Patel. Santa said he's going to try to make a visit again next December but said everyone must remember to be good little boys and girls in 2011! ANNUAL RAILROAD DAY AT MAYWOOD STATION By Ed Kaminski SANTA and the Operation Toy Train Visited Maywood Station on December 11, 2010! Santa arrived at Maywood Station on Saturday morning, December 11, 2010 onboard the NJ Operation Toy Train to collect toys for the U. S. Marine Corps Annual Toys for Tots Drive. The public was invited to bring unwrapped toys to be donated onboard the special train for the Toy Drive. After the train departed, Santa made his way into Maywood Station for his annual visit at the 9th Annual Santa at Maywood Station. Santa greeted a huge crowd of enthusiastic children and their parents and a definite holiday vibe was in the air. Santa met with each good little boy and girl and each child received a "goody bag" courtesy of Myron Corporation, Operation Lifesaver, Atlas Model Railroad Company, the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway and the Maywood Station Historical Committee. Each child attending was also given a free chance to win special raffle prizes including a BMW Roadster Child's Riding Car courtesy of Park Ave BMW; which was won by Ray Barbara; an H.O. scale Starter Train Set courtesy of Atlas Model Railroad Company, which was won by Luke Schwaiewedi; and an N scale Starter Train Set courtesy of Atlas Model Railroad Company which was won by Kelly Chen; and a Bachmann H. O. scale “Shrek” Limited-Edition Holiday Train Set, which was won by Mayur This year’s Annual Railroad Day at Maywood Station event was held on October 3rd. Great weather and large crowds enjoyed railroad historical societies, model railroad clubs and railroad memorabilia vendors participating with sales tables and displays on the station grounds; the Northern New Jersey N-Trak Club displayed their operating N-scale modular train layout; and Joe DeLuca, a retired employee of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad and PATH displayed a variety of items from his railroad career. The event turned out to be one of the largest to date for the Maywood Station Museum with nearly 500 visitors in attendance. At the Annual Railroad Day at Maywood Station event on October 3, 2010, Joe DeLuca, a Maywood resident and retired Hudson & Manhattan Railroad and PATH employee (top) displayed a collection of historical items from his railroad A little boy sits on Santa's lap as he tells his holiday wishes at the 9th Annual Santa at Maywood Station event held on December 11, 2010. (Photo by Rosemarie Kaminski) 12 career while the Northern New Jersey N-Trak Club (bottom) displayed their operating train layout and unveiled their Maywood Station modular section on their layout. (Top photo by Ed Kaminski; two bottom photos by Doug Earls)
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