Rail station serves up free Ruby's Diner sliders, iPod raffles, and more this Thursday @ Orange Station

They're calling this the "Safely Crossing to a New Beginning," and throwing in a kitchen sink of prizes, food, and music. This Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 4pm-7pm, OCTA's holding a celebration at Orange Station (194 N Atchison St, Orange, CA), and they'll have "free snow cones, popcorn, smoothies, ice tea and other goodies, plus kiddie train rides, face painting, balloons and info on rail safety. ... [and the] chance to win an iPod, Flip video camera, gift cards and train tickets." Read more about the event at OCTA's Mile by Mile blog, and their follow-up Youtube video.

The ribbon cutting is at 5pm, but the raffle is on the whole time. And, even cooler, Ruby's Diner is giving away 1000 free kobe beef sliders to promote a soon-to-be-opened new Ruby's Diner  at the train depot next year. The diner will replace the shuttered Cask 'n Cleaver, and will serve breakfast in the mornings to commuters. Read more about the opening of Ruby's Diner at the Fast Food Maven blog here.

Mmmm... beef sliders.

I dub this post worthy of the Foodies tag. This event's accessible by OCTA lines 54, 56, 59, and 454.