Installation of the G&O Awning

Since 2008 when the G&O Garden Railroad project was first started at the San Leandro Depot, the plans have included an awning over the layout to protect from excessive sun while operating the layout.  Finally this year, we’ve installed it!  Check out our installation crew of current SLHRS president Dominic Fawver, Jeff Zolfarelli, and George Downs putting up the awning and eldest...

Progress on Sparks

We’re making progress on Sparks!  Society member Mark Johnson shared these photos of the track work being done during October!

SLHRS Halloween Open Depot

The San Leandro Historical Railway Society is proud to present our first ever night time Halloween open depot.  We’ll be decorating the depot with the spooky accouterments of Halloween and running trains both inside on the HO scale layout and outside on the G&O scale layout.  We’ll have candy for the kids and a great trial run for regular Halloween festivities.  The event is free and...

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...

Want A Spooky Halloween Open House? Vote Here!

We’re planning out our events for the rest of this year and next, so give us a hand.  It’s one of our goals this year to revamp some of our marketing materials and generate more donations to the society. Ultimately we’d love to put on more events throughout the year and make some great improvements to both the indoor and outdoor model train layouts. One of the first things...