John Bianco once again ran his dad’s model trains at the Bianco home on Adele for six evenings every week between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.
You can see a photo of the three upper-level trains by scrolling down to page 25 here, in the November 15, 2024, edition of Palo Alto Online. Two larger trains run on separate tracks at ground level.
Other past articles about Ernie’s trains appeared in the Mountain View Voice in 2010, 2012 (pages 1 and 9); 2016; and 2018 (pages 1 and 17).
A 2015 article in the San Francisco Chronicle features photos by James Tensuan, son of neighbor Donna Tensuan.
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Karla Valente again created a page to encourage Monta Loma neighbors to donate to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. Our contributions provided a nutritious mix of fresh produce, protein, and pantry items so that local families could enjoy a holiday meal together. Each dollar helped provide food for two meals. This year’s fundraiser raised $1,971.