“Operation Toy Train” to Make Stops in Homer, Cortland, and Marathon This Saturday

This Saturday, December 6th, the toy train will make a stop in the Village of Homer, City of Cortland, and in the Village of Marathon in Cortland County. The train, titled “Operation Toy Train” is part of the Toys-for-Tots toy drive. The train will collect toys to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation for toy drives in Syracuse, Cortland, and Johnson City. Toys will be redistributed to less fortunate children in Onondaga, Cortland, and Broome Counties.

The train, with assistance from the Susquehanna & Western Railway, will arrive on the tracks next to the Homer Police Station on James Street around 12:30pm and depart around 12:50pm. It will then stop in Cortland next to the Cortland Community Center at 90 Central Ave. around 1pm until 1:30pm. Lastly, it will stop at the Marathon Railroad Station at 16 W. Main Street around 2pm until 2:35pm before setting off to stops in Broome County.

Those who would like to donate a toy(s) to the toy train, are asked to bring a new and unwrapped toy. More information can be found at OperationToyTrain.org.