The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will host a new Holiday TrainFest and Toy Drive at Los Angeles Union Station on Saturday, December 17, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Track 14.
The event is held in partnership with Metrolink, the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society, L.A. Rail, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Toys for Tots.
The TrainFest will feature the historic Santa Fe 874,346-pound steam locomotive decorated for the holidays. Tours of vintage rail cars from the 1940s and 1950s, also decorated for the holidays, will be held. Visitors to the event will also be able to have a visit with Santa, view Amtrak and Metrolink rail equipment, and meet local police and firefighters.
Staff will be on hand to collect donations of new, unwrapped toys in support of Toys for Tots and new socks to assist the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program collects new, unwrapped toys and distributes the toys as holiday gifts to less fortunate children in the local community.