Spring 2015 Open House & Train Show Dates

We\’re pleased to announce that this year\’s Spring Open House & Train Show will be happening Saturday April 18th and Sunday April 19th, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM both days.  Our G&O crew anticipates that the repairs they\’re doing from the damage from the December 30th wind storm will be done in time for the G&O to be in full operation for everyone to see.  We...

Halloween Track or Treat October 28th

The San Leandro Historical Railway Society will hold its annual Halloween train show on Tuesday, October 28. The G&O Garden Railroad will be open from 5 to 8:30 p.m. so that kids may visit during daylight. The Society’s HO display is scheduled to be open from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.  Admission is free. Our 116-year-old Southern Pacific Depot and all displays will be decorated with a very spooky...

Fall 2014 Open House & Train Show Announced!

Our new Fall 2014 Open House & Train Show will be taking place September 20th & 21st, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Sunday. Our indoor HO Scale Display and our outside G&O Gauge Garden Railway Display will both be fully operational, weather permitting. Like our Summer show, we’ll have a great bake sale with homemade goodies, a raffle with terrific prizes,...

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 and a handful of Society members enjoyed their Father\’s Day weekend by running...

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...