Santa waves goodbye from the caboose on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Thursday in PIngree Grove. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

The Claytones and Tracey Brown peform Thursday from the Holiday Train Thursday in Pingree Grove. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

An audience watches The Claytones play music on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Thursday in Pingree Grove. The village is just one stop the rolling fundraiser train visits on it's quest across Canada and the US to raise donations for local food banks along the way. The Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 brightly decorated rail cars, including a modified box car that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers. This year the concert featured The Claytones and Tracey Brown. The cost was a non-perishable food donation where the Northern Illinois Food Bank will benefit from all donations collected. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

A dog named Princess Leah is dressed for the occasion Thursday during a stop from the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train in Pingree Grove. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Ben Michels of Maple Park and his daughter Natalie, 2, watch The Claytones perform on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Thursday in Pingree Grove. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

The Claytones play music on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Thursday in Pingree Grove. The village is just one stop the rolling fundraiser train visits on it's quest across Canada and the US to raise donations for local food banks along the way. The Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 brightly decorated rail cars, including a modified box car that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers. This year the concert featured The Claytones and Tracey Brown. The cost was a non-perishable food donation where the Northern Illinois Food Bank will benefit from all donations collected. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media

Santa and the Claytones peform from a boxcar stage on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Tour Thursday in Pingree Grove. December 5, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media