Train of Lights 12 - 13 - 2013 kron - Tv

ALIGN THE BAY AREA HOLIDAY >> CIGARETTE AND BACK AND ENJOY A EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF SAID THE BACK AND ENJOY AND THE KRON4 AMAZING AND LIGHTS. >> HAPPY HOLIDAYS. YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE VIDEO FROM THIS CORRIDOR AND FREMONT. WE ARE JOINING >> FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SCENE. >> THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, THIS IS A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS THING. WE WILL BE ALL OVER THE BAY AREA. SOME OF THE BEST DISPLAYS ANYWHERE. WE HAVE A MUSIC, DANCING, A WHOLE LOT GOING ON. >> WE HAVE A DRIVE THROUGH. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO THE NORTH, THERE IS A HOME THAT THEY DECORATED AND YOU DID A WALK-THROUGH. >> THERE IS A TRAIN OF LIGHTS. THIS IS A MOVABLE BEAST OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. >> TAKE A LOOK. >> ALL ZERO ABOARD! >> WE STARTED OFF OPERATING THIS OVER 20 YEARS AGO. IT STARTED OUT PRIMARILY FOR VOLUNTEERS THAT DECORATED A CABOOSE, LOCOMOTIVE WITH ONE ROLL. WE WERE DOING THIS FOR FUN AND PEOPLE WOULD SEE AS GOING DOWN THE CANYON AND THAT ASKED HOW THEY COULD GET A RIDE. A FEW YEARS LATER THEY ADDED MORE CARS IN MORE DECORATIONS. OVER A 20 YEAR SPAN, IT HAS GROWN INTO WHAT YOU SEE TODAY. WE HAVE 15 DECORATED CARS AND WE HAVE ABOUT 400 GENERAL SEATING. WE ARE THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN CALIFORNIA. WE PROBABLY CARRY BETWEEN 50 TO 60,000 WITHIN A YEAR. >> I THINK TRAINS ARE MAGICAL FOR CHILDREN. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE HERE LIKE THE ONE WITH THE CONDUCTOR. I THINK THAT CHILDREN ARE DRAWN TO TRAINS. THE ARE MAGNETS. THEY DID TO GET HOT CIDER AND-A- >> I THINK IT IS UNIQUE. YOU CANNOT GET THIS IN EVERY TOWN OF AMERICA. >> WE HAVE BEEN COMING ON THE TRAIN FOR A LEAST 10 YEARS. THIS IS A ANNUAL TRADITION. WE COME WITH OUR FRIENDS AND WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> WE DID THIS LAST YEAR, IT WAS A BLAST. >> YOU GET TO GO THROUGH THE HILLS AND LOOK-ALIKE. RUN UP AND ON THE TRAIN, IT IS A LOT OF FUN. >> THE KIDS REALLY LOVE IT. THE LOVE TO SEE THE LIGHTS. THEY CAN DRINK WARM HOT CHOCOLATE. THAT AND HAVE CANDID, SPENT TIME WITH EACH OTHER. THE >> WE FIGURED THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF LIGHTS AND CURRENTLY WE ARE BORN TO RUN ABOUT 45,000 W. THIS IS ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO DECORATE THE TRAIN. VOLUNTEERS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER. WE ESTIMATE THAT BETWEEN TWO TO 300 MEN A DAY. IF IS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS. I AM A RETIRED ELECTRICIAN, PROBABLY ONE OR TWO PERCENT AND WE USE THEIR EXPERTISE TO TEACH THEM HOW TO OPERATE THESE AND TO WORK ON THE TRAIN. >> MY WIFE WAS WONDERING WHAT I WAS DOING SHE WANTED TO COME OUT TO CHECK IT OUT. >> I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT TRAINS ARE MAGICAL, THERE ARE ALSO MAGICAL FALL ADULTS. >> THIS IS A BIG FUND-RAISER AND A RAISE MONEY TO KEEP THE CARS AND THE RAILS AND OPERATION. THIS IS A TERRIFIC THING, YOU SHOULD