Visit our Booth at the National Garden Railway Convention!

We\’re excited to be participating in the National Garden Railway Convention with a booth representing the SLHRS! The convention takes place July 4th – 10th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Layout Tours! The SLHRS\’ G&O Garden Railway will be one of 7 stops on the NGRC\’s East Bay / Livermore Bus Tour on Thursday, July 7th 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM.  This open...

July Meeting Date Changed: July 15th

Members take note – our July General Meeting, usually slated for the 1st Friday of the month, has been moved to Friday, July 15th at 7:30 PM in the Depot.  This change was voted in during the June General Meeting to accommodate members who will be out of town for the Independence Day weekend during our usual meeting date, and then to accommodate any members who will be otherwise occupied...

Fun at the 107th San Leandro Cherry Festival

We had a great time representing the San Leandro Historical Railway Society at the 107th San Leandro Cherry Festival on June 4th!  Society members Dominic & Trisha Fawver set up the booth and held down the fort most of the day, with members Peter Garrison, Mark Johnson, Edson Lee, Stan Voogd, and Pat Stratton all coming by throughout the day to help out and talk to attendees! The main topic...

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...

Spring 2016 Open House & Train Show Next Weekend

We\’re right around the corner from this year\’s Spring Open House & Train Show, Saturday April 9th and Sunday April 10th, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM both days.  Our G&O team has been working diligently to update some systems and landscaping and the HO crew has been making some great improvements inside to keep all our trains running smoothly over our 4,000+ feet of scale...