Tag: model train

  • Halloween Model Train Show & Open House

    Join us for a dress rehearsal of your Halloween costume and spooky trains both inside and outside during our Halloween Model Train Show & Open House October 25th from 5:00 – 9:00 PM

  • 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…

  • 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/

  • 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….

  • Productive couple of weeks for the Southern Pacific Overland Route.

    Recently much of the work has been focused on the HO scale display inside the depot.  The major areas of work have been the roundhouse and turntable in the Roseville yard, and upstairs on the revamp of the the Sparks yard. The roundhouse and turntable project is going well with most of the track completed.  The most…

  • Pictures of the turntable upgrade.

    As mentioned in one of the previous posts one of our large projects this year is the upgrade of the turntable in our Roseville yard.  The work is goin well with only a few of the replacement tracks left to be installed. Here are some pics of the removal of the old turntable and the…

  • Productive Saturday for the HO display.

    Today saw a lot of work being done on the HO display, and also a couple of trains running.  Work is continuing on the turntable/roundhouse upgrade, with some of the track in the roundhouse being spiked into place.  Further scenery work was done in the area around the entrance to the Fairfield yard.  Also wiring…

  • Turntable update on the HO display.

    One of the large projects that was started recently was to replace the turntable in the Roseville area of the HO display.  We removed the old turntable as it had never worked very well and are in the process of installing a 130\’ version from Walthers.  The decision was made to remove all of the…

  • First day of the June Show

    Today was a success as the first day of the June show. We had a fair amount of interest in the items available in our yard sale. Due to popular demand we will also be running the yard sale on Sunday. We will have many trains running, come down and see us.

  • Work in the San Leandro area of the HO display and work on the bridges for the G&O.

    Work has been continuing at a feverish pace in the area of the HO display representing San Leandro.  The building representing the Del Monte fruit packing plant have been installed with only detailing and lighting left to complete.  A backdrop has been installed to tie the entire scene together, and painting is continuing on the…