Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, IL on December 3, 2011, a benefit for Northern Illinois Food Bank, sponsored by the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Hundreds gather to view the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, sponsored by the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce, benefit for the Northern Illinois Food Bank.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Families and friends gather around to view the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Viking Park in Gurnee, with pretty decorations and live music, a grand show to start off this holiday season.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Hundreds gather to view the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, sponsored by the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce, benefit for the Northern Illinois Food Bank.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, IL on December 3, 2011, a benefit for Northern Illinois Food Bank, sponsored by the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce.  Decorated with christmas trees and blinking lights, and putting everyone into a perfect festival mood.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, IL on December 3, 2011, decorated with christmas trees and blinking lights, a beautiful mood setter for this celebrated holiday season.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, IL on December 3, 2011.  Catia Maier, age 3 with mother Lori, relishing the incredible joyfulness, the excitement, and the celebration of Christmas cheer.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes its annual stop at Viking Park in Gurnee, IL.  Cameron Bentz, age 3, dancing on top of Grandpa Kevin Paddock's shoulders to the live music, this is Cameron's third year, loving the performances and the amusement of the entire shebang.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Viking Park in Gurnee, opens one of its Boxcar's into a stage with live music, performing cheerful Chistmas songs, wishing everyone happy holidays, and educating everyone how great it is to give to families that are in hard times, while also appreciating everyone and everthing that's in life.  (Mark Ukena/Sun-Times Media)