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  • Engineer Photo Opp Success!

    We had a great two days this past weekend with our Summer 2014 Open House & Train Show!  The HO display inside was running smoothly with some members running multiple trains at once, while the G&O out back sparkled in the sunshine.  Lots of adults and kids had a great time exploring both layouts.  Even…

  • Fun in the Sun on the G&O Display

    We had a successful weekend at our Summer 2014 Open House! A lot of traffic came through the back yard looking at our G&O Garden Railway and we had a lot of fun with the great weather. Society member Joe Barker took some great shots of the visitors. Many children played with the Children\’s area…

  • New this Weekend: Train Engineer Photo Ops!

    We\’re gearing up for this weekend\’s open house!  Have you RSVP\’d on Facebook?  Our members have been busy the last few weeks qualifying their trains, cleaning the depot, and baking delightful goodies for our Bake Sale!  Since it\’s Father\’s Day weekend, we want to make sure all the dads spending their days with us have…

  • New Pictures Added of the Sparks Yard Construction.

    One of the most recent projects on the Overland Route at the San Leandro Historical Railway Society has been the updating of the Sparks, NV yard.  Pictures of the construction can be found here http://www.slhrs.org/photos/ho-scale-photos/

  • San Leandro Historical Railway Receives 2013 Best of San Leandro Award

    San Leandro Award Program Honors the Achievement SAN LEANDRO September 13, 2013 — San Leandro Historical Railway has been selected for the 2013 Best of San Leandro Award in the Historical Societies category by the San Leandro Award Program. Each year, the San Leandro Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing…

  • 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…

  • Member video of the G&O Railroad, featuring the theme song written by Glenn

  • Progress on Sparks

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

  • Tuesday evening running.

    This Tuesday saw many members running their trains around the SP Overland Route.  Of special interest was a visit by a family member of one of our previous members.  That person had not seen the display since the early \’90\’s, at which time there was very little if any of the current model railroad display….