2015 Summer Open House & Train Show August 8 & 9

No, you didn\’t miss our Summer Open House & Train Show!  We\’ve had our summer time open house in June for the past few years, but with the addition of a Spring Open House this year in April, we moved the summer time open house & train show to August 8th & 9th! We\’ll be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm both Saturday & Sunday!  Our HO Scale indoor layout, with...

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...

San Leandro Southern Pacific Depot Damaged in Dec. 30th Wind Storm

The historic Southern Pacific Depot, located in Thrasher Park in San Leandro, was damaged during the recent wind storm in the San Francisco Bay Area on December 30th, 2014. The Depot, which was built in 1898 and is #2 on the San Leandro register of Historic Buildings,  received roof damage when a large Eucalyptus tree was uprooted and blown over, falling on a portion of our roof and the adjacent...

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 regular visitors were excited for all the new additions and upgrades we\’ve made...

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/