Polar Express Back On Track In Old Sacramento After Power Restored Downtown

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The fashionable Polar Express is backmost connected the rails. The Christmas-themed bid thrust is the biggest yearly fundraiser for the California Railroad Museum Foundation.

This week’s blackout successful the downtown Sacramento country forced them to cancel bid trips connected 2 nights: a $200,000 loss.

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Parents similar Shaun Lenhart bought their tickets months successful beforehand and disquieted the blackout would dim their Christmas cheer.

“It was magical,” helium explained. “We were a small nervous. We didn’t cognize what was going to happen.”

Hundreds of families instrumentality jumps aboard during the 18 days of rides.

“It’s benignant of a large woody to beryllium present tonight,” said Jennice Rice.

Rice brought her 3 kids who person peculiar needs, making this bid thrust clasp other meaning.

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“They are successful their constituent and it’s fabulous,” she said. “We didn’t privation to interruption immoderate hearts, truthful we kept it mum. They didn’t cognize until we arrived, and they person ne'er been before, truthful they were beyond excited.”

For Old Sacramento shops, the Festival of Lights that went acheronian is captious to bring successful customers.

“For the airy to spell retired successful the period of December is the astir economically important period for these businesses was truly a hard hit,” explained Scott Ford, Old Sacramento Waterfront District director.

Brannan Manor is among the 135 merchants present trying to recoup their outgo from SMUD arsenic they invited radical back.

Old Sacramento shines agleam again with its electrical vacation spirit.

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“It’s critically important that the assemblage travel out, amusement your support, these are your neighbors retired here,” said Ford.

Velena Jones