Tim Trewhella, who used to participate here, asked that I post this:
UPDATED DUE TO WEEKEND WEATHER- OVERIDES PREVIOUS INFORMATION Toy Trains on the Move
The Classic Toy Train Display, once again located at 21 S. Division St. in Peekskill, will be open from noon to 3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. The evening session will follow the city's tree lighting ceremony, which was also postponed due to inclement weather over the weekend.
Tree lighting festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. at Jan Peek Square, Park and South Division streets, with caroling led by the Hand to Mouth Players. Free hot chocolate will be provided, the Peekskill Police Department's DARE officers will offer a drunken driving demonstration and fingerprinting for youngsters. Santa will make his entrance atop a fire truck bringing candy and stopping long enough to hear what children want for Christmas.
Revelers will then make their way down Division Street to the Classic Toy Train Display for its seventh annual presentation of Lionel trains from the
1940s and 50s. Mayor John Testa will throw the switch put everything in motion.Trains will then run Sundays, from noon to 3 p.m., and from noon to 3 p.m and 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays through January 11. For more information call
914-739-7257 or visit our website atLast year the trains rolled through space now occupied by the Peekskill Coffee House, and Tim Trewhella, organizer of the event said that he was glad to move out and make room for a new business.
"That's part of what we're trying to do, to show people the great retail space available in Peekskill, and to encourage people to come downtown and explore the city," he said. The Peekskill Business Improvement District sponsors the display.
For older visitors the display provides a chance to revisit their childhood as they watch the big trains roll through detailed scenery on the
200 square foot layout, built in homage to the department store layouts of yesteryear. For children it's a chance to enter a new world of sound and motion the as trains through city and country, passing more than two dozen animated accessories, which literally includes all the bells and whistles. The display does more than entertain. In cooperation with the Marine Corps Reserves Toys For Tots program it collects new, unwrapped, toys for needy children. All are invited to donate a toy but it is not necessary for admission, which is free.The press is invited to join us at any time after 11 a.m. on Saturday Dec.
13th, during our normal operating hours, or by appointment. Thank you for your interest.