Operation Toy Train Adds Stop In Farmingdale On Monmouth Route

FARMINGDALE, NJ — With the completion of the freight rail line here by Chesapeake & Delaware, Farmingdale is now included on the Operation Toy Train route for the first time, the Recreation Commission says.

And as an added attraction, Santa will be along for the ride.

The "Santa Train" will be making its first stop in Farmingdale on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. before it moves up the line to Freehold and Manalapan.

Operation Toy Train will be in Farmingdale at the Main Street Grade Crossing at 87 Main St.

With the visit by the train, part of the Marines' Toys for Tots program, the public can donate new, unwrapped toys. And what makes the donations special is that Santa will join the assembled crowd to thank everyone for their generosity.

Here is the local schedule:

• Farmingdale: Main Street Grade Crossing. 87 Main St.; 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
• Freehold: Freehold Fire Department, 49 W. Main St.; 11:35 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
• Freehold: Builder’s General Supply, 222 Throckmorton St.; 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
• Manalapan: Reed & Perrine Co., 396 Main St., Tennent; 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
• Jamesburg: Jamesburg Fire Department 82, W. Railroad Ave.; 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The event collects new, unwrapped toys to be delivered to the Marine Reserve Unit in Red Bank, part of the Toys for Tots program.

The Marines will distribute the toys to children in need in the Central Jersey area.

If you cant make it Sunday, visit the Shop 'n Bag to drop off gifts, and the commission will make sure Santa gets them during his stop.

You can also email Council President Pat Linszky or Mayor Jim Daly for a local pick up at plinszky@farmingdaleborough.org or mayor@farmingdaleborough.org.