By Ed Kaminski Santa and NJ Operation Toy Train Visited Maywood Station on December 10, 2011Santa made a special visit to the Maywood Station Museum for the 10th Annual Santa at Maywood Station on December 10, 2011. A record turnout of children and their parents visited the museum while Santa met with each good little boy and girl and every child received a bag of treats courtesy of Myron Corporation, Operation Lifesaver, Atlas Model Railroad Company, Atlas O, LLC, PikoAmerica, 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 Pedal Car courtesy of Park Ave BMW, which was won by Annabella Tucci: An Atlas O-Gauge Complete Train Set, courtesy of Atlas O, LLC, which was won by Jabran Babar; an Atlas H.O. Scale Starter Train Set courtesy of Atlas Model Railroad Company, which was won by Wei Zhang; a Wooden Train Set courtesy of Children Are Creative, which was won by Luke Weisgerber; a Zoo Animal Train Set courtesy of Children Are Creative, which was won by Jayden Soto; and an Alphabet Train Puzzle courtesy of Children Are Creative, which was won by Christian Bueno. Immediately before the Maywood Station Museum's 10th Annual Santa at Maywood Station event, the Military Transport Association ran a special NJ Operation Toy Train to Maywood Station where it stopped to collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Foundation. Visitors were invited to experience a variety of working railroad equipment and meet members of the U. S. Marine Corps, Military Transport Association and the Maywood Station Historical Committee. After the Maywood Station stop, the train continued onto additional collection points in northern New Jersey on Saturday, December 10th and Sunday, December 11th collecting new, unwrapped toys along the route. Four railroads loaned engines, rolling stock, and use of their tracks to NJ Operation Toy Train including the New York, Susquehanna & Western; Morristown & Erie; Norfolk Southern; and New Jersey Transit. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December each year and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community where the campaigns are conducted. The Maywood Police Department also set up a collection point for toys at their headquarters at 15 Park Avenue, Maywood in advance of NJ Operation Toy Train and delivered the toys to the train when it arrived at Maywood Station. The Maywood Station Museum's 10th Annual Santa at Maywood Station event was held on December 10, 2011. The above photos show scenes during Santa’s visit. A record turnout of visitors came to see Santa. (All above photos by Ed Kaminski) 13
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