Santa Rides the Rails to Help Needy Kids
Santa Claus and a host of life-sized holiday displays will be featured on a special Metrolink train gathering toys for the needy Sunday.
The holiday train will consist of two modern locomotives and coaches decorated with 20,000 twinkling lights. A specially designed car in the middle of the train will hold holiday displays, including an antique fire engine driven by Santa Claus.
The train will pull into the Metrolink station, 5000 Los Angeles Ave., at 6:15 p.m. for a 15-minute stop, in which unwrapped toys will be collected for the Spark of Love Toy Drive.
Since its inception, the program has gathered more than 350,000 gifts for needy children.
County firefighters from Station 41 will be collecting toys for children in the Simi Valley area.
Refreshments will be served, and there will be entertainment. Children will receive a free candy cane, and Metrolink will be offering passes for free rides.
For more information, call the city manager’s office at 508-6701, or Metrolink at (800) 371-LINK.
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