Halloween Model Train Show & Open House

Join us for some spooky Halloween fun during our 2016 Halloween Model Train Show & Open House!  Due to Halloween falling on a Monday this year, our spooky shenanigans will take place on Tuesday, October 25th, about a week before Halloween – giving parents a great opportunity for a dress rehearsal of their little one\’s costumes! Both our outdoor G&O Display and our indoor HO...

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/

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. Come down and see us during our next open time, Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm...

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 recent portion has been the installation of the inspection pits inside of the...