John Bianco, Ernie’s son, will continue the tradition of running his dad’s model trains from Thanksgiving through December 25. Weather permitting, trains will run on five tracks every evening except Mondays from 6:30 to about 9:00 at 2387 Adele Avenue (third house from Thompson Avenue).
The engines and cars change daily. The display is free, and donations are not accepted.
You can see a photo of the three upper-level trains by scrolling down to page 25 here. 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.