Fourth Annual National Train Day Pulls Into Union Station on May 7, 2011

For some kids, everyday is train day; but once a year for the past four years Amtrak has been calling “all kids — young and old” to join the coast-to-coast celebration in one day dedicated to train love. On Saturday, May 7th, hundreds of National Train Day festivities are taking place across the country including four major events in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Chicago.

In Los Angeles, Union Station will be the venue for free live entertainment by Disney Junior’s Jake and the Neverland Pirates band, interactive and educational exhibits, kids’ activities, model train displays and tours of Amtrak equipment, freight and commuter trains, and of notable private railroad cars, and much more.

Fun things to expect at National Train Day at Union Station:

* California Missions Exhibit
* East Meets West Exhibit
* State Partnership Display
* Amtrak High-Speed Rail Display
* K-9 Unit Demonstrations
* Amtrak: Dining the Rail Way
* Train Equipment Displays
* Model Train Displays
* Amtrak 40th Anniversary Display
* AmtraKids Depot
* Live Entertainment

National Train Day Celebration

Union Station
800 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, 90012
Saturday, May 7, 2011
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ages: All
Cost: FREE ($6 Parking available at E. Cesar Chavez and N. Vignes Streets in the MTA Lot)
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