Decorated with more than 40,000 lights, the Caltrain Holiday Train will visit nine stations along the Peninsula between San Francisco and Santa Clara on Saturday, December 5th and Sunday, December 6th.

This free, family-oriented event draws thousands of visitors to train stations every year for a chance to sing along with live holiday music and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus and other holiday favorites, including Rudolph and Frosty.

More importantly, visitors can get into the spirit of giving by bringing new, unwrapped toys and books to drop into toy barrels at stations. Thousands of toys and books have been donated to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program and the Salvation Army, beneficiaries and partners in putting on the Caltrain Holiday Train.

The Holiday Train entertainers will give a brief performance at 4:30 p.m. before departing from the San Francisco station at Fourth and King streets at 5 p.m. The train will stop at four Peninsula stations each night.  Entertainment at those stations will begin 30 minutes before the train arrives.

The Caltrain Holiday Train is not a passenger train. Visitors are invited to visit the stations and view the Holiday Train show but are not permitted to board or ride on the train.