Community activist Rick Martinez brought the locomotive's poor condition to the attention of the Old Santa Fe Association, which adopted it and repainted it in October.

Among featured exhibits will be the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society's Santa Fe 3751 steam locomotive, which pulled the rail station's first named passenger train more than 85 years ago.

The SBRHS restored Santa Fe 3751 sits at Los Angeles Union Station next to a Metrolink F125 Spirit locomotive in this undated photo courtesy of San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society.

The absolute highlight: " The oldest train we have is a 1927 Santa Fe 3751 steam locomotive. That’s the star of the show. Some people call it the Polar Express train because it looks strikingly ...

Wichita, Kans.-based Great Plains Transportation Museum is now selling lithograph and canvas giclee prints of John Winfield’s “Warbonnet Renaissance” to aid in its effort to cosmetically restore Santa ...