Nearly 400 Boy Scouts Participate in Railroading Merit Badge Day

We successfully hosted our first Railroading Merit Badge Day with nearly 400 Boy Scouts at Knott’s Berry Farm. Scouts learned how to be safe around tracks, the railroading industry and had the chance to visit the historic Edna & Durango rail cars that the president of the Rio Grande railroad used to travel in back in the 1800s.

Our friends at Garden Grove TV3 developed a great news clip on the event and captured some of the highlights of the day, directly from the scouts.



The Orange County Register also covered our event, highlighting that troops came from all over Southern California to earn their merit badge.

We heard from a number of parents and troop leaders that they hope the Railroading Merit Badge day will become an annual or semi-annual event – we hope so too! And get this, some of the scouts even mentioned that they’re interested in working in the railroading industry after participating in our event– it’s pretty cool to be a part of someone’s future planning like that!


A HUGE thanks to Knott’s Berry Farm, the Boy Scouts of America and all the scouts, troop leaders and volunteers who participated in the event. I couldn’t have done it without you and I’m looking forward to next time!

Max & Lucy Comic Book Heroes Help Kids with Rail Safety

Since safety messages are literally for everyone, we created Max & Lucy, rail safety superheroes, to educate kids and the younger generations in our community about how to be safe around train tracks.

Hot off the press - we just received our comic book, "Rail Tales with Max & Lucy" and I'm so excited to share it with you! It's honestly a great feeling to see all of our hard work come to life. Stay tuned for Max & Lucy's safety web page and an interactive rail safety quiz.

Check out my AudioBoo with @TedNguyen, aka my Public Communications manager at OCTA!

My Railroad Days at Disneyland

I just celebrated a birthday at Disneyland and there were a few things I simply could not resist:

1. Riding the teacups & spinning so fast I can't walk straight
2. Eating a Disney churro

3. Taking pictures with anything train related

I just had to share some of my favorite moments. I don't know all that much about the history behind the Disney railroad, although it is a fully functioning and operational railroad (awesome!), or the train in California Adventure...but I have an annual pass now and I intend to learn more with each visit.

If you know some fun info and background about rail related rides & attractions at Disneyland, please share. I'd love to hear about it!