Tag: Train Show

  • 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…

  • New this Weekend: Train Engineer Photo Ops!

    We\’re gearing up for this weekend\’s open house!  Have you RSVP\’d on Facebook?  Our members have been busy the last few weeks qualifying their trains, cleaning the depot, and baking delightful goodies for our Bake Sale!  Since it\’s Father\’s Day weekend, we want to make sure all the dads spending their days with us have…

  • 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.

  • G&O Outdoor Railway Open House

    The G&O Outdoor Railway will be open on Sunday October 16, 2011 during the BAGRS’ East Bay District Tours.

  • Saturday July 2nd, Open extended hours.

    This Saturday, July 2nd, we will be open from 9am until 5pm.  We will be welcoming the NMRA advance section Bay Area layout tours, from the convention in Sacramento.  Trains will be running constantly throughout the day both on the HO display and the G&O.

  • Successful Summer Open House

    A note from the San Leandro Historical Railway Society President, Joe Barker. We had another successful summer show this weekend. We had a extremely good attendance both days.  This was especially surprising Saturday morning when it was raining heavily. The weather was beautiful most of today.  Both the HO and G&O railroads were running and…

  • Prep for the Open House

    Work has been continuing at a furious pace to get at least one loop of track completed on the G&O to be ready for the open house this coming weekend. Work has also been progressing on the HO scale layout, mostly in the area of sound and some light up signs. Here are some pictures…

  • Successful Winter Open House

    With our semi-annual open house over with, we\’d like to say Thank You! to all the folks who came by and saw the Depot. We decked out both the HO and G&O Layouts with Christmas themed decoration and trains to keep a festive move. Many members commented that this was one of the best shows…