G&O Outdoor Railway Open House
The G&O Outdoor Railway will be open on Sunday October 16, 2011 during the BAGRS’ East Bay District Tours. Please subscribe to the “Trellis & Trestle” newsletter on the BAGRS website for more information.
The G&O Railroad is located at 1302 Orchard Avenue, in Thrasher Park, at the corner of Orchard Avenue and Davis Street, in San Leandro.
As many BAGRS members already know, the G&O Outdoor Railway is being built as a public display and will be open weekly, weather permitting, once it is completed. It can operate both O gauge 3-rail and G gauge (including live steam) trains.
We are working to very hard to get the display ready for the tour. Our work train crew has a lot to do as shown below. This line was last used in June.
Where did all these plants come from?
We have enlisted the services of Mr. Lizard to clear the landslide while Mr. Crock lounges nearby.
With the main clear, we're ready to roll!
Oops! We have a landslide! Our crew is already hard at work.
We will be ready for the October 16th tour.
The San Leandro Historical Railway Society will also have a huge Train Sale during the open house to liquidate excess equipment, track and buildings. Most of the for sale items are G gauge. This Train Sale is a chance to pick up some real bargains. We will have trains in all scales available for sale. All proceeds go to support the Society and the G&O.
We are looking forward to your visit during the BAGRS East Bay Tour!
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I really enjoyed your blog, will share it with my buddies, do you have any other material on this subject?
Very nice article, Geoff. I really appreciate your in depth investigative work. I remember visiting Brooks with dad several times, and got to roll around in the bodiless chassis when the project was just getting started. I also got to hang around at the shop with my brother Greg when it was allowed, but it was a semi-hazardous environment with the air sparkling with tiny particles of fiberglass and a heavy resin smell. I’m not sure that our mother was a fan of exposing us to it!