– The Lionel Club of America holds its 11th annual Christmas Trains meet Dec. 3 at Naperville Central High School. The meet, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature thousands of old and new Lionel trains for sale along with a large operating trainset. Santa Claus will be on hand. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children younger than 10 accompanied by an adult. Call Len Hopkins at 630-420-6966, ext. 1007.
– Metra is running its annual Santa Safety Trains, which carry Santa Claus into the Chicago area. The schedule is as follows: Dec. 3, Milwaukee West Line leaves Elgin at 9:30 a.m. and Chicago at 11:50 a.m.; Dec. 4, Milwaukee North line leaves Fox lake at 10:30 a.m. and Chicago at 1:10 p.m.; Dec. 10, the Heritage Corridor service leaves Joliet at 10 a.m. and Chicago at 1 p.m.; and Dec. 11, the Metra Electric leaves University Park at 8:20 a.m. and Chicago at 11:05 a.m. Fares are $3 for all ages and require advanced purchase. Tickets are available at the stations on each line that have a sales clerk and at the Ogilvie Transportation Center and LaSalle Street Station. Call 312-322-6777.
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