Sweet Tomatoes Funraiser October 12th

We have YET ANOTHER tasty fundraiser planned! Our next dining FunRaiser will take us to Sweet Tomatoes in Pleasanton at 4501 Hopyard Rd. Head over after 11:00 AM and present the SLHRS FunRaiser flyer on Wednesday October 12th and they will donate 20-30% of the net sales from the flyers to us. Why 20-30? If less than 30 are presented, it will be a 20% donation. If more than 30 are presented,...

Repainting our Historic Building Almost Complete

The repainting of our 118-year-old Depot, a San Leandro historic building, is almost complete! The contractor, Mark Miller Painting, expects that they’ll be all finished up by Friday, just in time for our June Meeting.  This meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 3rd, at 7:30 PM.  We’ve been working to raise the money for this repainting project for several years, so now that the...

Thank You, San Leandro City Council

No joke – we owe a huge thanks to the San Leandro City Council!  On March 7th at the City Council meeting, Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter presented members of the San Leandro Historical Railway Society with a ceremonial check (and yes, an actual check too!) for $6,000 to make up the balance of our Paint Fund to get the Depot re-painted.  We’ve been fundraising for several years trying to...

Construction to Begin on Depot Repairs

A Note from San Leandro Historical Railway Society President Mark L. Johnson, J.D. We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday 5/26/15, the Contractor hired by the City of San Leandro to make repairs to the Depot delivered and installed the Scaffolding necessary to complete the repairs. As you may recall our Depot was damaged on 12/30/14, when a tree was blown down during a wind storm. We are...

Dine at Famous Dave’s March 28th to Benefit the SLHRS!

We’re excited to announce our first Dining 4 Dollars Event to benefit the San Leandro Historical Railway Society!  On March 28th, from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, if you bring this flyer in to the Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant at Southland Mall in Hayward, they will donate 20% of your bill (excluding tax, tip, & alcohol) to the Society!  Famous Dave’s has great BBQ and is a terrific...