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...

New Clinic! Caboose Lighting

Our HO Division Superintendent, Tom Blinn, and Electrical Committee Chair and Society Treasurer Barry Chinn will be running a new clinic for the 2015-2016 season!  This clinic will be “Caboose Lighting”.  This clinic will happen on Saturday, February 27th in the Depot Museum.  The clinic will be a hands-on session building one of the boards.  If you bring 2 trucks with plastic side frames and...

New Clinic! DCC: Basic Operations

Our HO Division Superintendent, Tom Blinn, will be running our second clinic for the 2015-2016 season!  This clinic will be “DCC: Basic Operations”.  This clinic will happen on October 10th in the Depot Museum.  Tom will be covering basic operation, programming, and installation of Digital Command Control (DCC).  The DCC protocol is defined by the Digital Command Control Working group of the...

New Clinic! Keeping Trains on the Track

Our HO Division Superintendent, Tom Blinn, will be running our first clinic for the 2015-2016 season!  This clinic will be “Keeping Trains on the Track”.  This is a fundamental clinic that all should understand in order to maximize the enjoyment of the railroading hobby.  This works for all scales.  You will have to bring nothing other than an open mind and a desire to have your track and trains...