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New Clinic! DCC: Basic Operations
Our second skills clinic of the 2015-2016 season, DCC: Basic Operations will be October 10th at 10:00 AM!
New Clinic! Keeping Trains on the Track
Our first skills clinic of the 2015-2016 season, Keeping Trains on the Track, will be September 26th at 10:00 AM!
Construction to Begin on Depot Repairs
A Note from San Leandro Historical Railway Society President Mark L. Johnson, J.D. We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday 5/26/15, the Contractor hired by the City of San Leandro to make repairs to the Depot delivered and installed the Scaffolding necessary to complete the repairs. As you may recall our Depot was damaged…
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 https://www.slhrs.org/photos/ho-scale-photos/
SLHRS Logo Shop is Live!
After long last, the new San Leandro Historical Railway Society Shop is now live and open for business! Please bookmark the following URL and be sure to share it with your friends and family for the Holiday season! http://www.cafepress.com/slhrs There are currently two sections of the shop – a section of apparel and other gear…
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…
President’s Report, August 2012 General Meeting
The budget should be complete by the next meeting. Thanks George for taking care of the graffiti on the porch. The old track has been removed from Sparks and the surface has been prepared for the new track. Work on the roundhouse is going well. The December show was announced for the first weekend in…