CAMPBELL AND LANCE ADAMS. FROM
UNITY PLAZA IN THE HEART OF
JACKSONVILLE, THIS IS RIVER CITY
LIVE.
WELCOME BACK TO RIVER CITY
LIVE. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S
ALREADY CHRISTMAS EVE. BUT THE
KIDS STILL HAVE WELL OVER A WEEK
LEFT AT HOME. FOR SOME A WEEK
AND A HALF. AND ONE OTHE GREAT
THINGS WE HAVE IN THIS TOWN IS
THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND
HISTORY. WHAT THE GOING ON
THERE NOW?
NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE THEIR
TYPICAL EXHIBITS BUT THEY HAVE A
HISTORIC TRAIN EXHIBIT. IT'S
REALLY NEAT. GREAT FOR KIDS AND
ADULTS. NOT ONLY -- GOING THERE
WILL YOUR KIDS HAVE A BLAST BUT
ALSO LEARN ABOUT JACKSONVILLE'S
HISTORY.
STARTED THIS PROGRAM IN
PROBABLY THE LATE 1980S. I
JOINED UP EARLY 1990S. MOST OF
THE SETUPS WERE (INAUDIBLE).
REPORTER: NEARLY 30 YEARS
LATER THE TOY TRAIN COLLECTORS
OF JACKSONVILLE ORGANIZATION IS
STILL GOING STRONG.
I'M A HISTORY MAJOR. SO I
LOVE THE THIS -- THE HISTORY OF
TRAINS. WE HAVE OVER 18, MAYBE
20 OF US. EACH HAVE A DIFFERENT
INTEREST. MINE IS MORE
HISTORICAL. I LIKE THE WOOD
TRAINS AND THE HUSTRY OF TRAINS.
OTHERS ARE MORE LOGICAL. THOMAS
THE TRAIN RUNNING. AND POLAR
EXPRESS RUNNING.
REPORTER: PRESIDENT BOB
BURKE SAYS THERE'S NEW AND OLD.
IT WILL BE FOUND OTD THE HISTORY
MUSEUM AND RIGHT NOW AT THE
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY.
WE'RE BACK FOR THE THIRD
YEAR.
REPORTER: THE HOLIDAY TRAIN
DISPLAY HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING
FOR A WEEK NOW AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING JOY AND EDUCATION TO
FAMILIES UNTIL JANUARY 2. IT
TAKES SEVERAL DAYS TO MAKE SURE
THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ARE
WORKING PROPERLY. EVEN THE
TABLES THE TRACKS ARE BULLET ON
HAVE -- BUILT ON HAVE HISTORY
HERE IN JACKSONVILLE.
THESE WERE ORIGINALLY MADE
BACK IN THE LATE 1980S. SO
THESE TABLES HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
USE. AND ARE STILL IN GOOD
SHAPE TODAY.
REPORTER: HE IS HAPPY TO
HAVE THE EXHIBIT BACK FOR THE
THIRD YEAR IN A ROW SAYING IT'S
FAMILY FRIENDLY AND BRINGS MORE
BUSINESS DURING THE HOLIDAY
SEASON.
OUR HUSTRY HAS A RED BOX
COLLECTION OF TRAINS. GOING
INTO THE 75TH YEAR IT'S
WONDERFUL TO CONTINUE THIS
PARTNERSHIP AND KEEP THE HUSTRY
OF I CAN'T ASK AND TRAINS ALIVE.
REPORTER: THERE WILL BE SIX
TRAINS RUNNING AND BOB AND THE
OTHER VOLUNTEERS ARE EXCITED FOR
VISITORS TASEE THEIR HARD -- TO
SEE THEIR HARD WORK AND WHAT
THEY'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT.
SMOKING AND WHISTLING
DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.
SOME WILL BE PASSENGER TRAINS.
AND WE ALSO WILL HAVE HISTORIC
TRAINS.
REPORTER: MELISSA SAYS
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ALL YEAR
IF THE TRAINS ARE COMING BACK.
THEY'RE PLEASED TO CONTINUE THE
COLLABORATION
IT'S REALLY SUCH A FUN THING
TO SEE ALL THE TRAINS GOING AND
CHURNING THEIR WHEELS AND THESE
ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES
TO COME AND BRING A DIFFERENT
FEELING UP FOR PEOPLE DEPENDING
ON THEIR AGE. BUT DEFINITELY
KIDS OF ALL KIJS.
-- AGES.
I THINK NO ONE WILL BE
DISAPPOINTED. YOUNG OR OLD.
REPORTER: WELL, I WANT TO
POINT OUT TOO THAT WHEN I SHOT
THAT STORY LAST WEEK THAT WAS
BEHIND THE SCENES SETTING UP.
THAT WASN'T EVEN HALFWAY DONE.
SO EVERYBODY HAS TO CHECK IT
OUT. ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS.
I THINK A LOT OF ADULTS WILL
LOVE THAT. THANKS FOR SHARING
THAT.
AND ALSO FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON HOURS AND OTHER