at the grade crossing.

Christmas 2018. With a cloud of exhaust overhead, The Train to Christmas Town departs for Pope, MS.

SLRG 515 leads the Train to Christmas Town through Courtland, MS.

SLRG 515 gives its best steam locomotive impression as the Train to Christmas Town departs Batesville, MS.

The Train to Christmas Town sits waiting to be crewed for the 3:00 P.M. departure.

SLRG 515 backs up to the platform to wait for passengers to arrive for The Train to Christmas Town.

SLRG 515 leads the Train to Christmas Town south to Pope, MS shortly after crossing one of the tributaries of the Little Tallahatchie River.