Hop aboard the Holiday Express

All aboard for the Holiday Express at the New York Historical Society on Dec. 13 and 14.

The historic train weekend invites families to hunt through the toys and trains of the Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection. Participants are welcomed to decorate a car for the Transcontinental Railroad, and move and giggle with Conductor Abe. Suitable for children 3 to 6 years old.

Holiday Express, Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, from 1 to 3 pm. Free with museum admission.

New-York Historical Society [170 Central Park West at W. 77th Street on the Upper West Side; (212) 873–3400; www.nyhis‌tory.org]